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Pericles ABRIDGED

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) By

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare’s

Pericles

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4 65 PERICLES PERICLES Embrace him, dear Thaisa; this is he. Dramatis Personae Now do I long to hear how you were found; How possibly preserved; and who to thank, Pericles….Prince of Tyre Besides the gods, for this great miracle. Marina….his daughter THAISA

In Antioch Cerimon, my mistress; this woman, Antiochus….King of Antioch Through whom the gods have shown their power; that can Daughter….of Antiochus From first to last resolve you. Thaliard….servant to Antiochus PERICLES Headsman Madam, Soldier The gods can have no mortal officer 3 Women More like a goddess than you. Will you deliver How this dead queen re-lives? In Tyre Pure Dian, bless thee for thy vision! I Helicanus….trusted friend of Pericles Will offer night-oblations to thee. Thaisa, Escanes…. a lord of Tyre This prince, the fair-betrothed of your daughter, 2 Lords Shall marry her at Pentapolis. 3 Sailors Yet there, my queen, In Tarsus We'll celebrate their nuptials, and ourselves Cleon….the governor Will in that kingdom spend our following days: Dionyza….his wife Our son and daughter shall in Tyre reign. Philoten….their daughter Cerimon, we do our longing stay Leonine….a hired murderer To hear the rest untold: madam, lead's the way. 3 Pirates Exeunt Suitor to Marina CHORUS

In Pentapolis In Antiochus you have heard Simonides….king of Pentapolis Of monstrous lust the due and just reward: Thaisa….his daughter; wife to Pericles In Pericles, his queen and daughter, seen, 3 Fishermen Although assail'd with fortune fierce and keen, 3 Knights Virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast, 3 Ladies Led on by heaven, and crown'd with joy at last: In Helicanus may you well descry At Sea A figure of truth, of faith, of loyalty: Lychorida….nurse maid to Marina In reverend Cerimon there well appears 2 Sailors The worth that learned charity aye wears:

In Ephesus For wicked Cleon and his wife, when fame Cerimon….votaress in the temple of Diana Had spread their cursed deed, Philemon….her attendant To rage the city turn, 2 Gentleman That him and his they in his palace burn; Nun So, on your patience evermore attending, New joy wait on you! Here our play has ending. In Mytilene Exit Pandar….keeper of the brothel Bawd….his wife Boult….their servant Lysimachus….the governor Lord

64 5 PERICLES Madam, no; PERICLES I threw her overboard with these very arms. List of scenes CERIMON Upon this coast, I warrant you. ACT I Page Early in blustering morn this lady was prologue 7 Thrown upon this shore. I oped the coffin, Found there rich jewels; recover'd her, and placed her Scene 1 Antioch. A room in the palace. 7 Here in Diana's temple. Scene 2 Tyre. A room in the palace. 10 Look, Thaisa is recovered. THAISA Scene 3 Tyre. An ante-chamber in the palace. 11 O, my lord, Scene 4 Tarsus. A room in the Governor's house. 12 Are you not Pericles? Like him you spake, Like him you are: did you not name a tempest, ACT II A birth, and death? prologue 17 PERICLES Thaisa! Scene 1 Pentapolis. An open place by the sea-side. 17 THAISA Scene 2 The same. The court of Simonides. 20 That Thaisa am I, supposed dead And drown'd. Scene 4 Tyre. A room in the Governor's house. 24 PERICLES Scene 5 Pentapolis. A room in the palace. 25 No more, you gods! your present kindness Makes my past miseries sports: ACT III O, come, be buried Prologue 29 A second time within these arms. MARINA Scene 1 On shipboard 30 My heart Scene 2 Ephesus. A room in CERIMON's house. 32 Leaps to be gone into my mother's bosom. Kneels to THAISA Scene 3 Tarsus. A room in CLEON's house. 34 PERICLES ACT IV Look, who kneels here! Flesh of thy flesh, Thaisa; Thy burden at the sea, and call'd Marina prologue 37 For she was yielded there. Scene 1 Tarsus. An open place near the sea-shore. 38 THAISA Blest, and mine own! Scene 2 Mytilene. A room in a brothel. 41 HELICANUS Scene 3 Tarsus. A room in CLEON's house. 44 Hail, madam, and my queen! THAISA Scene 4 The monument of MARINA at Tarsus 46 I know you not. Scene 5 Mytilene. A street before the brothel. 47 PERICLES You have heard me say, when I did fly from Tyre, ACT V I left behind an ancient substitute: prologue 55 Can you remember what I call'd the man? I have named him oft. Scene 1 On board PERICLES' ship, off Mytilene. 55 THAISA Scene 2 Before the temple of DIANA at Ephesus 63 'Twas Helicanus then. Scene 3 The temple of Diana at Ephesus 63

