romance

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

c. 1607–1608

A prince loses his wife and daughter to the sea and spends decades finding them again.

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Scenes

Act 1

1.1 Antioch. A room in the palace. 1.2 Tyre. A room in the palace. 1.3 Tyre. An ante-chamber in the Palace. 1.4 Tarsus. A room in the Governor’s house.

Act 2

2.1 Pentapolis. An open place by the seaside. 2.2 The same. A public way, or platform leading to the lists. A 2.3 The same. A hall of state: a banquet prepared. 2.4 Tyre. A room in the Governor’s house. 2.5 Pentapolis. A room in the palace.

Act 3

3.2 Ephesus. A room in Cerimon’s house. 3.3 Tarsus. A room in Cleon’s house. 3.4 Ephesus. A room in Cerimon’s house.

Act 4

4.3 Tarsus. A room in Cleon’s house. 4.5 Mytilene. A street before the brothel. 4.6 The same. A room in the brothel.

Act 5

5.1 On board Pericles’ ship, off Mytilene. A close pavilion on 5.3 The temple of Diana at Ephesus; Thaisa standing near the

Dramatis personæ

ANTIOCHUS king of Antioch.
PERICLES prince of Tyre.
HELICANUS ESCANES, two lords of Tyre.
SIMONIDES king of Pentapolis.
CLEON governor of Tarsus.
LYSIMACHUS governor of Mytilene.
CERIMON a lord of Ephesus.
THALIARD a lord of Antioch.
PHILEMON servant to Cerimon.
LEONINE servant to Dionyza.
BOULT his servant.
DIONYZA wife to Cleon.
THAISA daughter to Simonides.
MARINA daughter to Pericles and Thaisa.
LYCHORIDA nurse to Marina.
GOWER as Chorus.