Ranking of The Winter’s Tale Characters
Paulina: the smartest person alive, deceptive and cunning in the best possible way, good thing she’s a nice person because if not she’d be on par with Iago
Hermione: had to deal with a lot of shit from her husband and did it masterfully if I do say so myself
Florizell: so sweet what an angel, boyfriend material (Perdita thought so anyways)
Polixenes: actually a nice guy, 100% would want a friend like that
The Bear: you know why, points for sheer awesomeness
Perdita: lovely lady, kind of bland in my humble opinion
The Shepherd and his Son: don’t tell me they weren’t gold diggers, points for taking in a little orphan baby
Antigonus: I don’t think he survived long enough for me to form an opinion of him, will live on in infamy as the guy with the best shakespearean death
Camillo: swell guy, no problems with this one in my book
Autolycus: what a nuisance
Leontes: actually the worst and somehow manages to exemplify at least 70% of men, why is shakespeare so good at writing bad fathers and husbands (and friends) because props to him if he was going for husband of the year in hell