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This paper compare Polixenes' relationship with his son at the beginning of Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" with the role played by Perdita at the end. It looks at the theme of redemption and reconciliation.

Tags:Perdita, Florizel, Winter's Tale, redemption, reconciliation

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This paper discusses the centrality of the character of Mamillius, the young prince in William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale." It shows how Mamillius figures prominently in the play before meeting his premature death early in the third act. The paper discusses how Shakespeare make his character the focal point for the underlying discourses at work in the play.

From the Paper
"Though critics have often conceived of Mamillius as either insignificant or significant only insofar as he functions as a solution to the problems posed by Leontes, here Mamillius proves as problematic as his father. In one account, Mamillius is a source of idealized nostalgia for Leontes, but only as a kind of defense mechanism, so that the boy is at once a fantasy into which the father escapes and a reality from which he recoils--a security blanket as much as he is a threat. In the other, Mamillius is merely a mirror or lens through which to see his father, a simulacrum of Leontes provided to underline by resemblance and contrast the father's character traits. In the former reading Mamillius is a source of Leontes' rage; in the latter he points to Leontes himself as the source. The interpretations seem incompatible, but the language and structure of The Winter's Tale provide a framework in which to hold them both."

Tags:prince, discourse, Leontes

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The paper relates that the "The Tempest" and "The Winter's Tale" are generally considered to be two of Shakespeare's latest plays and also two of his most complex, showing the playwright in the full flower of his mature style. The paper explains that like other plays of Shakespeare's late period, they contain elements of romance, magic, and proto-operatic interludes of song and dance. What they also contain, and what is looked at in this paper, is a thread of concern with matters of kingship, rulership and command, and the effects that result when sovereignty is challenged or overthrown.

From the Paper
""The Tempest" and "The Winter's Tale" are generally considered to be two of Shakespeare's latest plays and also two of his most complex and interesting, showing the playwright in the full flower of his mature style. Both were first published in the First Folio of 1623, The Tempest being the very first play printed therein (at the head of the "Comedies" section) and The Winter's Tale printed as the last play of the "Comedies" section. It is important to remember that in the terminology of the period, a comedy referred not to a farce but simply to a narrative that ended on a positive note, and this is the case for both of these plays,..."

Tags:tempest, winter's tale, kingship

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This paper reviews William Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale' focusing specifically on the guilt of the female characters and the length of time over which this play takes place. According to this paper, each of the females portray a strength of character that is impressive.

From the Paper
"As with all of Shakespeare's work, 'The Winter's Tale' offers a myriad of interpretations, some more likely than others. Scholars seem particularly impressed with the strength of female characters in the play and have come up with a number of theories to justify this impression. The play is either about old wives' tales or witchcraft or sexually provocative women (Lamb; Rosenfield). This essay will not explore any of those themes; it will instead examine guilt, memory and the passage of time through the unveiling of Perdita and Hermione in Act Five. One of the most important and unique aspects of 'The Winter's Tale' is its temporal division; its first and second parts are separated by sixteen years.

Tags:shakespeare, thewinter's, tale

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The paper discusses how, in "The Winter's Tale," William Shakespeare presents female characters with both inner and exterior strength. It shows that along with the strength, are the qualities of understanding, forgiveness and patience. It explores the three characters in the play that represent these female characteristics - Hermione, Paulina and Perdita. For all three female characters, they are a part of the action and suffer because of the events in the play. Yet even in suffering they remain gracious and strong and forgiving. The paper discusses how it is these characteristics that make "The Winter's Tale" a play about how strong and solid the female character can be, with the outcome of the play also showing what an impact these qualities can have.

From the Paper
"Hermione is the central female character of the play and also the one who suffers the most. At the same time, she is the character who has the greatest amount of strength. In the play, Hermione is accused of infidelity by her husband, something that must hurt her deeply. And yet even when her husband accuses her, she remains calm. When Leontes first calls Hermione an adulteress she denies it calmly and elegantly saying, "should a villain say so, the most replenished villain in the world, he were as much more villain: you, my Lord, do but mistake" (II,i). For the audience, the calmness that Hermione possesses is emphasized by the contrast with her husband."

Tags:Leontes, base, speech, shepherd

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The paper discusses how, in William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale", the idea of time and time passing are key elements in the drama. The paper analyzes how time is constantly expressed in the play through direct methods such as the use of Time as the chorus at the beginning of Act IV and, more indirectly, in the development and situation of characters. The paper examines how the two characters most controlled by time are Leontes, King of Sicilia, and his beautiful and devoted queen, Hermione.