6 63 SCENE II CHORUS Now our sands are almost run; More a little, and then dumb. That you aptly will suppose What pageantry, what feats, what shows, What minstrelsy, and pretty din, The regent made in Mytilene To greet the king. So he thrived, That he is promised to be wived To fair Marina; but in no wise Till he had done his sacrifice, As Dian bade: whereto being bound, The interim, pray you, all confound. At Ephesus, the temple see, Our king and all his company. Exit SCENE III. The temple of Diana at Ephesus Enter PERICLES, LYSIMACHUS, HELICANUS, and MARINA PERICLES Hail, Dian! to perform thy just command, ACT I I here confess myself the king of Tyre; Who, frighted from my country, did wed At Pentapolis the fair Thaisa. At sea in childbed died she, but brought forth A maid-child call'd Marina; who, O goddess, Wears yet thy silver livery. She at Tarsus Was nursed with Cleon; who at fourteen years He sought to murder: but her better stars Brought her to Mytilene; 'gainst whose shore Riding, her fortunes brought the maid aboard us, Where, by her own most clear remembrance, she Made known herself my daughter. THAISA You are, you are--O royal Pericles! Faints PERICLES What means the nun? she dies! help, gentlemen! CERIMON Noble sir, If you have told Diana's altar true, This is your wife. 62 7 LYSIMACHUS PROLOGUE A pillow for his head: So, leave him. CHORUS Exeunt all but PERICLES To sing a song that old was sung, DIANA appears to PERICLES as in a vision From ashes ancient our tale is come; DIANA It hath been sung at festivals, My temple stands in Ephesus: hie thee thither, On ember-eves and holy-ales; And do upon mine altar sacrifice. And lords and ladies in their lives There, when my maiden priests are met together, Have read it for restoratives: Before the people all, If you, born in these latter times, Reveal how thou at sea didst lose thy wife: When wit's more ripe, accept our rhymes. To mourn thy crosses, with thy daughter's, call This Antioch, then, Antiochus the Great And give them repetition to the life. Built up, this city, for his chiefest seat: Perform my bidding, or thou livest in woe; The fairest in all Syria, Do it, and happy; by my silver bow! This king unto him took a wife, Awake, and tell thy dream. Who died and left a female heir, Disappears So buxom, blithe, and full of face, PERICLES As heaven had lent her all his grace; Celestial Dian, goddess argentine, With whom the father liking took, I will obey thee. Helicanus! And her to incest did provoke: Re-enter HELICANUS, LYSIMACHUS, and MARINA to entice his own HELICANUS To evil should be done by none: Sir? The beauty of this dame PERICLES Made many princes thither frame, My purpose was for Tarsus, there to strike To seek her as a bed-fellow, The inhospitable Cleon; but I am In marriage-pleasures play-fellow: For other service first: toward Ephesus Which to prevent he made a law, Turn our blown sails; eftsoons I'll tell thee why. To keep her still, and men in awe, To LYSIMACHUS That whoso ask'd her for his wife, Shall we refresh us, sir, upon your shore, His riddle told not, lost his life: And give you gold for such provision So for her many a wight did die, As our intents will need? As yon grim looks do testify. LYSIMACHUS Exit Sir, With all my heart; and, when you come ashore, SCENE I. Antioch. A room in the palace. I have another suit. PERICLES Enter ANTIOCHUS, Prince PERICLES, a headsman, and a soldier You shall prevail, ANTIOCHUS Were it to woo my daughter; for