The Winter's Tale
By William Shakespeare
Cover: Antigonus Disposing of Perdita, from The Winter's Tale, watercolour by Mary Hoare (1744-1820) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (artist died 1820)
King Leontes of Sicilia, seized by a sudden jealousy, accuses his wife Hermione and casts out their newborn daughter. Sixteen years later, in Bohemia, the lost child has grown up among shepherds, and the play moves toward a reunion that no one expects.
Summary written with Claude Sonnet 5.5.