Shakspeare's Winter's Tale

Shakspeare's Winter's Tale: A Play | William Shakespeare

Wrapping up The Winter's Tale. Painting of Perdita by Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys. (Perdita is often adorned with a crown of flowers.)
A happy ending! All is resolved: friendships, families, marriages are restored. Do you feel satisfied? Skeptical? How did you make sense of Hermione's return? Are these characters and kingdoms better off than when we first found them? Is this a a fairy tale? 👇
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The Gap of Time: The Winter�s Tale Retold (Hogarth Shakespeare)

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Lcsmcat A commentary I read points out that winter tales were ghost/fairy type stories and that‘s how I see this play. Early magical realism? But also, I was imagining Hermione and Paulina through the years savoring the revenge of knowing Leontes thought he had killed his wife and waiting to forgive him until they thought he‘d paid the price. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I felt a bit cheated by the end...all the reveal and found long lost daughter, and hey she‘s a princess too so both Kings are now satisfied all happened off stage, that was disappointing to me. And I did not see that Hermione thing coming at all, was her death faked, was it really supposed to be a statue brought to life....and if so why would she even want to be married to Leontes anymore. Or was it a magical reincarnation, because he suffered.. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ...enough and deserved a fairy tale ending, because if so that really stinks, not sure the person who started the whole mess deserves the happy ending. 🤨 6y

Rachbb3 I liked the ending. I didn't see it coming either. Did Leontes suffer enough? I'm not sure, but hopefully at the very least a lesson was learned. There were some memorable characters for me such as Paulina and Autolycus. 😊 6y

GingerAntics I was kind of disappointed with the ending. It was like he was running out of time or paper and just wrapped it up. Leontes just got a personality transplant or something. It seemed kind of illogical to me. 6y

Faibka I don‘t know, it was a so so for me. I agree with @GingerAntics the ending seemed rushed and too neat while in the first half everyone was dying left and right. Seemed incongruous but still enjoyed it and loved Paulina‘s strong character. 6y

Faibka Oh and beautiful painting! Thanks for sharing :) 6y

GingerAntics @Faibka I did like Paulina as a character, too. She was not taking anyone‘s BS. In any of the earlier acts, Leontes would have had her executed for that. lol 6y

merelybookish @Lcsmcat It has helped me to think of it as a fairy tale. Jealous rulers, lost children, magic, etc.A tale for a winter's night! 6y

CoffeeNBooks @merelybookish I was busy most of the day and just saw this- thanks so much! I just emailed you. 🙂 6y

merelybookish @Riveted_Reader_Melissa The ending is abrupt and then he gives a line that says "there is no way to describe the scene" which I thought Shakespeare was being lazy and trying to cover his tracks. 6y

CoffeeNBooks @GingerAntics I felt the same way about the ending. 6y

merelybookish @Rachbb3 I agree. I think the characters raise this play for me, and that he seems to be revisiting old stories and complicating them somewhat. 6y

CoffeeNBooks @Lcsmcat- I had the same thought about Hermione and Paulina through the years, and waiting for the right moment. @Riveted_Reader_Melissa- I wondered of there was a current belief of the time period that would have helped me understand that part better. I assumed that Hermione had been hidden away with Paulina all of those years, but I definitely wondered if I was supposed to believe one of the other scenarios. 6y

CoffeeNBooks I'm teaching Hamlet and Macbeth in my English classes right now, and I have to keep reminding my students to suspend disbelief and just think about what's actually in the play. I had to remind myself of that in Act 5, and just enjoy the play without thinking through it too critically. 😂 6y

merelybookish @CoffeeNBooks Always good to follow your own advice! 😆 In my memory, Hermione came back to life but this time, reading it, it did seem like a plot to hide her until the Oracle came true and a lost heir was found. Otherwise how to explain Paulina making Leontes swear never to re-marry. 6y

merelybookish @Faibka My pleasure! Thanks for joining in. I agree that Paulina is one of the best parts of this play! 6y

merelybookish @GingerAntics Its fun to see how Winterson has played with the Leontes/Paulina relationship in her adaptation. She is still not taking any shit from him! 🙂 6y

batsy I struggled with the way it all wrapped up, too. And I feel bad that I can't seem to get on board with the magical/fairy tale aspect in how Hermione comes alive again. I feel like a bit of a failure of a reader in not being able to meet Shakespeare halfway there ? All in all, though Act 4 drove me nuts, it was also the richest in terms of depth and philosophy and I enjoyed the "being out there in the wild nature" spatial/temporal shift. 6y

