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Cymbeline: Critical Essay by Carol McGinnis Kay

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William Shakespeare
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SOURCE: Kay, Carol McGinnis. “Generic Sleight-of-Hand in Cymbeline.South Atlantic Review 46, no. 4 (November 1981): 34-40.

In the following essay, Kay argues that Shakespeare manipulated audience expectations in Cymbeline by introducing various characters according to shifting generic tropes: first fairy tale, then romantic comedy, and lastly tragedy.

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