From the Paper
"It seems that late in his career, Shakespeare chose to play with new forms of drama. However, like his earlier works, The Winter's Tale is based on a story that already existed. In this case, a prose romance called Pandosto by Robert Greene inspired Shakespeare's play (Biemen 67). It is the changes that Shakespeare made to the existing story that make this such an interesting play for the famous playwright. Greene's version ended in complete tragedy. However, Shakespeare's play finds its way out of the tragic mode to end much like many of his comedies. Shakespeare's reason for this change is unknown, but it has raised many questions about his intentions."

Tags:genre, Cymbeline, Pericles, Tempest, drama, manipulate, freedom

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This paper analyzes Leontes' character in "The Winter's Tale" by Shakespeare. The paper provides reference to his interactions, behavior, relationships, madness, paranoia and many other factors that lead to his demise.

From the Paper
"As Leontes makes his first appearance in Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tales," the reader is confronted by an aggressively insecure character. His conversation with the more relaxed Polixenes is illustrative of this. Polixenes, in his anxiety to leave, explains that he has overstayed his welcome; "Besides, I have stayed To tire you royalty, Polixenes" suggestion is clearly a polite one, a non-threatening exclamation of gratitude. However, in a representation of his competitive character, Leontes miscomprehends this as a challenge; "We are tougher, brother, Tha you can put us to it.""

Tags:english, king, late, lear, literature, plays, Camillo, Hermione

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This paper focuses on the final scene, Act V of "The Winter's Tale". It discusses the main themes of the scene, that of mystery, magic and mockery. The author of the paper offers examples from the text to qualify points made. The paper also highlights the Greek and Christian symbols which Shakespeare presents.

From the Paper
"The symbol of unveiling is also significant in this final scene. That which is "Lonely, apart" is both virginal and mysterious like an esoteric wisdom. Shakespeare therefore imbues the scene with a mystic flavor. Something secret is about to be revealed; one of life's mysteries is to be encountered by human eyes. Paulina states, "prepare / To see the life as lively mock'd as ever / Still sleep mock'd death: behold, and say 'tis well." The references to sleep and death and to a mockery of both also suggest esoteric wisdom, which seeks a greater understanding of the meaning of life, death, and the unconscious mind."

Tags:literature, Greek, Christian, symbol, theme

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This paper examines how of all the plays written by Shakespeare, "The Winter's Tale" is one of the most difficult to classify and how it doesn't fit comfortably into the classifications of comedy, history or tragedy. It looks at how the play itself progressively changes genre and how it is a good example of Shakespeare's stance on genre which allows him to experiment with different types of writing.

From the Paper
"Contextually, Shakespeare was a writer who dealt with the social issues of his time. He wrote The Winter's Tale as two major trends of thought were developing in England: realism and cynicism. The influence of these trends seems to be evident in The Winter's Tale. For example, Leontes' jealous imagination twists his reality as he begins to believe that everyone is against him because they think Hermione is innocent. Then the family is strategically reconstructed, in terms of redemption within it and reconciliation, with the daughter lost and the mother supposedly dead the family was destroyed, but come the conclusion of the play the family has reconstructed itself , and Shakespeare uses acts of the play to explore the unusual means that this comes about. This all happens after Leontes suffers the guilt that was warranted for this reconstruction to take place."

Tags:comedy, leontes, tradegy

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This paper discusses the plot of the novel which revolves around the second Mrs. de Winter who becomes obsessed with tales of Rebecca, the first Mrs. de Winter, who was mysteriously murdered. The writer contends and explains why Mrs. de Winter's longing to be like Rebecca leads to a journey of self-discovery which also helps her unearth the mysterious past of her husband Maxim and his first wife. The paper discusses the author's use of symbolism to foreshadow Mrs. de Winter's connection with Rebecca. This paper delves into the second wife's feelings of inadequacy when trying to measure up to the image of her husband's first wife. The writer of this paper details the immense power Rebecca has over Mrs. de Winter while also delving into the dysfunctional relationship between Mrs. de Winter and her husband.

From the Paper
"Rebecca is thus an elusive entity for the girl who longs to become more like her and thus develops her own images and version of her. She follows these images, copying them in her desire to be deserving of the title of Mrs. De winter. Her marriage with Maxim was not exactly successful because the girl was pre-occupied with her middle-class upbringing and wanted to somehow trade that for a more adult, grown-up attitude. She found herself inexperienced in sexual matters which left her often feeling empty and unfulfilled after her sexual encounters with Maxim. Mrs. De Winter blamed this on her middle-class ness, something that she had come to resent deeply. She felt that only a woman like Rebecca could have a fulfilling marriage and a satisfying sexual life with her husband since she was experienced in the art of winning and pleasing people."

Tags:literature, english, analysis, symbolism