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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – The perils of Paulina

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Make that Re-re-reading it.   After finishing the final scene for my last post, I felt frustrated in that it felt like Paulina had become the main character all of a sudden, and I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 5 Scene 3

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Here’s where we get into why so many consider the a “problem play.” Act 5 scene 3 is the big dramatic ending, yet it’s ambiguous and it happens so fast.\ All the main characters come … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 5 Scene 2

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! A ton of story happens in act 5 scene 2, but we don’t see it happen. You don’t want to know how many times I said, “Did I miss something?” when reading this scene. It’s … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 5 Scene 1 (part 3)

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! This last part of act 5, scene 1 is only two pages in my Folger edition, but it’s loaded with tons of important character and plot information. One might conclude that these two pages are … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 5 Scene 1 (part 2)

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! As act 5 scene 1 continues, it’s all formalities and niceties as characters are reunited, but what’s brewing under the surface? Now that we’ve caught up with Leontes and the gang in Sicilia, a servant … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 5 Scene 1 (part 1)

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Time to start wrapping things up in act 5, scene 1, catching up with everyone from the first half of the play. Remember that sixteen years have passed since the last time we saw Leontes. … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 4 (part 10)

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! The super-long act 4, scene 4 comes to a close with more comedy antics from our favorite comedy character. After Perdita and Florizell agree to return to Sicilia with Camillo, they exit. Autolycus (the king … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 4 (part 9)

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! The super-long act 4 scene 4 is nearing its conclusion, as characters prepare for a long journey by exchanging hats. Where were we? After deciding to flee from Bohemia back to Sicilia, Camillo, Florizell, and … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 4 (part 8)

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Why is act 4 scene 4 so long, like its own play with its own beginning, middle, or end? I dare not describe the great William Shakespeare of being overly wordy, but here we have … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 3 Scene 3 (part 2)

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, in which Antigonus will… exit, pursued by a bear!!! Where were we? Antigonus has left the baby Perdita in the woods, after a speech about the ghost … Continue reading →

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