it seems Young prince of Tyre, you have at large received You have been noble towards her. The danger of the task you undertake. LYSIMACHUS PERICLES Sir, lend me your arm. I have, Antiochus, and, with a soul PERICLES Embolden'd with the glory of her praise, Come, my Marina. Think death no hazard in this enterprise. Exeunt 8 61 ANTIOCHUS PERICLES Bring in our daughter! I am Pericles of Tyre: but tell me now Enter the Daughter of ANTIOCHUS with three women attending My drown'd queen's name, as in the rest you said PERICLES Thou hast been godlike perfect, See where she comes, The heir of kingdoms and another like You gods that made me man, and sway in love, To Pericles thy father. That have inflamed desire in my breast MARINA To taste the fruit of yon celestial tree, Is it no more to be your daughter than Or die in the adventure, be my helps, To say my mother's name was Thaisa? As I am son and servant to your will, Thaisa was my mother, who did end To compass such a boundless happiness! The minute I began. ANTIOCHUS PERICLES Prince Pericles,-- Now, blessing on thee! thou art my child. PERICLES Mine own, Helicanus; That would be son to great Antiochus. She is not dead at Tarsus, as she should have been, ANTIOCHUS By savage Cleon: she shall tell thee all; Yon sometimes famous princes, like thyself, When thou shalt kneel, and justify in knowledge Drawn by report, adventurous by desire, She is thy very princess. Who is this? Tell thee, with speechless tongues and semblance pale, HELICANUS That here they stand martyrs, slain in Cupid's wars; Sir, 'tis the governor of Mytilene, And with dead cheeks advise thee to desist Who, hearing of your melancholy state, For going on death's net, whom none resist. Did come to see you. PERICLES PERICLES Antiochus, I thank thee, who hath taught I embrace you. My frail mortality to know itself, I am wild in my beholding. And by those fearful objects to prepare O heavens bless my girl! But, hark, what music? This body, like to them, to what I must; Tell Helicanus, my Marina, tell him But my unspotted fire of love to you. O'er, point by point, for yet he seems to doubt, To the Daughter of ANTIOCHUS How sure you are my daughter. But, what music? Thus ready for the way of life or death, HELICANUS I wait the sharpest blow, Antiochus. My lord, I hear none. ANTIOCHUS PERICLES Scorning advice, read the conclusion then: None! Which read and not expounded, 'tis decreed, The music of the spheres! List, my Marina. As these before thee thou thyself shalt bleed. LYSIMACHUS Daughter It is not good to cross him; give him way. Of all say'd yet, mayst thou prove prosperous! PERICLES Of all say'd yet, I wish thee happiness! Rarest sounds! Do ye not hear? PERICLES LYSIMACHUS Like a bold champion, I assume the lists, My lord, I hear. Nor ask advice of any other thought PERICLES But faithfulness and courage. Most heavenly music! Daughter It nips me unto listening, and thick slumber Speaking the riddle Hangs upon mine eyes: let me rest. I am no viper, yet I feed Sleeps On mother's flesh which did me breed. I sought a husband, in which labour 60 9 MARINA I found that kindness in a father: The king my father did in Tarsus leave me; He's father, son, and husband mild; Till cruel Cleon, with his wicked wife, I mother, wife, and yet his child. Did seek to murder me: and having woo'd How they may be, and yet in two, A villain to attempt it, who having drawn to do't, As you will live, resolve it you. A crew of pirates came and rescued me; PERICLES Brought me to Mytilene. But, good sir, Sharp physic is the last: Why do you weep? If this be true, which makes me pale to hear it? It may be, Fair glass of light, I loved you, and could still, You think me an impostor: no, good faith; Were not this glorious casket stored with ill: I am the daughter to King Pericles, But being play'd upon before your time, If good King Pericles be. Hell only danceth at so harsh a chime. PERICLES Good sooth, I care not for you. Ho, Helicanus! ANTIOCHUS HELICANUS Prince Pericles, your time's expired: Calls my lord? Either expound now, or receive your sentence. PERICLES PERICLES Thou art a grave and noble counsellor, Great king, Most wise in general: tell me, if thou canst, Few love to hear the sins they love to act; What this maid is, or what is like to be, 'Twould braid yourself too near for me to tell it. That thus hath made me weep? ANTIOCHUS HELICANUS [Aside] Heaven, that I had thy head! he has found I know not; but the meaning: Here is the regent, sir, of Mytilene But I will gloze with him.