LEONTES

Meaning of LEONTES in English

Leontes BrE AmE li ˈɒnt iːz leɪ- AmE \ -ˈɑːnt-

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LEONTES — king of Sicilia in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. Leontes is another of Shakespeare's many flawed protagonists destroyed by blinding jealousy. …
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WINTER'S TALE, THE — play in five acts by William Shakespeare, produced in 161011 at the Globe Theatre in London and published in the …
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POLIXENES — the king of Bohemia in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. Much like Leontes, Polixenes is prone to fits of rage and …
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PERDITA — daughter to Leontes and Hermione in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. A flawless heroine, Perdita is at once practical and passionate, …
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LITANI RIVER — Arabic Nahr Al-litani, Latin Leontes, chief river of Lebanon, rising in a low divide west of Baalbek and flowing southwestward …
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HERMIONE — queen of Sicilia and wife of Leontes in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. Hermione is a stable, warm-hearted wife and mother …
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GALILEE — Hebrew Ha-galil northernmost region of ancient Palestine, corresponding to modern northern Israel. Its biblical boundaries are indistinct; conflicting readings leave …
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FLORIZEL — prince of Bohemia and son to Polixenes in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. Nearly as flawless as his love, Perdita, Florizel …
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WINTER'S TALE — ˌWinter's ˈTale, The BrE AmE a play by William Shakespeare that was probably written in 1610 or 1611. It is …
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WINTER'S TALE, THE — ˌWinter's ˈTale, The BrE AmE a play by William Shakespeare that was probably written in 1610 or 1611. It is …
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WINTER’S TALE — a play ( c. 1610) by William Shakespeare . It begins sadly and ends happily. Leontes, king of Sicilia, thinks …
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LEBANON — a mountain range in the north of Palestine. The name Lebanon signifies white, and was applied either on account of …
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