CYMBELINE

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I
[Scene I. Britain. The garden of Cymbeline’s palace]
[Scene II. The same]
[Scene III. Britain. A public place]
[Scene IV. Britain. Cymbeline’s palace]
[Scene V. Rome. Philario’s house]
[Scene VI. Britain. Cymbeline’s palace]
[Scene VII. Britain. The palace]
ACT II
[Scene I. Britain. Before Cymbeline’s palace]
[Scene II. Britain. Imogen’s bedchamber in Cymbeline’s palace; a trunk in one corner]
[Scene III. Cymbeline’s palace. An ante-chamber adjoining Imogen’s apartments]
[Scene IV. Rome. Philario’s house]
[Scene V. Rome. Another room in Philario’s house]
ACT III
[Scene I. Britain. A hall in Cymbeline’s palace]
[Scene II. Britain. Another room in Cymbeline’s palace]
[Scene III. Wales. A mountainous country with a cave]
[Scene IV. Wales, near Milford Haven]
[Scene V. Britain. Cymbeline’s palace]
[Scene VI. Wales. Before the cave of Belarius]
[Scene VII. The same]
[Scene VIII. Rome. A public place]
ACT IV
[Scene I. Wales. Near the cave of Belarius]
[Scene II. Wales. Before the cave of Belarius]
[Scene III. Britain. Cymbeline’s palace]
[Scene IV. Wales. Before the cave of Belarius]
ACT V
[Scene I. Britain. The Roman camp]
[Scene II. Britain. A field of battle between the British and Roman camps]
[Scene III. Another part of the field]
[Scene IV. Britain. A prison]
[Scene V. Britain. Cymbeline’s tent]

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 and ARVIRAGUS, sons to Cymbeline, disguised under the names of POLYDORE and CADWAL, supposed sons to Belarius
PHILARIO, Italian, friend to Posthumus
IACHIMO, Italian, friend to Philario
CAIUS LUCIUS, General of the Roman forces
PISANIO, servant to Posthumus
CORNELIUS, a physician
A SOOTHSAYER
A ROMAN CAPTAIN
TWO BRITISH CAPTAINS
A FRENCH GENTLEMAN, 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

APPARITIONS

Lords, Ladies, Roman Senators, Tribunes, a Dutch Gentleman, a Spanish Gentleman, Musicians, Officers, Captains, Soldiers, Messengers, and Attendants