©JeannineNorth2012 The Winter’s Tale Act 4 Scene 1

©JeannineNorth2011 Lines 1 – 17 (‘I that please …as you had slept between’ and 29 -32 ‘Of this allow…you never may.’) How is ‘Time’ characterised in this section? What is significant about the use of a chorus? What is significant about the form of this section? These are the bits where… ‘Time’ – the Chorus – is characterised.

Lines 15 – 29 ‘Your patience … Is th’argument of Time.’ ©JeannineNorth2011 Lines 15 – 29 ‘Your patience … Is th’argument of Time.’ In your own words, give a summary of that which has passed in the past 16 years, according to time. In what ways may our knowledge of this increase the sense of catharsis at the end of the play? Why is scene is important? This is the bit where… The events of the past 16 years are outlined in brief.