Talking About "The Winter's Tale 겨울 이야기 / Shakespeare 셰익스피어"
Dialogue:
Jaegyum: Hey Jaeyi, guess what story I read about? It was by Shakespeare, and it was really weird!
Jaeyi: Shakespeare? Like the guy who wrote Romeo and Juliet? What was weird about it?
Jaegyum: It's called "The Winter's Tale." So, there's this king, Leontes, and he gets super jealous for no reason! Like, he thinks his best friend Polixenes is doing something bad with his wife, Hermione.
Jaeyi: That sounds mean! Did he have any proof?
Jaegyum: Nope! He just decides it in his head. And then, like that blog we read (https://study53.tistory.com/106), it says he throws Hermione in jail, and she loses her son, Mamillius, because he gets sad.
Jaeyi: Oh no, that's terrible! What happened to Hermione?
Jaegyum: Well, she had a baby girl in prison, and Leontes didn't even believe it was his! He ordered someone to take the baby to a faraway, wild place and leave her there.
Jaeyi: That's so cruel! Did the baby die?
Jaegyum: No! A shepherd found her and raised her as his own. Her name was Perdita. And get this, after sixteen years, she meets Polixenes' son, Florizel, and they fall in love!
Jaeyi: Wow, a time jump! Like in movies. So, what about the jealous king? Did he ever realize he was wrong?
Jaegyum: Yes! Eventually, after many years and some magical stuff, he finds out Perdita is his daughter, and everyone realizes Hermione was innocent all along. There's even a statue of Hermione that magically comes back to life!
Jaeyi: That's a really strange story! So it starts out sad and mean, but then it has a happy ending with magic?
Jaegyum: Exactly! It's like a really long, twisty tale. The blog called it a tragicomedy because it has sad parts but ends happily.
Jaeyi: Hmm, maybe I should read it sometime. It sounds more interesting than I thought!
( N.B. 위 콘텐츠는 Google AI Studio 로 제작한 것입니다 )