GingerAntics @batsy I totally agree with you. 6y

Graywacke I was wondering how to this act would read - serious? Comic? Then Leontes 1st line is: “Whilst I remember Her and her virtues, I cannot forget My blemishes in them...” Wait, what?!! He thinks not of her but his blemishes?!! Serious to silly in one word. After that I read this as for fun and Paulina‘s lines became hysterical. She lays into him so hard. What a great scene that must be to play, faux-serious and eviscerating... (edited) 6y

Graywacke Like @CoffeeNBooks says, suspend disbelief. I read this act as fun and it was fun, reads wonderfully that way. It‘s all feel-good silliness. ... 6y

Graywacke With that perspective I‘m left rethinking Leontes opening lines. Who, on listening to that for the first time, could makes sense of him. The audience might be totally befuddled, their confusion becoming part of the atmosphere. (“their”? Our confusion!!) Probably just my silly imagination, but now I‘m picturing Shakespeare laughing at the audience... 6y

Graywacke And, last post (sorry for all this), this was very much an actors‘ play. There is ample opportunity for actors to have fun and relish their roles, knowing the audience is fully aware of it. They should be having fun. Of course Autolycus steals the show... (edited) 6y

Graywacke @Lcsmcat @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Rachbb3 @GingerAntics @faibka @batsy - since I‘m posting late, retagging others in the conversation. Hoping that‘s ok 🤞 6y

Rachbb3 @Graywacke Agreed! 😀 6y

Lcsmcat @Graywacke Absolutely! I would love to play Paulina! 6y

CoffeeNBooks @Graywacke Agreed! It would be a fun play to act! 6y

TheBookHippie This one was fun!!!! I'd never read this so it was really enjoyable and a different read for me than the others . It was like he was saying to hell with it I write what I write 😂📖 fairytale fable somewhere closer to that line of story to me anyway. It'd be a riot to see onstage! 6y

TheBookHippie What is next? 6y

merelybookish @TheBookHippie I'm glad you enjoyed it! And yes, "to hell with it" describes it well! I believe the plan is to read Twelfth Night in January. @readinginthedark is hosting. 6y

TheBookHippie @merelybookish oooo good choice!!! 6y

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Shakspeare's Winter's Tale: A Play | William Shakespeare

Act IV discussion of The Winter's Tale with Ethan Hawke as Autolycus
Act IV brings shifts in time, space, and tone. We have moved from tragedy to comedy: bawdy songs, disguises, thefts, love affairs, milk maids, and sheep. Polixenes has a temper. Florizell proves true. Camillo plays two sides. But Autolycus is the star of this act!
What think you #shakespearereadalong friends? Like it? Too much change? Any themes carry over from before?

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Rachbb3 Yes, definitely a change to comedy thanks to Autolycus. I enjoyed this part with the deceptions and songs. I kept picturing Autolycus as Igor from Young Frankenstein. 😂 I liked the way the play took a turn of directing the people back to Leontes. 6y

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GingerAntics It was a bit disorienting at first. I actually stopped and went back to the previous scene to make sure I hadn‘t accidentally skipped something. It was madness. Once I got that immediate and unexpected time shift straight, I quite enjoyed it. This act didn‘t seem quite as dark as the previous acts. 6y

merelybookish @Rachbb3 That's funny! I liked when he was describing the punishments through shepherd and his son would receive. He has a great way with language! 6y

merelybookish @GingerAntics I know! It feels a bit like we've wandered into a completely different play! But I think it's interesting to think about why Shake did that. And how it will all come together in the end! 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I finished this act thinking 2 things.... 1st They really did grow up “as twins” when they were young, twin tempers at least. And the 2nd was, hey did I accidentally go back to reading Cymbeline here...disguises, long lost children, time jumps, etc. 6y

Lcsmcat @Riveted_Reader_Melissa One commentary I read points out that, as this is a later play, Will S borrowed a lot of plot devices from other successful plays. So it‘s not surprising that we feel Cymbeline and Tempest and others creeping in. 6y

