The Winter’s Tale, by William Shakespeare

Characters of the Play

Leontes , king of Sicilia.
Mamillius , young prince of Sicilia.
Camillo , Antigonus , Cleomenes , Dion , four Lords of Sicilia.

Polixenes , King of Bohemia.
Florizel , Prince of Bohemia.
Archidamus , a Lord of Bohemia.

Old Shepherd , reputed father of Perdita.
Clown , his son.
Autolycus , a rogue.

Hermione , queen to Leontes.
Perdita , daughter to Leontes and Hermione.
Paulina , wife to Antigonus.
Emilia , a lady attending on Hermione,
Mopsa and Dorcas , Shepherdesses.

A Gaoler , A Mariner , other Lords and Gentlemen, Ladies, Officers, and Servants, Shepherds, and Shepherdesses.

Time , as Chorus.

Scene: Sicilia, and Bohemia.