• 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 III, Scene III-Detailed Summary of Winter's Tales: "Winter's Tales" by William Shakespeare

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Scene III

It is a desert in Bohemia. Antigonus, in a touching and emotional manner, leaves the child to a deserted place in Bohemia. Soon after him, a shepherd reaches there and finds the girl. Shepherd decides to adopt the child out of pity. Clown tells Shepherd that a noble man named Antigonus and another with him have drowned by the sea and eaten up by a bear. The old man, Shepherd, pities them. Then they open up the box with the little child and they find gold in it. The girl has brought them luck. Old Shepherd asks Clown to take him where the two men drowned and they shall see if they can save anyone.