PERSONS REPRESENTED. ANTIOCHUS, King of Antioch. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. PERICLES, Prince of Tyre. Appears, Act I. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 4. Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 3; sc. 5. Act III. sc. 1; sc. 3. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 3. HELICANUS, a lord of Tyre. Appears, Act I. sc. 2; sc. 3. Act II. sc. 4. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 3. ESCANES, a lord of Tyre. Appears, Act I. sc. 3. Act II. sc. 4. SIMONIDES, King of Pentapolis. CLEON, Governor of Tharsus. Appears, Act I. sc. 4. Act III. sc. 3. Act IV. sc. 4. Appears, Act IV. sc. 6. Act. V. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 3. CERIMON, a lord of Ephesus. Appears, Act I. Chorus. Act II. Chorus. Act III. Chorus. The Daughter of Antiochus. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. DIONYZA, wife to Cleon. Appears, Act I. sc. 4. Act III. sc. 3. Act IV. sc. 1; sc. 4. THAISA, daughter to Simonides. Appears, Act II. sc. 2; sc. 3; sc. 5. Act III. sc. 2; sc. 4. Act V. sc. 3. MARINA, daughter to Pericles and Thaisa. LYCHORIDA, nurse to Marina. Appears, Act V. sc. 2. Lords, Knights, Sailors, Pirates, Fishermen, and Messengers. SCENE,-DISPERSEDLY IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES. The first edition of Pericles' appeared in 1609, under the following title:"The late and much admired play, called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the true relation of the whole historie, adventures, and fortunes of the said prince: As also the no lesse strange and worthy accidents, in the birth and life of his daughter Mariana. As it hath been divers and sundry times acted [by] his Maiesties Seruants at the Globe on the Bankside. By William Shakespeare. Imprinted at London for Henry Gosson, and are to be sold at the sign of the Sunne in Paternoster-row, &c. 1609." Other quarto editions appeared in 1611, in 1619, in 1630, and in 1635. The variations in these from the text of 1609 are very slight. In 1664 Pericles' first appeared in the folio collection of Shakspere's works, being introduced into the third edition, whose title-page states-" Unto this impression is added seven plays never before printed in folio." PERICLES. ACT I. Enter GOWER. Before the Palace of Antioch. To sing a song of old was sung, To glad your ear, and please your eyes. On ember-eves, and holy-ales; And lords and ladies, in their lives Have read it for restoratives. The purpose is to make men glorious; (I tell you what mine authors say :) Bad child, worse father! to entice his own By custom, what they did begin Was with long use account'd no sin. In marriage-pleasures playfellow : What ensues, to the judgment of your eye SCENE I.-The Palace of Antioch. Enter ANTIOCHUS, PERICLES, and Attendants. [Exit. ANT. Young prince of Tyre, you have at large receiv'd, The danger of the task you undertake. PER. I have, Antiochus, and with a soul ANT. Bring in our daughter, clothed like a bride, To knit in her their best perfections. Enter the Daughter of Antiochus. [Music PER. See where she comes, apparel'd like the spring, Graces her subjects, and her thoughts the king Of every virtue gives renown to men! Her face the book of praises, where is read |