Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance D: Cymbeline: The Cambridge Dover Wilson Shakespeare (Paperback)

from amerynth

"Cymbeline" was one of the few Shakespeare plays that I'd never heard of before embarking on my quest to read them all. So, I really didn't have particularly high hopes that I'd enjoy it. While certainly not amongst the bard's best works, I was surprised to find I enjoyed this play quite a bit. I...

from bookworm12

This is one of Shakespeare's most convoluted plots. It combines bits and pieces from his greatest works, but in a strange way. There's a battle to rival that in Henry V, parental ghosts like Hamlet, a jealous husband like Othello and ill-fated lovers and faked death like Romeo and Juliet. In the ...

from birdie.newborn

This "history" play of Shakespeare's is probably not part of the Tudor campaign for legitimacy, but gives a glimpse into early Britain. A headstrong woman, one of many from Shakespeare -- makes one wonder about his personal life...

from antiquary

Shaw disliked the complex ending, but I found it very funny.

from jeff.maynes

Cymbeline defies the standard genre divisions in the Shakespeare corpus. It sets itself up as a tragedy, with a scheming villain defiling the reputation of a young princess (e.g., Othello), murder plots and poison. Yet, the resolution is famously happy, with the main love interests reconciled and...