The Winter's Tale/Tear Jerker

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  • In Act III when Leontes learns not only that his wife Hermione was innocent of adultery but that his insane jealousy has cost her life and that of their young son. Also, Paulina's bold, toe-curling lambastement of the grieving Leontes. This troper has seen a number of Shakespeare's plays at Ontario's renowned Stratford Festival, but not until that play and that moment did he hear that many simultaneous sniffles from an audience.
  • And the scene at the end when the 'statue' of Hermione comes to life -- happy tears, in that case, but still!
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