GingerAntics @merelybookish I agree. I think we know now that Perdita is going to return to Sicilia. Either that, or I‘m seeing it coming. I can‘t quite remember at the moment. lol Once I got my footing in the time shift I quite enjoyed it. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Lcsmcat That makes sense...tale as old as time, one CSI hit, we need 3 other very similar carbon copy hits....give the people what they like especially if it makes us money. 😉 6y

Graywacke I loved this and Autolycus is brilliant. Left me wondering if I should have read (or, as it‘s a play, imagined) the first three acts as pastiche—is that the right word? A sort of mockery if tragedy. Anyway, this was fun stuff. (edited) 6y

merelybookish @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yes, I thought it was interesting to see Polixenes has some selfish, cruel tendencies too. And it does remind of Cymbeline! Another one considered a romance. I find them the most fascinating of his plays because they incorporate something from all the genres! I think Shake really tests how powers in them. I should read a book on them! 🤔 6y

merelybookish @Graywacke Oh that's an interesting theory! I don't know. I felt pretty gripped by it's sadness when I read it. Maybe it's an attempt at a more complete world. Everything is going on all the time. Or maybe, after years of writing tragedies, its an attempt to explore what happens after? What happens after all the people die? 6y

CoffeeNBooks I didn't expect to see Polixenes behave the way he did in this act! I liked that Florizel refused to back down, even though Polixenes told him to stay away from Perdita. I'm curious about whether or not Camillo's plan is going to work. 6y

Graywacke @merelybookish the audience could say, “we laughed, we cried...” 6y

merelybookish @CoffeeNBooks I think it is an interesting development too! Is it possible to be a king and not easily swayed by suspicious and selfishness? I can understand him not wanting his son to marry a sheperdess, still his rage seemed out of proportion. 6y

merelybookish @Graywacke as @Riveted_Reader_Melissa noted, Shakespeare knew how to keep the people entertained! 6y

BookishBelle I definitely felt the shift from Act 3 to Act 4. Autolycus kind of irritated me though. Maybe it was my mood but I just wanted to smack him for stealing things! Perhaps it would have been better to see it instead of read it. Maybe there was a tone there I was missing... 6y

merelybookish @BookishBelle I understand it feeling out of place. It is a massive shift in tone. I did enjoy word play. And just a reminder you can play catch up on the casting challenge. You did the first three weeks! 6y

BookishBelle Thanks! I need to do that! 6y

batsy I was also disoriented from the shift in tone. I got annoyed & had to stop, then read the whole Act again from start to finish & felt it click. @Graywacke that's a cool theory about pastiche; to me it felt like Act 4 was a pastiche of the pastoral ideal, or a kind of parody of his own work on the pastoral, As You Like It, that we read earlier this year. Like he mocks the idea of "idyllic" nature by reminding people that bears & scoundrels exist. 6y

merelybookish @batsy Good point! Autolycus is a bit like more duplicitous, less philosophical Jacques 😉 6y

Graywacke @batsy @merelybookish He keeps us on our toes and I think he was having fun here. I really wish I could remember something useful from As You Like It. The play evaporated from my brain. 6y

Graywacke @batsy @merelybookish My original thought was along the lines of the opening scene in Kindergarten Cop - force some action scenes to set the main movie. Here, acts 1-3 are one elaborate set up...or, alternatively, act 4 is one elaborate comical interlude to allows us to reach Act 5 (which I haven‘t read yet) 6y

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Shakspeare's Winter's Tale: A Play | William Shakespeare

Act III #shakespearereadalong discussion hosted by Judi Dench who played Hermione and Perdita in a 1970 production of The Winter's Tale.
Where to begin? If this were a tragedy, this would have been the final act. Lots of death and repentance. But it's Act III. 🤔 SO MANY THOUGHTS! 🐻 With me. (Sorry! 😬 😜)
Again the act opens with a seeming small scene between minor characters. (I'm intrigued by this device.) Shake does good courtroom drama👇

merelybookish Hermione and Paulina deliver some moving speeches. Leontes becomes sane as quickly as he became mad. We get the most famous stage direction in Shakespeare (RIP Antigonous. What a way to go!) And we move into a pastoral world. There were so many great lines and images in this chapter! 6y

merelybookish A favourite line: "some stair-work, some trunk-work, some behind-door work" from the Shepherd. I love the presence of the supernatural in this play too. Dreams and fairy gold. What about you guys? Thoughts on plot and character? Where does the play go from here? Any standout lines or passages? 6y

