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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 3 Scene 2 (part 1)

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! In Act 3 Scene 2, we head to the courthouse for Law and Order: Shakespeare Unit. Here’s the first third of another monstrously long scene. It’s Hermoine’s trial. We begin with lots of lawyer show … Continue reading

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

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Act 2 Scene 2 introduces more new characters and keeps the plot moving. The scene brings in a character we haven’t met before, Paulina. This is the wife of Antigonus, the trusted Sicilian courtier who … Continue reading

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