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THE TRAGEDIE OF CYMBELINE

T.C. I.

[DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

CYMBELINE, king of Britain.

CLOTEN, son to the Queen by a former husband. POSTHUMUS LEONATUS, a gentleman, husband to Imogen. BELARIUS, a banished lord, disguised under the name of Morgan.

GUIDERIUS,

ARVIRAGUS,

sons to Cymbeline, disguised under the names of Polydore and Cadwal, supposed sons to Morgan.

IACHIMO, friend to Philario,

} Italians.

CAIUS LUCIUS, general of the Roman forces.

PISANIO, servant to Posthumus.

CORNELIUS, a physician.

A Roman Captain.

Two British Captains.

A Frenchman, friend to Philario.

Two Lords of Cymbeline's court.

Two Gentlemen of the same.
Two Gaolers.

QUEEN, wife to Cymbeline.

IMOGEN, daughter to Cymbeline by a former Queen. HELEN, a lady attending on Imogen.

Lords, Ladies, Roman Senators, Tribunes, a Soothsayer, a Dutchman, a Spaniard, Musicians, Officers, Captains, Soldiers, Messengers, and other Attendants.

Apparitions.

SCENE: Britain; Rome.]

[graphic]

The face of Shakespeare, from the monument in the Parish Church of Holy Trinity,

Stratford-on-Avon

THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

THE

TRAGEDIE OF

CYMBELINE

Actus Primus. Scana Prima.

[Britain. The garden of Cymbeline's palace.] Enter two Gentleman...

1. Gent.

OU do not meet a man but Frownes.

You

Our bloods1 no more obey the Heavens

Then our Courtiers:

Still seeme, as do's the Kings.

2. Gent. But what's the matter?

1temperaments

1. [Gent.] His daughter, and the heire of's kingdome (whom

He purpos'd to his wives sole Sonne, a Widdow IO That late he married) hath referr'd her selfe

Unto a poore, but worthy Gentleman. She's wedded,
Her Husband banish'd; she imprison'd, all

Is outward sorrow, though I thinke the King
Be touch'd at very heart.

2 [Gent.] None but the King?

4-6. 2 11. ending bloods, courtiers-RowE. 7. Kings: king-KNIGHT.

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