Summary - Key Points
The play is one of Shakespeare's comedies and the resolution ends with forgiveness and love.
The play is set in Sicilia.
The play moves between country and court.
Leontes is the king of Sicilia husband to Hermione and father to Perdita and Mamillus.
Leontes jealousy is the cause of all problems in the play including the separation of Perdita and death of Mamillus and Hermione.
The play focuses on the themes of jealousy, redemption, forgiveness and reconciliation.
The play defies the laws of time and space as it moves between places and there is a lapse of sixteen years.
The play is split into two halves Act I-III symbolises the winter of the play.
Between Act III and IV sixteen years pass and the arrival of Perdita in Act IV symbolises the move from winter to spring.
Perdita and Florizel fall in love.
The young couples love helps to bring the play fall circle.
The young couple also help to bring reconciliation and forgiveness to the play.
The play relies on miracles to reach its resolution.
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