The Winter’s Tale

By William Shakespeare

King Leontes, convinced without cause that his wife has been unfaithful, destroys his family in a fit of jealousy. He banishes his newborn daughter and loses his queen. Sixteen years later, on a distant coast, a shepherd’s daughter and a young prince cross paths, setting up one of Shakespeare’s strangest and most moving endings, where loss gives way to reunion and forgiveness. Recommended for ages 10 and up.