The King of Sicily, suddenly insanely jealous of his Queen and his boyhood friend, now King of Bohemia, wants both dead. His friend manages to flee back to Bohemia, but the Queen faces trial, and her newborn daughter, Perdita, is abandoned in the Bohemian wilderness. When Perdita returns to Sicily 16 years later, wonders begin to happen. "As fine a recording of Shakespeare as you're likely to encounter."