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Cymbeline by William Shakespeare ~ Full Audiobook

2025/4/26
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伊莫金
克洛滕
国王
波斯图默斯
王后
皮萨尼奥
科尼利乌斯
第一位绅士
菲拉里奥
雅西莫
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第一位绅士: 我观察到宫廷里一片愁云惨淡。公主伊莫金嫁给了贫穷但高贵的波斯图默斯,这使得国王辛白林极其愤怒,导致波斯图默斯被放逐,伊莫金被囚禁。虽然表面上大家都顺从国王,但实际上没有人为此事感到高兴。那些错失公主的人声名狼藉,而波斯图默斯则被认为是优秀的人。我详细讲述了波斯图默斯的身世,他的父亲曾与卡西贝拉一起对抗罗马人,并因战争中失去儿子而悲痛欲绝。国王收养了波斯图默斯,并给了他最好的教育,他在宫廷里备受赞誉和喜爱。公主的父亲国王有两个儿子,其中一个在三岁时失踪了。二十年前,国王的两个儿子失踪了,至今下落不明。 王后: 我安慰伊莫金,并承诺会为她和波斯图默斯辩护。我警告波斯图默斯要耐心等待国王的判决。我试图平息国王和伊莫金之间的冲突。我对伊莫金的愚蠢感到愤怒。 伊莫金: 我担心国王的愤怒,但仍然忠于自己的职责。我不舍得与波斯图默斯分别。我把钻戒给了波斯图默斯作为信物。我回忆了我与波斯图默斯分别时的情景。我被叫去见王后。我感叹自己的不幸遭遇,并希望自己能够像那些拥有诚实愿望的人一样幸福。我读了波斯图默斯的信,并对他的安危感到欣慰。我对雅西莫的话感到震惊,并问他该如何报仇。 波斯图默斯: 我向伊莫金保证我会一直忠诚于她。我计划去罗马,并通过信件与伊莫金保持联系。我给伊莫金戴上手镯,表达对她的爱意。我解释了在奥尔良与菲拉里奥发生冲突的原因。我认为之前的冲突并非微不足道。我坚持认为自己的情妇比英国任何一位贵妇人都更优秀。我接受了雅西莫的挑战。我认为雅西莫的自信是愚蠢的。我与雅西莫达成协议。 国王: 我愤怒地斥责波斯图默斯,并命令他离开宫廷。我后悔没有选择王后的儿子作为继承人。我对伊莫金的愚蠢感到愤怒。我讲述了波斯图默斯与克洛滕的冲突,并表示很高兴他们没有真正打起来。 皮萨尼奥: 我解释了为什么没有把波斯图默斯送到港口,并表示会服从波斯图默斯的命令。我描述了波斯图默斯离开时的情景,并表达了对他的思念。我向伊莫金保证,我会尽快让她收到波斯图默斯的来信。我回忆了我与波斯图默斯分别时的情景。 克洛滕: 我认为自己受伤了。我描述了与波斯图默斯的打斗,并暗示波斯图默斯逃跑了。我认为伊莫金愚蠢,并且不值得我的爱。我对伊莫金的房间里发生的事情感到不满。 菲拉里奥: 我认为波斯图默斯在英国时名声鹊起。我认为波斯图默斯比以前更有魅力。我解释了波斯图默斯为什么会在自己这里暂住。我向朋友们介绍波斯图默斯。 雅西莫: 我夸耀自己的情妇比法国任何一位贵妇人都更美丽、更有德行、更聪明、更贞洁、更坚定、更有气质,也更难以诱惑。我认为波斯图默斯的情妇和他的戒指一样容易失去。我向波斯图默斯挑战,赌他无法诱惑波斯图默斯的情妇。我再次挑战波斯图默斯,并提出赌注为一万金币换取波斯图默斯的戒指。我再次向波斯图默斯提出挑战,并提出赌注。 科尼利乌斯: 我询问王后为何要给他最毒的化合物。我劝王后不要使用这些毒药。 贝拉留斯: 我感叹自然的力量,以及我的养子们身上体现出的高贵品质。 盖德留斯: 我讲述了克洛滕的死亡经过。 阿尔维拉格斯: 我讲述了克洛滕的死亡经过。 supporting_evidences Queen: 'no to be assured you shall not find me daughter after the slander of most stepmothers evil-eyed unto you you're my prisoner but your jailer shall deliver you the keys that lock up your restraint for you posthumous so soon as i can win the offended king i will be known your advocate marry yet the fire of rage is in him and were good you leaned unto his sentence with what patience your wisdom may inform you plase your highness i will from hence to-day you know the peril i'll fetch a turn about the garden pitying the pangs of bad affections' Imogen: 'o dissembling courtesy how fine this tyrant can tickle where she wounds my dearest husband i something fear my father's wrath but nothing always reserved my holy duty what his rage can do on me' Posthumus: 'you must be gone and i shall here abide the hourly shot of angry eyes not comforted to live but that there is this jewel in the world that i may see again my queen my mistress o lady weep no more lest i give cause to be suspected of more tenderness than doth become a man i will remain the loyalist husband that did e'er plight troth' King: 'thou basest thing avoid hence from my sight if after this command thou froth the court with thy unworthiness thou diest away thou art poison to my blood the gods protect you and bless the good remainders of the court i am gone exit' Pisanio: 'on his command he would not suffer me to bring him to the haven left these notes of what commands i should be subject to whence pleased you to employ me this hath been your faithful servant i dare lay mine honour he will remain so' Cloten: 'My shirt were bloody. Then, to suspect, I'm a hurtin'. No, Faith, not so much as his patience.' Philario: 'believe it sir i have seen him in britain he was then of a crescent note expected to prove so worthy as since he hath been allowed the name of' Iachimo: 'his to be more fair, virtuous, wise, chaste, constant qualified, and less attemptable than any the rarest of our ladies in France.' Cornelius: 'but i beseech your grace without offence my conscience bids me ask wherefore you have commended of me these most poisonous compounds which are the movers of a languishing death' Belarius: 'this gate instructs you how to adore the heavens and bows you to a morning's holy office' Guiderius: 'this clotin was a fool an empty purse there was no money in it not hercules could have knocked out his brains for he had none' Arviragus: 'i cut off his head and am right glad he is not standing here to tell this tale of mine'

