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Can true love survive the tests of separation, jealousy, political intrigue, and war? Cymbeline tells the tale of the Ancient British princess Imogen and her lowly lover Posthumus. After the two elope, Posthumus is exiled to Rome, where the scoundrel Iachimo tries to convince him of Imogen's unfaithfulness. Shakespeare combines romantic tribulations with high adventure, as the imminent Roman invasion of Britain leaves King Cymbeline looking for help in unlikely places.

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Innocence and Jealousy-- Like Othello and The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline deals with perceived betrayal and jealousy. Posthumus Leonatus loves Imogen, daughter of Cymbeline, the King of Britain. Cymbeline has forbidden their relationship and so Posthumus flees the country. In Italy he meets Iachimo who bets Posthumus that he can seduce Imogen. Posthumus accepts the bet and sets the events that will lead to tragedy into motion. "No exorciser harm thee! Nor no witchcraft charm thee! Ghost unlaid forbear thee! Nothing ill come near thee! Quiet consummation have: And renowned be thy grave!"

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A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation of Shakespeare's classic Cymbeline, starring Bill Wallis. Originally broadcast in December 2006 as part of the Drama on 3 collection. Shakespeare's play, set during the Roman invasion of Britain, centres around the banishment of the man who has incurred the wrath of the king by secretly marrying his daughter. Confusion follows in an intricate plot in which nobody is quite who they seem to be. Featuring Bill Wallis as Cymbeline, Nia Roberts as Imogen, William Houston as Posthumus, Siân Phillips as the Queen, and Andrew Wincott as Iachimo. Also starring Russell Gomer, Joseph Kloska, Gareth Armstrong, Christian Shaw, Meilyr Sion, John Labanowski, Richard Elfyn, Dorien Thomas, and Manon Edwards. Directed by Alison Hindell.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) est considéré comme l’un des plus grand poètes, dramaturges et écrivains de la culture anglo-saxonne. Il est réputé pour sa maîtrise des formes poétiques et littéraires; sa capacité à représenter les aspects de la nature humaine est souvent mise en avant par ses amateurs. Figure éminente de la culture occidentale, Shakespeare continue d’influencer les artistes d’aujourd’hui. Il est traduit dans un grand nombre de langues et ses pièces sont régulièrement jouées partout dans le monde. Shakespeare est l’un des rares dramaturges à avoir pratiqué aussi bien la comédie que la tragédie. Shakespeare écrivit trentesept oeuvres dramatiques entre les années 1580 et 1613. Mais la chronologie exacte de ses pièces est encore sujette à discussion. Cependant, le volume de ses créations ne doit pas apparaître comme exceptionnel en regard des standards de l’époque. Ses oeuvres comprennent: Jules César (1599), Comme Il Vous Plaira (1600), Hamlet (1600), Le Roi Lear (1606) et Macbeth (1606).

No scenes in Shakespeare's plays are as intimately homoerotic as the scenes in Cymbeline in which the two brothers fall in love with the main character, who would have been a male actor playing the part of a girl disguised as a boy. It is while the brothers think the person is a boy that they fall in love with... him. Cymbeline also contains one of the best songs in all of Shakespeare. It begins: "Fear no more the heat o' the sun, / Nor the furious winter's rages; / Thou thy worldly task hast done, / Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages; / Golden lads and girls all must, / As chimney-sweepers, come to dust."

Cymbeline is a play by William Shakespeare, based on an early Celtic British King. Although listed as a tragedy in the First Folio, modern critics often classify it as a romance. Like Othello, Measure for Measure, and The Winter's Tale, it deals with the themes of innocence and jealousy. While its date of composition is unknown, the play is known to have been produced as early as 1611.