eatened by death by one of his good friends, he finds greater sadness in the actions that Prince Florizel, his son, takes. He finds that Florizel loves a common girl and plans to marry her behind his back. It is the sadness, which this causes that, inspires a rage within him that ultimately causes his son and his lover to escape to Sicilia.The sadness is seen in the two lovers as well. For, though they love each other dearly, a marriage is impossible because of the titles they possess. It seems as though the only way that the two can be married is by Prince Florizel abandoning his princely title. Although he is prepared to make this sacrifice, Perdita will not allow him to do so. It is only by accident that they are forced into abandoning Bohemia for Sicilia. For the intentions of Florizel are revealed to a stranger who indeed is the King himself. They are left with the decision to be tried for crimes against the crown or to run. They choose the latter. As the story progresses, the plot unveils more and more sadness to its characters. For this reason, it justly deserves its title. The ending closes the play very effectively because it brings an end to many of the sorrows of the characters, and thereby ends this tale of sadness. For when there is no more sadness, then the winter’s tale has ended.I think that Shakespeare intended on leaving some topics such as the reasoning for this title open to the interpretation of the audience. He may have done this so that it became not only a play to read or to watch, but one to think about and to come to certain conclusions on your own without the help of the players. If that was indeed his intention, he did well to make me closely examine The Winter’s Tale and to see the different possibilities for the purpose of its title. I believe that his title was an allusion to both of my previous arguments, and was effective at capturing the whole atmosphere of the play....
