In the intervening period, the daughter of the king and queen of Sicily, (*) Perdita, has grown up "on the shores of Bohemia," in the care of an unnamed shepherd.
Two minor characters from this play are the maidens Mopsa and Dorcas, who each vie for the affections of a young clown. Another minor character speaks in rhyming couplets and announces the passage of sixteen years between the Third and Fourth Acts of this play. In the intervening period, the daughter of the king and queen of Sicily, (*) Perdita, has grown up "on the shores of Bohemia," in the care of an unnamed shepherd. Famous scenes from this play include the final scene, at a chapel in Paulina's house, where a statue of Queen Hermione appears to come to life in the presence of Leontes and Polixenes, and an earlier scene where the courtier Antigonus is killed after fleeing offstage, "pursued by a bear." For ten points, identify this 1623 Shakespeare play.
Two minor characters from this play are the maidens Mopsa and Dorcas, who each vie for the affections of a young clown.
A Winter's Tale