Pericles, Prince of Tyre

William Shakespeare

• Publisher: Read & Co. Classics
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9781528705189
• eBook ISBN:
  9781528785600
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: British Drama
• Index: Literature

Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "Pericles, Prince of Tyre", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. In "Pericles", a father loses his wife, who dies at sea during childbirth. Upon land, Pericles entrusts his new-born daughter, Marina, to the Governor of Tarsus and his wife. Fourteen years later, Marina escapes a deadly plan, devised by the jealous Governor's wife, with an equally dire outcome. In a twist of fate, a family is reunited. Each scene in the play is introduced with a prologue, told by John Gower, an English poet from the past. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world's most famous dramatist.

PERICLES,
PRINCE OF TYRE

By

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

PERICLES,
PRINCE OF TYRE

A Comedy

By

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

First published in 1609

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Contents

William Shakespeare

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

ACT I.

SCENE I. Antioch. A Room in the Palace.

SCENE II. Tyre. A Room in the Palace.

SCENE III. Tyre. An Ante-chamber in the Palace.

SCENE IV. Tarsus. A Room in the Governor’s House.

ACT II.

SCENE I. Pentapolis. An Open Place by the Seaside.

SCENE II. The Same. A Public Way, or Platform Leading to the Lists.

SCENE III. The Same. A Hall of State: a Banquet Prepared.

SCENE IV. Tyre. A Room in the Governor’s House.

SCENE V. Pentapolis. A Room in the Palace.

ACT III.

SCENE I.

SCENE II. Ephesus. A Room in Cerimon’s House.

SCENE III. Tarsus. A Room in Cleon’s House.

SCENE IV. Ephesus. A Room in Cerimon’s House.

ACT IV.

SCENE I. Tarsus. An Open Place near the Seashore.

SCENE II. Mytilene. A Room in a Brothel.

SCENE III. Tarsus. A Room in Cleon’s House.

SCENE IV.

SCENE V. Mytilene. A Street Before the Brothel.

SCENE VI. The Same. A Room in the Brothel.

ACT V.

SCENE I. On Board Pericles’ Ship, off Mytilene.

SCENE II.

SCENE III. The Temple of Diana at Ephesus;

TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED THE AUTHOR, MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

By BEN JONSON

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, as any reader of this book will presumably know, was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Referred to as England's national poet, and the 'Bard of Avon', his extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, (some with unconfirmed auth...

Table of contents

• William Shakespeare
• DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
• ACT I.
• ACT II.
• ACT III.
• ACT IV.
• ACT V.
• TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED THE AUTHOR, MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE