What I was most surprised about was that, out of all the Shakespeare plays I've read up un till now, "Cymbeline" had some of the most poetic writing. The lines of dialogue from the characters flowed in an exceptional rhythm together and clear descriptions and personal thoughts derived from these instances. The lines in Act III Scene III spoke by Arviragus: "What should we speak of When we are old as you? when we shall hear The rain and wind beat dark December, how, In this our pinching cave, shall we discourse The freezing hours away?" were an example of this spectacular use of circumstance, feeling and climate to create a general mood.