The Winter's Tale
leontes and truth
what makes leontes think that hermione is cheating on him?
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what makes leontes think that hermione is cheating on him?
Nothing explicit in the text indicates why Leontes has this delusion. That is central to one of the main themes in the play: whether to obey a deluded monarch without question or disobey when you know they are wrong.