• Winter's Tales, Shakespear

• Introduction
• Short Summary
• Detailed Summary
• Summary Act I-Scene-I
• Summary Act I, Scene II
• Summary Act II, Scene I
• Summary Act II, Scene II
• Summary Act II, Scene III
• Summary Act III, Scene I&II
• Summary Act III, Scene III
• Summary Act IV, Scene I-III
• Summary Act IV, Scene IV
• Summary Act V, Scene I
• Summary Act V, Scene II
• Characters in "Winter's Tales"
• Leontes, King of Sicilia
• Hermione, Queen of Sicilia
• Perdita: the shepherdess
• Character of Camillo
• Polixenes: King of Bohemia
• Florizel, Prince of Bohemia
• Character of Paulina
• Winter's Tales Themes and Topics
• Top 10 Quotes from Winter's Tales
• Best Quotes from Winter's Tales

Act I, Scene I-Detailed Summary of Winter's Tales: "Winter's Tales" by William Shakespeare

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Scene I While the king of Bohemia, Polixenes has been on a friendly visit to Sicilia: two lords, each from the two countries, are discussing the amount of love and friendly relationship between the two kings. They are also discussing the difference between the two states. The king of Sicilia is about to visit Bohemia shortly. The kings of Sicilia and Bohemia have been friends since childhood. They are praising the young prince Mamillius. The people of the country love the king and his son.