Cymbeline - Episode 7 - The Queen Is Dead

Cymbeline - Episode 7 - The Queen Is Dead

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April 6, 2026 · 32 min · Season 22 · Episode 7

About this episode

In this episode, the characters confront their identities and past actions as secrets unravel and relationships are tested.

***This show is brought to you by Quince. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://quince.com/playonpod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.*** Complete our⁠ listener survey⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Caius Lucius asks Cymbeline to ransom his servant, a British boy (who is, of course, the disguised Imogen). Cymbeline does not recognize her but orders her freed and offers to give her any privilege within his power to grant. She speaks with him in private, and Belarius and his sons marvel at seeing the adopted brother they thought was dead. Cymbeline returns and asks Iachimo to step forward. Imogen demands to know where he got the ring on his finger. Iachimo confesses how he used trickery to win the bet with Posthumus. Posthumus emerges from the crowd and attacks Iachimo. When Imogen tries to intervene, Posthumus hits her, thinking she’s a boy. Pisanio scolds Posthumus. Imogen, revealing her true identity, turns on Pisanio for trying to poison her. The old doctor Cornelius intervenes, explaining how the Queen tricked Pisanio into thinking the poison was a healing potion and that he (Cornelius) secretly changed the ingredients to make it non-lethal…

Topics covered

  • betrayal
  • identity
  • family
  • trickery
  • redemption

Keywords

  • Cymbeline
  • Imogen
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • trickery
  • redemption
  • family

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