Polixenes

you a foreigner she added have sought to take the life of a venetian citizen and thus by venetian law your life and goods are forfeited down therefore and beg mercy of the duke thus were the tables turned and no mercy would have been shown to shylock had it not been for antonio as it was the money-lender forfeited half his fortune to the state and he had to settle the other half on his daughter's husband and with this he had to be content bassanio in his gratitude to the clever lawyer was induced to part with the ring his wife had given him and with which he had promised never to part and when on his return to belmont he confessed as much to portia she seemed very angry and vowed she would not be friends with him until she had her ring again but at last she told him that it was she who in the disguise of a lawyer had saved his friend's life and got the ring from him so bassanio was forgiven and made happier than ever to know how rich a prize he had drawn in the lottery of the caskets

CHAPTER XII THE WINTER'S TALE leontes was the king of sicily and his dearest friend was polixenes king of bohemia they had been brought up together and only separated when they reached man's estate and each had to go and rule over his kingdom after many years when each was married and had a son polixenes came to stay with leontes in sicily leontes was a violent-tempered man and rather silly and he took it into his stupid head that his wife hermoene liked poloxenase better than she did him her own husband when once he had got this into his head nothing could put it out and he ordered one of his lords camillo to put a poison in poloxenase's wine camillo tried to dissuade him from this wicked action but finding he was not to be moved pretended to consent he then told poloxenes what was proposed against him and they fled from the court of sicily that night and returned to bohemia where camillo lived on as polixenes friend and counsellor leontes threw the queen into prison and her son the heir to the throne died of sorrow to see his mother so unjustly and cruelly treated while the queen was in prison she had a little baby and a friend of hers named paulina had the baby dressed in its best and took it to show the king thinking that the sight of his helpless little daughter would soften his heart towards his dear queen who had never done him any wrong and who loved him a great deal more than he deserved but the king would not look at the baby and ordered paulina's husband to take it away in a ship and leave it in the most deserted and dreadful place he could find which paulina's husband very much against his will was obliged to do Then the poor queen was brought up to be tried for treason in preferring Polixenes to her king.

But really she had never thought of anyone except Leontes, her husband.

Leontes had sent some messengers to ask the god Apollo whether he was not right in his cruel thoughts of the queen.

Karen Savage.

Polixenes.

Read by David

Goldfarb.

I am angling now, though you perceive me not how I give line.

Go to, go to, how she holds up the neb, the bill, to him, and arms her with the boldness of a wife to her allowing husband.

Exeunt, Polixenes, Hermione, and Attendance.

Gone already.

Performed by Karen Savage.

Polixenes.

Read by David

Goldfarb.

I am angling now, though you perceive me not how I give line.

Go to, go to, how she holds up the neb, the bill, to him, and arms her with the boldness of a wife to her allowing husband.

Exeunt, Polixenes, Hermione, and Attendance.

Gone already, inch thick, knee deep, O'er head and ears a forked one.

Savage.

Polixenes, read by David Goldfarb.

Second Gentleman, read by Martin Giesen.

Second Lady,

Act I, Scene II.

A room of state in the same.

Enter Leontes, Hermione, Mamilius, Polixenes, Camillo, and Attendance.

Nine changes of the watery star hath been the shepherd's note since we have left our throne without a burden.

The Winter's Tale.

Leontes was the king of Sicily, and his dearest friend was Polixenes, king of Bohemia.

They had been brought up together, and only separated when they reached man's estate, and each had to go and rule over his kingdom.

After many years, when each was married and had a son, Polixenes came to stay with Leontes in Sicily.

Leontes was a violent-tempered man, and rather silly, and he took it into his stupid head that his wife, Hermione, liked Polixenes better than she did him, her own husband.

When once he had got this into his head, nothing could put it out, and he ordered one of his lords, Camillo, to put a poison in Polixenes' wine.

Camillo tried to dissuade him from this wicked action, but finding he was not to be moved, pretended to consent.

He then told Polixenes what was proposed against him, and they fled from the court of Sicily that night and returned to Bohemia, where Camillo lived on as Polixenes' friend and counselor.

Dion, a Sicilian lord, read by Craig Franklin.

Polixenes, king of Bohemia, read by Craig Franklin.

Florizel, his son, read by Thomas Peter.

Archidamus, a Bohemian lord, read by Sonia.

If the king had no son, they would desire to live on crutches till he had one.

Exeunt Scene 2 The same, a room of state in the palace.

Enter Leontes, Polixenes, Hermione, Mammilius, Camillo, and attendants.

nine changes of the watery star hath been the shepherd's note since we have left our throne without a burden time as long again would be filled up my brother with our thanks and yet we should for perpetuity go hence in debt and therefore like a cipher yet standing in rich place i multiply with one we thank you many thousands more that go before it Stay your thanks a while, and pay them when you part.

The Winter's Tale.

Leontes was the king of Sicily, and his dearest friend was Polixenes, King of Bohemia.

They had been brought up together and only separated when they reached man's estate and each had to go and rule over his kingdom.

After many years, when each was married and had a son, Polixenes came to stay with Leontes in Sicily.

Leontes was a violent-tempered man and rather silly, and he took it into his stupid head that his wife, Hermione, liked Polixenes better than she did him, her own husband.

When once he had got this into his head, nothing could put it out, and he ordered one of his lords, Camillo, to put a poison in Polixenes' wine.

Camillo tried to dissuade him from this wicked action, but finding he was not to be moved, pretended to consent.

He then told Polixenes what was proposed against him, and they fled from the court of Sicily that night and returned to Bohemia, where Camillo lived on as Polixenes' friend and counselor.

by Karen Savage.

Polixenes.

Read by David Goldfarb.

Second Gentleman.

Act I, Scene II.

A room of state in the same.

Enter Leontes, Hermione, Mamilius, Polixenes, Camillo, and Attendance.

Nine changes of the watery star hath been the shepherd's note since we have left our throne without a burden.