Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Cymbeline: The End

Cymbeline is talking with Lucius, and tells him that the army will be killed, as well as himself. Lucius asks that Fidele's life be spared. Cymbeline grants this, as well as anything  Fidele might ask. Fidele asks to ask Iachimo where he got his ring. Iachimo confesses that it came from Posthumus, and tells how he won it. Posthumus came forward, and in his grief called Imogen's name. She ran forward, but not recognizing her, he throws her to the floor. Pisonio tells that it is Imogen. The queen has just died, confessing her hatred of Imogen and Cymbeline, and a plot that she would use a mineral that would waste away the king. She had asked the doctor to give her poison, saying it was for rats, but he had suspected that she was trying to fool him. Then the king's eldest son, Guiderius,(as Polydor) says that he has killed Cloten. Cymbeline says that Polydor must die. Then Belarus tells how he stole the young princes from their beds. He shows which is which: Cadwal is really Arviragus,and Polydor Guiderius. He also had proofs of their being princes. Posthumus forgave Iachimo, and Cymbeline forgave all, even telling Lucius that Briton will pay the tribute. The soothsayer interprets the dream, which fortold all that happened.

The End!
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