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| Cymbeline | One of Shakespears's greatest romances, Cymbeline, a king of ancient Britain, discovers that his daughter, Imogen, has secretly married a commoner named Posthumus. In anger, the king exiles his son-in-law from his kingdom. Iachimo, a Roman soldier, taunts the exiled Posthumus, telling him that Imogen has more than likely forgotten about him and is unfaithful to him, adding that Iachimo could himself seduce the young princess. He tries and fails, yet tells Posthumus that he was able to seduce her anyways. With loads of plot twists and turns, the couple's love finally conquers all, and the King pardons his son in law. |
| The Winter's Tale | Another jealous king, Leontues, imprisons his wife and exiles his new born daughter from the kingdom. The girl, Perdita, grows up and falls in love a prince, whose father banishes the two of them. Perdita seeks asylum in Leonte's kingdom, then the truth of her identiy is revealed, and everyone lives happily ever after. |
| The Tempest | Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, lives on an enchanted island with his beautiful daughter Miranda; the mischievous spirit, Ariel; and the monster Caliban. Using his powerful learnng, his "magic", Prospero creates a storm that shipwrecks a boat carrying all of his enemies, including his own brother, Antonio, and Alonso, the King of Naples. Prospero plots his revenge agaisnt those who betrayed hum, until Alonso's son and Prospero's own daughter fall madly in love, which proves to be the strongest of all magic. |
| Henry VIII | Henry King of England, battle both with his wife Catherine of Aragon and the the Roman Catholic church itself. In divorcing Katherine, he is forced into breaking with the Church and begininning the Church of England, all for the love of Anne Boleyn, who he later then beheads. |
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