The Winter's Tale: A Broadview Internet Shakespeare Edition by William Shakespeare

The Winter's Tale: A Broadview Internet Shakespeare Edition

William Shakespeare

296 pages • first pub 1623 (editions)

fiction classics play emotional medium-paced

Description

One of Shakespeare's later plays, best described as a tragi-comedy, the play falls into two distinct parts. In the first Leontes is thrown into a jealous rage by his suspicions of his wife Hermione and his best-friend, and imprisons her and orders...

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Moods

emotional 47%
funny 33%
adventurous 31%
dark 31%
sad 26%
challenging 25%
lighthearted 22%
tense 22%
hopeful 20%
reflective 20%
mysterious 15%
inspiring 5%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 29%
slow 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 49% | Character: 26% | Plot: 23%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 16% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 35% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3% | No: 1%

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