Cymbeline Act 4 sns. 3-4, Act 5 sns. 1-3

    Act 4 

  Scene 3

Cymbeline is faced with war, his wife the queen on her sickbed almost dead, Cloten missing as well as Imogen. Pisanio tells the king he knows nothing of either Imogen or Cloten. The king believes him, but says 'I may yet punish you'.

Scene 4 

The young princes persuade Belarus to come to the war against Rome. Their being princes probably increases this. They tell him none shall recognize him, though he hath been well known.

Act 5 

Scene 1                                                                                                                      

 Posthumous is sorry for having ordered Pisanio to kill Imogen, and decides to try to get killed by appearing as a poor soldier in the Briton Army.   

Scene 2

 Iachimo is in the Roman army and Posthumus defeats and disarms him. Cymbeline is captured and Posthumus, Belarus, and the two princes rescue him. Causius Lucius tells "Fidele" to flee. 

Scene 3    

Posthumus puts on Roman garments and is captured by the winning Britons. They throw him in jail with chains that are welcome to him!?without recognizing him.

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