Project Gutenberg 2000-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 154 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Winter's Tale Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winter%27s_Tale There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1539 "The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare is a play written in the early 17th century, falling into the genre of tragicomedy. The narrative revolves around themes of jealousy, redemption, and the passage of time, primarily exploring the emotional turmoil of its central characters, particularly King Leontes of Sicilia and his unfaithful wife, Queen Hermione. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the contrasting realms of Sicilia and Bohemia through the dialogue between Archidamus and Camillo, setting up a backdrop of friendship and unresolved tensions. Leontes becomes consumed by a baseless jealousy, suspecting his wife Hermione of infidelity with his friend Polixenes, the King of Bohemia. This unfounded suspicion propels him into a spiral of accusations, ultimately leading to tragic consequences. The opening portion establishes the emotional stakes and foreshadows the unraveling of relationships, hinting at themes of loss, estrangement, and the possibility of redemption as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fathers and daughters -- Drama Married people -- Drama Tragicomedy Castaways -- Drama Sicily (Italy) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 208801 2025-08-01T12:42:40.493185 text/html 208622 2025-01-07T23:38:11.684986 text/html 146714 2025-08-01T12:42:47.771643 application/epub+zip 148974 2025-08-01T12:42:43.186155 application/epub+zip 135972 2025-08-01T12:42:42.078176 application/epub+zip 284850 2025-08-01T12:42:50.410633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265886 2025-08-01T12:42:46.733646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237672 2022-08-01T12:06:39.214689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169198 2025-08-01T12:42:40.104175 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161920 2019-05-21T11:11:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66703 2019-05-21T11:11:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18464 2025-08-01T12:42:50.556593 application/rdf+xml 13363 2025-08-01T12:42:42.594143 image/jpeg 3346 2025-08-01T12:42:42.337146 image/jpeg 146450 2025-08-01T12:42:40.514166 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia