The Winter's Tale | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Antigonus - This character is threatened with a charge of treason in order to force him to comply with the king's orders. This character dies because a bear tears him to pieces.

Archidamus - This character appears in the first scene of the play and tells another character that Bohemia cannot offer the magnificence of Sicilia's offerings to their guests.

Autolycus - This character is a rouge and a thief.

Camilla - This character is a Sicilian lord and trusted advisor of the king who agrees to poison another king.

Cleomines - This...
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