The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

The Winter's Tale

William Shakespeare

304 pages • first pub 1623 (editions)

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The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems and an extensive introduction. The Winter's Tale is one of Shakespeare's most varied, theatrically self-conscious, and emotionally wide-ranging plays. Much of t...

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Community Reviews

3.61
based on 4,855 reviews

Moods

emotional: 53%

funny: 36%

dark: 32%

adventurous: 31%

sad: 25%

challenging: 24%

tense: 22%

hopeful: 21%

lighthearted: 20%

reflective: 20%

mysterious: 18%

inspiring: 5%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

30% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

28% of readers chose Plot
45% of readers chose A mix
24% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

53% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

85% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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