One of Shakespeare’s late romances, Cymbeline weaves together an improbable number of plots: a wager on a faithful wife’s virtue, a long-lost British princess in Roman Italy, an invasion by Rome, and a forest of outlaws. The play ends with a scene of reconciliation and revelation so packed with plot resolutions that it tips into something close to self-parody.
Written around 1610–1611, Cymbeline is unlike any other Shakespeare play — baroque, bewildering, and strangely moving. This free EPUB is formatted for any device.