LiteraryinPA Is this the “exit pursued by a bear” one? 6y

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merelybookish @LiteraryinLititz Yes! Kind of ridiculous but memorable! 😀 6y

Lcsmcat @LiteraryinLititz Yes! 6y

Lcsmcat @merelybookish My edition has this quote from Lear at the point of the stage direction, and asks if maybe it was an inside joke. “where the greater malady is fixt, / The lesser is scarce felt. Thou'dst shun a Beare,/ But if thy flight lay toward the roaring sea, / Thou'dst meete the Beare i'th' mouth' “ (edited) 6y

CoffeeNBooks I found it interesting that even though the oracle said Hermione was innocent, Leontes claimed that the information was untrue and demanded that the trial proceed. 🤔 6y

merelybookish @Lcsmcat Oh that's interesting! So it wasn't just a random whim. Ive never seen the play on stage but it must be hard to pull off. Do you play it seriously or with a bit of a wink to the audience? 6y

merelybookish @CoffeeNBooks YES! 💯 committed to his crazy. Did you believe his son's death would be enough to make him see how wrong he'd been? 6y

Lcsmcat @CoffeeNBooks “Fake news?” 😉 6y

Lcsmcat @merelybookish I don‘t know how Shakespeare meant it. It‘s been done both ways. 6y

merelybookish @Lcsmcat I would imagine it's a hard choice for a direction. To play it straight would be hard to pull off but there's nothing really humourous about the scene or his death. 🤷 6y

Lcsmcat @merelybookish And yet Clown plays it for humor. 6y

Graywacke @Lcsmcat Clown really enjoyed describing it 6y

Graywacke In this act Hermione and Paulina had me thinking of Greek tragedies, especially Euripides. 6y

Lcsmcat @Graywacke Indeed! 6y

merelybookish @Graywacke @Lcsmcat Is Clown the Shepherd? My version doesn't have a clown character. 6y

Lcsmcat @merelybookish Clown is the Shepherd‘s son. He‘s the one who sees the bear attack and the shipwreck and tells us what happened off stage. 6y

merelybookish @Lcsmcat Thanks! He's called Shepherd's son in my version. 6y

merelybookish @Lcsmcat And I didn't read it as comic but if he had been named Clown, I would have read it with different expectations! 6y

Lcsmcat @merelybookish It does make a difference to see that name when you‘re reading it rather than seeing it performed! 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Lcsmcat @merelybookish Maybe Lear was written after and the quote is referencing his earlier play (The Winter‘s Tale), so audiences would understand that reference? (edited) 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @CoffeeNBooks Yes! @Lcsmcat Exactly what I thought of, if it supports me, the Oracle is great, if not...the imbecile 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Poor Antigonous, poor everyone really, this was a sad act for me. I found by the end that I felt like everything so far was a set up for what‘s to come, like the set up to a bad joke, or just the complicated backstory.🤷‍♀️ 6y

CoffeeNBooks @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yes- I'm very curious to read on and see where it goes from here! 6y

Rachbb3 I can't see any humor in this play at all, except a sarcastic laugh at Leontes with his all of a sudden Hermoine is innocent. I did feel bad for Antigonous, rotten luck. 6y

Rachbb3 I love this pic of Judy Dench! 6y

Graywacke @Riveted_Reader_Melissa The signet classic edition claims this was one of Shakespeare‘s last plays, so post Lear. But I don‘t know the full reasoning why. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Graywacke Interesting, I know there is so much debate over who wrote them and when exactly, and a lot was complied after his death, but I‘d say that reference alone, a quote that references another plays scene, makes a pretty good case that Lear was after. Then again maybe stuck between a bear & the ocean was the equivalent of the current “between a rock & a hard place” idiom. I found this book, digging into what we actually know so interesting