--Young prince of Tyre, Speaks nobly of her. Though by the tenor of our strict edict, LYSIMACHUS Your exposition misinterpreting, She would never tell We might proceed to cancel of your days; Her parentage; being demanded that, Yet hope, succeeding from so fair a tree She would sit still and weep. As your fair self, doth tune us otherwise: PERICLES Forty days longer we do respite you; O Helicanus, strike me, honour'd sir; If by which time our secret be undone, Give me a gash, put me to present pain; This mercy shows we'll joy in such a son: Lest this great sea of joys rushing upon me And until then your entertain shall be O'erbear the shores of my mortality, As doth befit our honour and your worth. And drown me with their sweetness. O, come hither, Exeunt PERICLES with Daughter and others; ANTIOCHUS left alone Thou that beget'st him that did thee beget; ANTIOCHUS Thou that wast born at sea, buried at Tarsus, He hath found the meaning, for which we mean And found at sea again! O Helicanus, To have his head. Down on thy knees, thank the holy gods as loud He must not live to trumpet forth my infamy, As thunder threatens us: this is Marina. Nor tell the world Antiochus doth sin What was thy mother's name? tell me but that, In such a loathed manner; For truth can never be confirm'd enough, And therefore instantly this prince must die: Though doubts did ever sleep. For by his fall my honour must keep high. MARINA Who attends us there? First, sir, I pray, Enter THALIARD What is your title? THALIARD Doth your highness call? 10 59 ANTIOCHUS PERICLES Thaliard, O, I am mock'd, You are of our chamber, and our mind partakes And thou by some incensed god sent hither Her private actions to your secrecy; To make the world to laugh at me. And for your faithfulness we will advance you. MARINA Thaliard, behold, here's poison, and here's gold; Patience, good sir, We hate the prince of Tyre, and thou must kill him: Or here I'll cease. It fits thee not to ask the reason why, PERICLES Because we bid it. Say, is it done? Nay, I'll be patient. THALIARD Thou little know'st how thou dost startle me, My lord, tis done. To call thyself Marina. ANTIOCHUS MARINA Enough. The name Enter Daughter Was given me by one that had some power, Let your breath cool yourself, telling your haste. My father, and a king. Daughter PERICLES My lord, prince Pericles is fled. How! a king's daughter? ANTIOCHUS And call'd Marina? As thou MARINA Wilt live, fly after: and like an arrow shot You said you would believe me; From a well-experienced archer hits the mark But, not to be a troubler of your peace, His eye doth level at, so thou ne'er return I will end here. Unless thou say 'Prince Pericles is dead.' PERICLES THALIARD But are you flesh and blood? My lord, Have you a working pulse? and are no fairy? If I can get him within my pistol's length, Well; speak on. Where were you born? I'll make him sure enough: so, farewell to your highness. And wherefore call'd Marina? ANTIOCHUS MARINA Thaliard, adieu! Call'd Marina Exit THALIARD For I was born at sea. Till Pericles be dead, PERICLES My heart can lend no succor to my head. At sea! what mother? Exit ANTIOCHUS and Daughter MARINA My mother was the daughter of a king; SCENE II. Tyre. A room in the palace. Who died the minute I was born, As my good nurse Lychorida hath oft Enter PERICLES and HELICANUS Deliver'd weeping. PERICLES PERICLES Let none disturb us; O, stop there a little! The great Antiochus, Aside 'Gainst whom I am too little to contend, This is the rarest dream that e'er dull sleep Will