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''Cymbeline'' tells the story of a British king, Cymbeline, and his three children, presented as though they are in a fairy tale. The secret marriage of Cymbeline's daughter, Imogen, triggers much of the action, which includes villainous slander, homicidal jealousy, cross-gender disguise, a deathlike trance, and the appearance of Jupiter in a vision. | |||
Kidnapped in infancy, Cymbeline's two sons are raised in a Welsh cave. As young men, they rescue a starving stranger (Imogen in disguise); kill Cymbeline’s stepson; and fight with almost superhuman valor against the Roman army. The king, meanwhile, takes on a Roman invasion rather than pay a tribute. He too is a familiar figure—a father who loses his children and miraculously finds them years later; a king who defeats an army and grants pardon to all. | |||
''Cymbeline'' displays unusually powerful emotions with a tremendous charge. Like some of Shakespeare's other late work—especially [[The Winter's Tale|''The Winter's Tale]] and [[The Tempest|''The Tempest'']]—it is an improbable story lifted into a nearly mythic realm. | |||
Shakespeare is thought to have written ''Cymbeline'' in 1609–10; an observer saw it performed in 1611. The play was published in the 1623 First Folio. Sources for ''Cymbeline'' include Raphael Holinshed's ''Chronicles'' (1587), ''The Mirror for Magistrates'', Boccaccio’s ''Decameron'', and ''The Rare Triumphs of Love and Fortune''.<ref>Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 2003 Folger Shakespeare Library.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:09, 16 June 2014
Cymbeline tells the story of a British king, Cymbeline, and his three children, presented as though they are in a fairy tale. The secret marriage of Cymbeline's daughter, Imogen, triggers much of the action, which includes villainous slander, homicidal jealousy, cross-gender disguise, a deathlike trance, and the appearance of Jupiter in a vision.
Kidnapped in infancy, Cymbeline's two sons are raised in a Welsh cave. As young men, they rescue a starving stranger (Imogen in disguise); kill Cymbeline’s stepson; and fight with almost superhuman valor against the Roman army. The king, meanwhile, takes on a Roman invasion rather than pay a tribute. He too is a familiar figure—a father who loses his children and miraculously finds them years later; a king who defeats an army and grants pardon to all.
Cymbeline displays unusually powerful emotions with a tremendous charge. Like some of Shakespeare's other late work—especially The Winter's Tale and The Tempest—it is an improbable story lifted into a nearly mythic realm.
Shakespeare is thought to have written Cymbeline in 1609–10; an observer saw it performed in 1611. The play was published in the 1623 First Folio. Sources for Cymbeline include Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), The Mirror for Magistrates, Boccaccio’s Decameron, and The Rare Triumphs of Love and Fortune.[1]
Productions at the Folger
Early editions
First Folio
- LUNA: First Folio: 2z3r - 3b6r
- Hamnet: STC 22273 Fo.1 no.68
Second Folio
- LUNA: Second Folio: 3b1r - 3d4v
- Hamnet: STC 22274 Fo.2 no.07
Modern editions
Cymbeline can be read online with Folger Digital Texts and purchased from Simon and Schuster.
- Hamnet link to Folger Edition: PR2753 .M6 copy 2 v.06
Translations
Performance materials
Other media
Notes
<references>
- ↑ Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 2003 Folger Shakespeare Library.