Shakespeare The Winter's Tale?

Question

Who is Polixenes talking about when he says, 'He's all my exercise, my mirth, my matter, now my sworn friend and then mine enemy...' in Act 1 scene 2?

Answer 1

King Leontes, after praising his son Mamillius, asked King Polixenes if he were as proud of his own son, Florizell.

His response, 'He's all my exercise, my mirth, my matter, now my sworn friend and then mine enemy...' describes the complex relationship with his son.