The Winter's Tale Act 1

In which the noble courts of Sicilia and Bohemia are graced by the bonds of old friendship and the innocent play of young princes, yet beneath the gleam of courtesy stir whisperings of doubt and shadowed mistrust. Therein unfolds a sleepless suspicion, troubling the heart of a king, whose allegiance is tested by the counsel of a wary servant and the dark breeding of jealousy.