Cymbeline: Imogen There's No Cloten
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With plot twists that depend on poor facial recognition, one-sided bets over cuckoldry, one of the most idiotic kings in Shakespeare, and a truly villainous stepson whose beheading we are unfairly denied on stage, Shakespeare\\u2019s \\u201cCymbeline\\u201d is an interesting and often forgotten play in the Shakespeare canon. Will and James discuss which of these twists is most incredible as well as the Bard\\u2019s portrait of Cloten, the aforementioned stepson whose incel tendencies lead to depravity, and what we should make of the play\\u2019s British patriotism and ambivalent relationship to the Roman Empire.
Credits
Intro Music: Jon Sayles, "The Witches\' Dance" (composed by anonymous)
Outro Music: Jon Sayles, \\u201cSaltarello\\u201d (composed by anonymous)
Illustrative Excerpts: \\u201cCymbeline,\\u201d dir. Michael Almereyda (2014); \\u201cCymbeline,\\u201d dir. Cylan Brown, Shakespeare by the Sea, (2016); \\u201cCymbeline,\\u201d dir. Laura Gordon, Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company (2019)