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The play opens with Cymbeline's daughter, Imogen, defying her father's wishes by marrying Posthumus, a man of worth but not of noble birth. The Queen, Cymbeline's wife, disapproves and seeks to marry Imogen to her own son, Cloten. Posthumus is banished, and Imogen is imprisoned, setting the stage for betrayal and mistaken identities.
  • Imogen marries Posthumus against her father's wishes and is punished.
  • The Queen desires Imogen to marry her son, Cloten, for political gain.
  • Posthumus is banished from Britain, leading to Imogen's imprisonment.
  • Two lost princes were stolen from the nursery when young, with no trace since.

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Cymbeline by William Shakespeare audiobook.

Step into a world of royal intrigue, star-crossed lovers and shape‑shifting fortunes as Cymbeline unfolds its tapestry of betrayal, disguise and ultimate redemption in William Shakespeare’s spellbinding romance. From the moment you hear the ornate cadence of Cymbeline’s court to the hush‑toned confession of Imogen’s heart, the audiobook pulses with vivid characters—Posthumus’s burning jealousy, Iachimo’s sly boasts under moonlight, the loyal nurse’s whispered counsel and the bold warrior Cloten’s swaggering threats. You’ll ride beside a disguised princess across moonlit forests, feel the sting of false accusations, and tremble as Roman legions march to reclaim Britain’s crown—all while being cradled by music‑infused transitions and intimate vocal performances that breathe new life into Shakespeare’s glorious poetry. Every soliloquy, every tear and every triumphant trumpet blast springs alive through expert narration, transporting you from your favorite armchair to the very heart of Cymbeline’s enchanted realm. Tune in, and let this timeless saga of love, honor and reconciliation captivate your imagination like never before.

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