think me speaking, though I swear to silence; Did mock sad fools withal: this cannot be: Nor boots it me to say I honour him. My daughter's buried. If he suspect I may dishonour him: Yet, give me leave: And what may make him blush in being known, How came you in these parts? where were you bred? He'll stop the course by which it might be known; 58 11 PERICLES With hostile forces he'll o'erspread the land, I do think so. Pray you, turn your eyes upon me. Our men be vanquish'd ere they do resist, You are like something that--What country-woman? And subjects punish'd that ne'er thought offence: Here of these shores? Which care of them, not pity of myself, MARINA Makes both my body pine and soul to languish, No, nor of any shores. Helicanus, fit counsellor and servant for a prince, PERICLES Who by thy wisdom makest a prince thy servant, I am great with woe, and shall deliver weeping. What wouldst thou have me do? My dearest wife was like this maid, and such a one HELICANUS My daughter might have been: my queen's square brows; Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak. Her stature to an inch; Freely will I speak. Antiochus you fear, As silver-voiced; her eyes as jewel-like And justly too, I think, And cased as richly; Who either by public war or private treason Where do you live? Will take away your life. MARINA Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Where I am but a stranger: from the deck Till that his rage and anger be forgot, You may discern the place. Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life. PERICLES Your rule direct to any; if to me. Where were you bred? Day serves not light more faithful than I'll be. And how achieved you these endowments, which PERICLES You make more rich to owe? I do not doubt thy faith; MARINA But should he wrong my liberties in my absence? If I should tell my history, it would seem HELICANUS Like lies disdain'd in the reporting. We'll mingle our bloods together in the earth, PERICLES From whence we had our being and our birth. Prithee, speak: PERICLES Falseness cannot come from thee; I will Tyre, I now look from thee then, and to Tarsus Believe thee, Intend my travel, where I'll hear from thee; For thou look'st And by whose letters I'll dispose myself. Like one I loved indeed. What were thy friends? The care I had and have of subjects' good Didst thou not say, On thee I lay whose wisdom's strength can bear it. That thou camest I'll take thy word for faith, not ask thine oath. From good descending? Exeunt MARINA So indeed I did. SCENE III. Tyre. An ante-chamber in the PERICLES I think thou said'st palace. Thou hadst been toss'd from wrong to injury, Enter THALIARD And that thou thought'st thy griefs might equal mine, THALIARD If both were open'd. So, this is Tyre, and this the court. Here must I What were thy friends? kill King Pericles; and if I do it not, I am sure to How lost thou them? Thy name, my most kind virgin? be hanged at home: 'tis dangerous. Well, I perceive Recount, I do beseech thee: come, sit by me. he was a wise fellow, and had good discretion, that, MARINA being bid to ask what he would of the king, desired My name is Marina. he might know none of his secrets: Hush! here come the lords of Tyre. Enter HELICANUS and 1st Lord of Tyre 12 57 HELICANUS LYSIMACHUS You shall not need, my fellow peers of Tyre, O, here is Further to question me of your king's departure: The lady that I sent for. Welcome, fair one! His seal'd commission, left in trust with me, Is't not a goodly presence? Doth speak sufficiently he's gone to travel. HELICANUS THALIARD She's a gallant lady. [Aside] How! the king gone! LYSIMACHUS HELICANUS Fair one, all goodness that consists in bounty If further yet you will be satisfied, Expect even here, where is a kingly patient: Why he would depart, I'll give some light unto you. If that thy prosperous and artificial feat Being at Antioch-- Can draw him but to answer thee in aught, Royal Antiochus--on what cause I know not-- Thy sacred physic shall receive such pay Took some displeasure at