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Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Folger Shakespeare Library)

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Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare

Pericles tells of a prince who risks his life to win a princess, but discovers that she is in an incestuous relationship with her father and flees to safety. He marries another princess, but she dies giving birth to their daughter. The adventures continue from one disaster to another until the grown-up daughter pulls her father out of despair and the play moves toward a gloriously happy ending.

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Pericles is a romantic and not a rationalist. He is seeking to win the daughter of a wicked king even though he is gambling with his life. (If he misses the riddle, he dies.) The daughter is a product of incest, and Pericles is horrified when he guesses the riddle. The wicked king now wants to kill Pericles. Pericles flees, and we meet the eccentric Helicanus who is loyal to Pericles. Pericles goes to Tharsus, where they are suffering a famine. Pericles offers them relief to which Cleon and his wife are grateful. Pericles makes hiw way to Pentapolis, falls in love with a woman named Thaisa, and wins the right to marry her. All seems well. Pericles hears that the wicked king is dead and that he can go home. Well, on the sea voyage home, his wife Thaisa gets ill, and she appears dead. But because of superstition, they throw her in the sea. Though Thaisa gives birth to a daughter (Mariana) before this happens. Well, Thaisa floats to Ephesus and Thaisa is taken into the temple of Diana where she will be safe. Pericles leaves his daughter with his friend Cleon at Tharsus. Though, Cleon's wife is jealous and wants Mariana dead. The murder plot fails, and Mariana makes it to a house of prostitution. But she refuses to 'work there' so to speak. She meets her future husband, and he helps her escape. Finally, Mariana and Pericles are reunited, but they don't recognize each other at first. But they eventually realize who the other is. Now Pericles wants revenge on Cleon, even though Cleon didn't have anything to do with what Mariana suffered. And of course, Pericles has a dream about where to find Thaisa, and the family is happily reunited. 304 pages

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ISBN 9780743273299
Author William Shakespeare
Age Group 14+
Book Type paperback
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