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Graywacke @Riveted_Reader_Melissa i read Bryson‘s take years ago. I really enjoyed it, but...don‘t actually remember anything. 🙁 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Graywacke Haha, isn‘t that always the case...too many books and not enough time, plus not enough memory space! I remember that most of his works were collected into the folios long after his passing, after they had all been circulating through theaters for years. Most good records, if any existed were probably lost with The Globe, and much of what we have today as the written plays, were actually written by the people who watched them & took... 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ...basically transcriptions of them as they watched & took them home as mementos of a trip to the theater. It was all of this that was amalgamated after his death into the folios that we have today. I also remember that being the case with The Globe itself, what info we have are sketches done by others of the period when they visited. And that may sound like great evidence until you realize that the few actual signatures of Shakespeare... 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ...that exist, they aren‘t even spelled the same. I‘m sure it was much more nuanced then that, but my recollection was basically, we really don‘t know a lot definitively. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa You know, I think I should pick that up and plan a re-read soon. 6y

Graywacke @Riveted_Reader_Melissa The signet intro is more sedate. The 1623 collection, First Folio, should have been collected by actors that really knew the plays well. That‘s the oldest version of this play. There are oddities, and the plays near the front are the cleanest, the ones in back have more issues. I don‘t recall where this play fit in. There are no original manuscripts or anything in Shakespeare‘s hand. Someone here probably knows more...?? 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Graywacke That would be great, I just checked Goodreads, and I read Bryson‘s book over 3 years ago! First I definitely need to re-read it now that we are going through the plays, and much more importantly my recollections could be WAY off, 2015 was a long time ago in reading recollection time. 6y

merelybookish @Rachbb3 Yes, me too. By the time I knew of Judi Dench, she was already middle-aged. So fun to see what she looked like when she was younger! 6y

Graywacke @Riveted_Reader_Melissa turns out I haven‘t read it! I must have been thinking of The Mother Tongue (which I read on 2003). I have a copy - maybe time to check it out. 6y

GingerAntics I CAUGHT UP!!! I could see Shakes doing court room drama. Scene 3 sort of seemed random. I got that Antigonus took the baby to Bohemia, but what‘s with the bear? That was weird. The addition of Apollo was interesting. Did anyone else get whiplash from Leontes suddenly changing his mind about Hermione‘s guilt? 6y

batsy I loved the oracle's official proclamation. And felt sad about Mamillius. I also don't see the humour in this play as maybe audiences then might have... And I thought Hermione had some beautiful lines at the court of justice. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics I think the whole bear & shipwreck was to cover their tracks, the King may have changed his mind, but he has no way of asking anyone where the baby may be or anyway to even guess where to search for it. It closed the loop on him losing everything, he can‘t get back his wife, son, or go searching for the baby now because all traces & witnesses are permanently removed. 6y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa the son was obviously from before the story started, since she gave birth to a girl, but why not mention him before this act? Maybe its because I waited two weeks between reading act 1 and acts 2 and 3, but I feel like the son came out of nowhere. 6y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I do like the concept of any chance of redemption being removed. That makes sense. Ship wrecking into a circus is certainly an interesting choice. lol 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics Agreed! Clowns and Bears...a guess Bohemia is a wild and crazy place!😂 6y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa it does sound interesting. I‘m hoping to find a video of a production of the play when we get done reading it. I feel like this one may require the visual to fully understand/appreciate it. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics The more I think about it, it‘s kind of interesting....Bohemia has the literal circus (Clowns & Bears), but their people were kinder. Sicilla on the other, seems more civilized, but are brought down by a circus of the king‘s creation. 6y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa that's an interesting observation. They're reverse mirror images of each other. Good point. 6y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa wait, Mamilius died. Why didn't they say his name? I think that's what threw me off. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics Yep, it‘s just like one line after he decided the Oracle is a liar, and it‘s just he‘s gone. I want to know how too, died of shame because his father was crazy? 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics So yes, while they cut off anyone with knowledge of the baby, they also cut off his other heir and his wife (so no possibility of a new heir), Leontes suddenly needs that baby back badly, he has no heir! 6y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I relistened to the first three acts with my morning tea today. I have a veeyer view of the whole thing now. Yeah, Leontes has certainly screwed himself over, hasn't he? lol (edited) 6y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I even ended up recasting Leontes, shifting some people around, and casting a few more characters...I think it's all based off of the weird audio version I'm listening to. I've almost got everyone cast now. 6y

Graywacke @batsy - it‘s interesting, the difference perspectives on humor. This humor, having fun with gruesome 🐻 attacks and killing off children, it‘s pretty dark stuff, unless you have on Month Python glasses, than Clown is actually pretty funny. Not that Shakespeare is Monty Python, but he plays to a certain expected mentality of the listener. 6y

batsy @Graywacke I finished Act 4 and that to me seems Monty Python-esque (proto Monty Python? 😆) It's absurdism and nihilism and camp humour all at once—so many things going on! 6y

