Watch one of these films of productions of the play: a. This excellent production by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican, London--rent on Amazon for $2.99: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.dabbc425-702b-0257-d9ff-9e7d13ac5a89? ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv-20 b. This is a heavily cut contemporary version that is well acted. Available at no cost here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmN0-H4d8nE
Read this essay by Stephen Orgel, "The Winter's Tale: A Modern Perspective." https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/the-winters-tale/the-winters-tale-a-modern-perspective/