Episode 70 - Cymbeline

Another problem/romance play, Cymbeline is noteworthy most of all for its intricate, multi-layered plot, and one of the bard's most noteworthy heroines in Imogen. Unlike the famous tragedies or better known comedies (but very much like his other later plays), this one is marked by the refusal to commit to any grand sweeping statement of the human condition beyond, maybe, "It's complicated." Join us as we explore the plot, characters, and themes of this late Shakespearean play!

Notes:

• Lorenna McKennitt's Cymbeline is quite pretty and Lindsay's origin story for why she loves this play so much.
• Lindsay referenced a Public Theater NY discussion about Cymbeline and Imogen.
• Why?

Ancient Bickerings:

• Which one of the many, many liars in the play, is the most dastardly?