The Winter's Tale - Themes
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- Created on: 28-05-18 15:03
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- Nature and Art – juxtaposed and aligned throughout the play, from the Act Four discussion between Polixenes and Perdita on the artfulness of nature and vice versa, to the statue scene itself, where a work of art ‘comes to life’.
- Ultimately these exchanges highlight the close interrelationship of the two rather than revering one over the other.
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Relational Bonds – between friends, families, lovers and also courtiers who serve theking; the duties and responsibilities of relationships (e.g. Florizel’s constraints as heir, the duty of a courtier to serve the king no matter what his orders,…
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