Which play features Leontes, Hermione, Polixenes, Perdita, Florizel, and Antigonus?

Which play features Leontes, Hermione, Polixenes, Perdita, Florizel, and Antigonus?

• A. The Winter's Tale
• B. Much Ado About Nothing
• C. Othello
• D. Hamlet

Answer: (A)

These six names all come from one Shakespeare play that blends jealousy, family love, and eventual reconciliation. Leontes is the king of Sicilia, Hermione his wife, and Polixenes the king of Bohemia who visits Sicilia. Perdita is their daughter, hidden away as a baby and raised by shepherds. Florizel is Polixenes’s son who falls in love with Perdita. Antigonus is a loyal adviser who accompanies Perdita when she is left on the coast and is killed there. The story follows Leontes’s unfounded jealousy toward Hermione, the eventual reunion, and the discovery and restoration of Perdita and Hermione. This is The Winter’s Tale. The other plays listed feature different character sets entirely, such as Much Ado About Nothing with Beatrice and Benedick, Othello with Othello and Desdemona, and Hamlet with Hamlet.

These six names all come from one Shakespeare play that blends jealousy, family love, and eventual reconciliation. Leontes is the king of Sicilia, Hermione his wife, and Polixenes the king of Bohemia who visits Sicilia. Perdita is their daughter, hidden away as a baby and raised by shepherds. Florizel is Polixenes’s son who falls in love with Perdita. Antigonus is a loyal adviser who accompanies Perdita when she is left on the coast and is killed there. The story follows Leontes’s unfounded jealousy toward Hermione, the eventual reunion, and the discovery and restoration of Perdita and Hermione. This is The Winter’s Tale. The other plays listed feature different character sets entirely, such as Much Ado About Nothing with Beatrice and Benedick, Othello with Othello and Desdemona, and Hamlet with Hamlet.