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After learning that she has disappeared from the palace, Cloten
dresses up in Posthumus' old clothes and goes in search of Imogen
and is killed by Guiderius, who had been impudently challenged
by him. When Belarius and the young men retire to the cave, they
find the page Fidele apparently dead. This death-like trance has
been caused by a drug that Pisanio has received from the Queen
and unsuspectingly passed on to Imogen. The trio takes the body of
Imogen out of the cave to bury and cover her body with flowers.
Later, Belarius brings the headless body of Cloten and lays it next
to Imogen. Awakening from her trance, Imogen discovers at her
side the headless corpse of Cloten, which she believes, because of
his borrowed garments, to be that of her husband, Posthumus.
The Roman army invades Britain, and with the Roman army come
Iachimo and Posthumus. However, at the last minute, Posthumus
changes his Italian dress for that of a British peasant and fights on
the British side. Imogen falls into the hands of the general Lucius
and becomes his page.
The Britons defeat the Romans, thanks to the valor of Belarius,
Guiderius and Arviragus, aided by the disguised Posthumus.
However, Posthumus, pretending to be a Roman, is subsequently
taken prisoner. In prison he has a vision of his family as well as the
lord Jupiter. Jupiter leaves a prophetic document with him, which
he is unable to decipher. Just as he is about to killed, Posthumus is
taken in front of the king along with others. Lucius pleads with
Cymbeline for the life of Fidele i.e Imogen in disguise. Moved by
something in her appearance, the King spares her life and grants
her a favor. She demands that Iachimo be forced to explain how he
came by the ring he wears. Posthumus learns from his confession
that his wife is innocent, but believing her to be dead, he is in
despair until Imogen reveals herself. The King's joy at recovering
his daughter is enhanced when Belarius restores to him his two lost
sons, and the scene ends in a general reconciliation between Rome
and Britain as well.
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