REFERENCES DESCRIPTIVE OF THE PLATES. CYMBELINE. Two introductory scenes have been found necessary to explain the story-BELARIUS stealing the children; and the second marriage of CYMBELIne. The former to show the connexion between GUIDERIUS and ARVIRAGUS, and CYMBELINE; the latter to give the relative situations of the principal characters at the commencement of the play. Shakspeare has rendered a few deviations from strict costume absolutely necessary; but care has been taken that such deviations are as slight as possible, and in such a course as alone was practicable, viz. importations from Rome. B 2 I. BELARIUS and EURIPHILE stealing GUIDERIUS and ARVIRAGUS, sons of CYMBELINE. "BEL. At three and two years old I stole these babes. ACT III. S. 3. Their nurse, Euriphile, Whom for the theft I wedded, stole these children POSTHUMUS is ingratiating himself with IMOGEN, and CLOTEN receiving the first impression. |