num_pages: 310
description: The King of Britain, enraged by his daughter's disobedience in marrying against his wishes, banishes his new son-in-law. Having fled to Rome, the exiled husband makes a foolish wager with a villain he encounters there - gambling on the fidelity of his abandoned wife. Combining courtly menace and horror, comedy and melodrama, Cymbeline is a moving depiction of two young lovers driven apart by deceit and self-doubt.
language: English
title: Cymbeline
titlecomplete: Cymbeline
characters: Cymbeline, King of Britain, Imogen, Cloten, Queen, Wife to Cymbeline
genres: Literature, British Literature, Classics, Drama, Plays, 17th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Theatre
ratings_count: 10429
publisher: Penguin UK