First of all, this play was perfect to read around the holidays. The character of Perdita wasn't quite as strong of a female character as I would've hoped for her to be, but the rest of the action in the play was amazing. Most of Shakespeare's plays that I read don't start off as tragedies and then become fun and light-hearted by the end. Paulina was easily my favorite character, though Hermione was well-written also. The two women were loyal to a fault and never wavered from what they believed in, and I'm glad that resulted in Hermione coming back to life (or simply returning home, depending on your interpretation) by the last scene. That last scene where Hermione returned from the dead was shocking! I hadn't read any spoilers for this play so that part was the most surprising and magical to me.