Does the play “the winter’s tale” exemplify true forgiveness?
Does the play “the winter’s tale” exemplify true forgiveness?
In the play “the winter’s tale”, Leontes is the King of Sicily, Polixenes is his best friend since their childhood. One day Leontes started to have a strong delusion that his wife Hermione, the Queen of Sicily cheated on him with Polixenes. Because Hermione only used few words to persuade Hermione to stay in Sicily longer, which Leontes also tried with a long persuasion then failed. Polixenes escaped from Sicily with Camillo who sent by Leontes to kill him. Leontes then aimed to Hermione and his daughter who just born and was doubted is Polixenes’ illegitimate child. But later Leontes got the words from God announced his fault and guilt. He lost his son and Hermione as the punishment. Leontes did not recall his order which to exile his daughter Perdita. Perdita adopted by a goatherd, the goatherd got rich with the gold in Perdita’s swaddling clothes. 15 years later, Polixenes’ son Florizel fell in love with Perdita, but Polixenes opposed because of the position difference between. Florizel and Perdita escaped from Bohemia to Sicily. After confessed 15 years, Leontes became a different person. Polixenes chased after his son to Sicily. And the goatherd followed to Sicily to tell the truth. Leontes finally had his daughter back; his relationship with Polixenes also got fixed. Polixenes permitted Florizel’s marriage with Perdita. And Leontes’ wife Hermione was revived by wizards. Happy ending for all roles.
*Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness.
According to the definition of forgiveness above, there is true forgiveness in “the winter’s tale”. Polixenes got doubted cheating on his best friend, his best friend made a quick diction to poison him to death. Luckily he was saved by the sending killer Camillo’s
In the play “the winter’s tale”, Leontes is the King of Sicily, Polixenes is his best friend since their childhood. One day Leontes started to have a strong delusion that his wife Hermione, the Queen of Sicily cheated on him with Polixenes. Because Hermione only used few words to persuade Hermione to stay in Sicily longer, which Leontes also tried with a long persuasion then failed. Polixenes escaped from Sicily with Camillo who sent by Leontes to kill him. Leontes then aimed to Hermione and his daughter who just born and was doubted is Polixenes’ illegitimate child. But later Leontes got the words from God announced his fault and guilt. He lost his son and Hermione as the punishment. Leontes did not recall his order which to exile his daughter Perdita. Perdita adopted by a goatherd, the goatherd got rich with the gold in Perdita’s swaddling clothes. 15 years later, Polixenes’ son Florizel fell in love with Perdita, but Polixenes opposed because of the position difference between. Florizel and Perdita escaped from Bohemia to Sicily. After confessed 15 years, Leontes became a different person. Polixenes chased after his son to Sicily. And the goatherd followed to Sicily to tell the truth. Leontes finally had his daughter back; his relationship with Polixenes also got fixed. Polixenes permitted Florizel’s marriage with Perdita. And Leontes’ wife Hermione was revived by wizards. Happy ending for all roles.
*Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness.
According to the definition of forgiveness above, there is true forgiveness in “the winter’s tale”. Polixenes got doubted cheating on his best friend, his best friend made a quick diction to poison him to death. Luckily he was saved by the sending killer Camillo’s