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At a court of justice, King Leontes calls for his wife, Hermione, to enter and be put on trial. He is convinced that she has been unfaithful with their dear friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia. Furthermore, he believes that their newborn daughter is the fruit of their affair. Hermoine denies the affair and declares that she never had any romantic feelings or involvement with Polixenes. She only wanted him to stay with them at court as a friend. However, her pleas fall on deaf ears.
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Leontes. This sessions, to our great grief we pronounce,
Even pushes 'gainst our heart: the party tried
The daughter of a king, our wife, and one
Of us too much beloved. Let us be clear'd
Of being tyrannous, since we so openly
Proceed in justice, which shall have due course,
Even to the guilt or the purgation.
Produce the prisoner.
Officer. It is
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