How can Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" be credibly staged? The play features a 16-yearrnentr'acte, either a resurrection or a sadistically prolonged imprisonment, inexplicably sudden emotional shifts and, of course, the most famous stage direction in dramatic history: "Exit, pursued by a bear." Characters within the play even comment on its plot proceeding "like an old tale still, that will have matter to rehearse though credit be asleep and not an ear open".
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