Graywacke @batsy I‘m holding off Act 4 till I have an uninterrupted hour, but I‘ll probably be thinking of this while reading it...yes, thinking Monty Python while reading Shakespeare. (Would make an interesting cast) 6y

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Shakspeare's Winter's Tale: A Play | William Shakespeare

I'm late, I'm late...
Sorry #shakespearereadalong friends, discussion of Act III is postponed till tomorrow. Holiday fun and travel have me running behind.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts soon!
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GingerAntics Oh my God I'm so far begin on this one. I've got to catch up. Finishing up NaNoWriMo has totally thrown me off. Lol 6y

TheBookHippie No worries still reading 6y

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Lcsmcat It‘s been here for three hundred years, it‘ll still be here tomorrow.😀 (We spent all day decorating so I‘m happy to discuss tomorrow.) 6y

merelybookish @GingerAntics Understandable that writing a novel might throw off your reading schedule. 🙂 6y

merelybookish @TheBookHippie Me too! 😉 6y

merelybookish @Lcsmcat Very true! What's one more day! 😛 6y

GingerAntics @merelybookish I'm down to really reading one book at a time...although I found an audio version of the play on libravox or lit2go (I can't remember which). 6y

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Shakspeare's Winter's Tale: A Play | William Shakespeare

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I have really enjoyed reading the Winter's Tale for the #shakespeareadalong. I am looking forward to the discussion and to finding out more about the play. And, of course, to reading Jeanette Winterson's version in December with @batsy and @merelybookish .

Incidentally, it also reminds me of the last two #nofemmeber prompts: Leontes is a #jealousguy and Paulina is #illmakeyousorry

I completely love this poster I found via Google.

Emilymdxn Im a huge fan of the winters tale!! Not quite my fave Shakespeare probably but close 6y

Billypar I feel like I saw I production of this once, but I'm not 100% sure. Jealousy and vengefulness are definitely favorite Shakespearean character traits! 6y

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Shakspeare's Winter's Tale: A Play | William Shakespeare

Just a reminder that next week we kick off our #shakespearereadalong of The Winter's Tale. And there's a photo challenge! 🎉🎉
At the start of each week, I'll choose a character. Then you post who you'd cast to play that part in your ideal production. 🎬🎭Everyone who participates all five weeks will be entered to win a $20 gift card to the book retailer of their choice. Be sure to tag me along the way! @readinginthedark @gingerantics

GingerAntics Oh my. This is going to be fun. Can I cast fictional characters if need be, or must they be real people? 6y

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merelybookish @GingerAntics They can be living or dead, real or imagined. The sky's the limit! 🙂 6y

GingerAntics YES!!! Sometimes you just need a fictional character to properly embody another fictional chsracter. lol 6y

merelybookish @GingerAntics If you really want to go crazy, you can also decide when/where your production would be set. 😆 6y

GingerAntics Ooooooh yeah that makes sense. This is the best idea!!! 6y

Lcsmcat This sounds like fun! 6y

Sace Sounds fun! I might not be able to keep up, but I'll have fun looking at everyone's posts! 6y

merelybookish @Lcsmcat Oh good! I thought we might need some extra incentive this time of year. 😊 6y

merelybookish @RestlessFickleBookHoarder Join in when you can! Unofficially you could probably still call a role without having done all the reading. 🙂🤫🤐 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Excellent! 🤗 6y

cocomass Such a cute idea! I‘m happy to pitch in for little incentives like this in the future 👍🏽 6y

merelybookish @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 👍 6y

merelybookish @cocomass Oh that's sweet! Hopefully this works and then we can go from there. 🤗 6y

batsy Fun!! 6y

saresmoore Fun idea! 6y

merelybookish @batsy @saresmoore Yay! Glad you're on board. 🤠 6y

TheBookHippie Yes!!!! What fun! 6y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I agree!!! Helps your mind! 6y

readinginthedark Perfect! Put my library's copies on reserve, so I'll be ready for tomorrow! 6y

rjsthumbelina How fun! I'll try to join in! 6y

IndoorDame Love this idea! I‘m in 6y

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