Category Archives: Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Act 3 scene 3 takes us to a new setting, a turning of the tide, and one of the bard’s most evocative speeches.  With the drama of Hermoine’s trial over, we now pick up with … Continue reading →

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! The lengthy act 3 scene 2 comes to a close, with two characters facing life with new attitudes. We’re still in the middle of Hermoine’s trial. Young Prince Mamillus has died, Hermoine has fainted and … Continue reading →

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Here’s the second part of act 3 scene 3, the midpoint of the story, and the point of no return. As Hermoine’s trial continues, she says whether she lives or dies is based on Leontes’ … Continue reading →

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! In Act 3 Scene 1, and we’re all about the Oracle of Delphi. Who was that, again? In previous scenes, King Leontes sent two men, Cleomenes and Dion, to visit the Oracle of Delphi and … Continue reading →

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Things get intense in act 2 scene 3, where the king’s madness becomes murderousness. We begin with Leontes alone on stage, for a short speech that shows where his head space is at. He hasn’t … Continue reading →

Let’s read Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. We’re still in Act I scene 2 as tensions are building and the plot kicks off. After exploding with jealous rage in an aside to the audience, Leontes then seems to make a sharp … Continue reading →

Let’s read Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Act I scene 2 is one of the longest in the play, containing a ton of story. The first part of it, though, sets the stage (heh) for everything that is to follow. One … Continue reading →

Let’s read Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. This is often considered a “problem” play, and one difficult to put on stage. As such, it’s also developed a cult following among Shakespeare fans. In this blog series, let’s dig into it and … Continue reading →