him; at least he judged so: As thy desires can wish. And doubting lest that he had err'd or sinn'd, MARINA To show his sorrow, he'ld correct himself; Sir, I will use So puts himself unto the shipman's toil, My utmost skill in his recovery. With whom each minute threatens life or death. Approaches PERICLES THALIARD I am a maid, [Aside] Well, I perceive My lord, that ne'er before invited eyes, I shall not be hang'd now; But have been gazed on like a comet: I speak, Since he's gone, the king's seas must please: My lord, that, may be, hath endured a grief He 'scaped the land, to perish at the sea. Might equal yours, if both were justly weigh'd. I'll present myself. Peace to the lords of Tyre! Though wayward fortune did malign my state, HELICANUS My derivation was from ancestors Lord Thaliard from Antiochus is welcome. Who stood equivalent with mighty kings: THALIARD But time hath rooted out my parentage, From him I come And to the world and awkward casualties With message unto princely Pericles; Bound me in servitude. But since my landing I have understood MARINA sings Your lord has betook himself to unknown travels, LYSIMACHUS My message must return from whence it came. Mark'd he your music? HELICANUS MARINA We have no reason to desire it, No, nor look'd on me. Commended to our master, not to us: PERICLES Yet, ere you shall depart, this we desire, Hum, ha! As friends to Antioch, we may feast in Tyre. MARINA Exeunt I will desist; But there is something glows upon my cheek, SCENE IV. Tarsus. A room in the Governor's And whispers in mine ear, 'Go not till he speak.' house. PERICLES My fortunes--parentage--good parentage-- Enter CLEON, the governor of Tarsus, with DIONYZA To equal mine!--was it not thus? what say you? CLEON MARINA My Dionyza, shall we rest us here, I said, my lord, if you did know my parentage, And by relating tales of others' griefs, You would not do me violence. See if 'twill teach us to forget our own? 56 13 LYSIMACHUS DIONYZA You wish me well. That were to blow at fire in hope to quench it; Being on shore, honouring of Neptune's triumphs, For who digs hills because they do aspire Seeing this goodly vessel ride before us, Throws down one mountain to cast up a higher. I made to it, to know of whence you are. O my distressed lord, even such our griefs are; HELICANUS CLEON Sir, This Tarsus, o'er which I have the government, Our vessel is of Tyre, in it the king; A city on whom plenty held full hand, A man who for this three months hath not spoken For riches strew'd herself even in the streets; To any one, nor taken sustenance Whose towers bore heads so high they kiss'd the clouds, But to prorogue his grief. Whose men and dames so jetted and adorn'd, LYSIMACHUS Like one another's glass to trim them by: Upon what ground is his distemperature? Their tables were stored full, to glad the sight, HELICANUS And not so much to feed on as delight; 'Twould be too tedious to repeat; All poverty was scorn'd, and pride so great, But the main grief springs from the loss The name of help grew odious to repeat. Of a beloved daughter and a wife. DIONYZA LYSIMACHUS O, 'tis too true. May we not see him? CLEON HELICANUS But see what heaven can do! By this our change, You may; These mouths, who but of late, earth, sea, and air, But bootless is your sight: he will not speak To any. Were all too little to content and please, Behold him. They are now starved for want of exercise: PERICLES is discovered Those palates who, not yet two summers younger, This was a goodly person, Must have inventions to delight the taste, Till the disaster that, one mortal night, Would now be glad of bread, and beg for it: Drove him to this. Those mothers who, to nuzzle up their babes, LYSIMACHUS are ready now Sir king, all hail! the gods preserve you! To eat those little darlings whom they loved. Hail, royal sir! So sharp are hunger's teeth, that man and wife HELICANUS Draw lots who first shall die to lengthen life: It is in vain; he will not speak to you. Here stands a lord, and there a lady weeping; Lord of Mytilene Here many sink, yet those which see them fall Sir, Have scarce strength left to give them burial. We have a maid aboard our vessel, I durst wager, Is not this true? Would win some words of him. DIONYZA LYSIMACHUS Our cheeks and hollow eyes do witness it. 