ˌWinter's ˈTale, The BrE AmE
a play by William Shakespeare that was probably written in 1610 or 1611. It is about King Leontes of Sicilia who becomes very ↑ jealous because he thinks that his wife Hermione is having a ↑ love affair with his friend King Polixenes of Bohemia who is visiting them. It is often described as a ↑ tragicomedy because the first three ↑ act s are a ↑ tragedy and the last two acts are a ↑ comedy .