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Pericles, Prince of Tyre — William Shakespeare · wrote

Stage play · Romance · c. 1608

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

A prince flees a tyrant and, across years and shipwrecks, loses and finds a wife and daughter.

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▸Act 1, Scene 1Antioch. A room in the palace.▸Act 1, Scene 2Tyre. A room in the palace.▸Act 1, Scene 3Tyre. An ante-chamber in the palace.▸Act 1, Scene 4Tarsus. A room in the Governor's house.▸Act 2, Scene 1Pentapolis. An open place by the sea-side.▸Act 2, Scene 2The same. A public way or platform leading to the ▸Act 2, Scene 3The same. A hall of state: a banquet prepared.▸Act 2, Scene 4Tyre. A room in the Governor's house.▸Act 2, Scene 5Pentapolis. A room in the palace.▸Act 3, Scene 2Ephesus. A room in CERIMON's house.▸Act 3, Scene 3Tarsus. A room in CLEON's house.▸Act 3, Scene 4Ephesus. A room in CERIMON's house.▸Act 4, Scene 1Tarsus. An open place near the sea-shore.▸Act 4, Scene 2Mytilene. A room in a brothel.▸Act 4, Scene 3Tarsus. A room in CLEON's house.▸Act 4, Scene 5Mytilene. A street before the brothel.▸Act 4, Scene 6The same. A room in the brothel.▸Act 5, Scene 1On board PERICLES' ship, off Mytilene. A close ▸Act 5, Scene 3The temple of Diana at Ephesus; THAISA standing

Writer	William Shakespeare
Written	c. 1608
Pages	85
Reading time	~2.5 hrs
Monologues	0 indexed
Themes	fortune, family, loss, reunion
Principals	Pericles, Marina, Thaisa, Gower, Cleon

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