The Winter's Tale

Summary

«The Winter's Tale» is a play by William Shakespeare that tells the story of King Leontes, who becomes irrationally jealous of his wife Hermione and his friend Polixenes. Driven by jealousy, Leontes orders Hermione to be imprisoned, where she gives birth to a daughter. Leontes commands that the child be abandoned, but she is saved by a shepherd. Believing her daughter to be dead, Hermione dies of grief. Years later, the daughter, Perdita, grows up and falls in love with Polixenes' son, Florizel. In the end, Leontes repents, and through a miracle, Hermione returns to life. The family is reunited, and all ends happily.