Shakespeare's Late Plays

Shakespeare''s late plays are a ''mixed bag'' with a common theme: from the fiendishly jealous Leontes to the saintly Pericles; from the ineffectual Cymbeline to the omnipotent Propspero; from the ''sprites and goblins'' of The Tempest to the famous bear of The Winter''s Tale, the characters have excited wonder and contempt while the range of incident is almost irresponsibly extravagant. Was Shake...