Vol. 08 · Shakespeare ·The Winter's Tale, Act III.iii ·(Stage direction)
"Exit pursued by a bear."
Not quite the line.
How it's usually quoted
"Exit pursued by a bear."
What Shakespeare actually wrote
"Exit, pursued by a bear." (Stage direction) — The Winter's Tale, Act III.iii
Why it matters
Correctly quoted, routinely mis-attributed to various plays or cited as a Shakespeare line. It is a stage direction, not dialogue, and belongs specifically to Antigonus's exit.
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