Pericles

About this eBook

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Title

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Credits

Scott Arndt

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Tyre (Lebanon) -- Drama

Category

Text

eBook-No.

1537

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1537

Release Date

November 1, 1998

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE — by William Shakespeare
2. 2.Contents — Dramatis Personæ — SCENE: Dispersedly in various countries.
3. 3.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.
4. 4.ACT II — SCENE I. Pentapolis. An open place by the seaside. — SCENE II. The same. A public way, or platform leading to the lists. A pavilion by the side of it for the reception of the King, Princess, Lords, etc. — 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.
5. 5.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.
6. 6.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.
7. 7.ACT V — SCENE I. On board Pericles’ ship, off Mytilene. A close pavilion on deck, with a curtain before it; Pericles within it, reclined on a couch. A barge lying beside the Tyrian vessel. — SCENE II. — SCENE III. The temple of Diana at Ephesus; Thaisa standing near the altar, as high priestess; a number of Virgins on each side; Cerimon and other inhabitants of Ephesus attending.

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