'Tis well bethought. CLEON She questionless with her sweet harmony O, let those cities that of plenty's cup And other chosen attractions, would allure, And her prosperities so largely taste, And make a battery through his deafen'd parts, hear these tears! Which now are midway stopp'd. The misery of Tarsus may be theirs. Whispers to Lord, who goes off in the barge of LYSIMACHUS Enter LEONINE HELICANUS LEONINE Sure, all's effectless; yet nothing we'll omit Where's the lord governor? That bears recovery's name. Re-enter, from the barge, Lord, with MARINA 14 55 CLEON PROLOGUE Here. Speak out thy sorrows which thou bring'st in haste, CHORUS For comfort is too far for us to expect. Marina thus the brothel 'scapes, and chances LEONINE Into an honest house, our story says. We have descried, upon our neighbouring shore, She sings like one immortal, and she dances A portly sail of ships make hitherward. As goddess-like to her admired lays; CLEON Here we her place; I thought as much. And to her father turn our thoughts again, One sorrow never comes but brings an heir, Where we left him, on the sea. We there him lost; some neighbouring nation, Whence, driven before the winds, he is arrived Taking advantage of our misery, Here where his daughter dwells; and on this coast Hath stuff'd these hollow vessels with their power, Suppose him now at anchor. The city strived To beat us down, the which are down already; God Neptune's annual feast to keep: from whence And make a conquest of unhappy me, Lysimachus our Tyrian ship espies, Whereas no glory's got to overcome. His banners sable, trimm'd with rich expense; LEONINE And to him in his barge with fervor hies. That's the least fear; for, by the semblance In your supposing once more put your sight Of their white flags display'd, they bring us peace, Of heavy Pericles. And come to us as favourers, not as foes. Exit CLEON Go tell their general we attend him here, SCENE I. On board PERICLES' ship, off To know for what he comes, and whence he comes, And what he craves. Mytilene. LEONINE Enter HELICANUS; enter 3rd Tyrian Sailor I go, my lord. Third Tyrian Sailor Exit LEONINE Lord Helicanus? CLEON Sir, there's a barge put off from Mytilene, Welcome is peace, if he on peace consist; And in it is Lysimachus the governor, If wars, we are unable to resist. Who craves to come aboard. What is your will? Enter PERICLES HELICANUS PERICLES That he have his. Lord governor, for so we hear you are, I pray ye, greet them fairly. Let not our ships and number of our men Exit 3rd Tyrian Sailor Be like a beacon fired to amaze your eyes. Enter, from thence, 3rd Tyrian Sailor, LYSIMACHUS, and Lord of We have heard your miseries as far as Tyre, Mytilene And seen the desolation of your streets: Third Tyrian Sailor Nor come we to add sorrow to your tears, Sir, But to relieve them of their heavy load; This is the man that can And these our ships, Resolve you. Are stored with corn to make your needy bread, LYSIMACHUS And give them life whom hunger starved half dead. Hail, reverend sir! the gods preserve you! DIONYZA HELICANUS The gods of Greece protect you! And you, sir, to outlive the age I am, And die as I would do.

54 15 PERICLES Arise, I pray you, rise: We do not look for reverence, but to love, And harbourage for ourself, our ships, and men. CLEON Your grace is welcome to our town and us. PERICLES Which welcome we'll accept; feast here awhile, Until our stars that frown lend us a smile. Exeunt

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ACT II 52 17 BOULT PROLOGUE But can you teach all this you speak of? MARINA CHORUS Prove that I cannot, take me home again, Prince Pericles, And prostitute me to the basest groom To whom we give our benison, That doth frequent your house. Is still at Tarsus, where each man BOULT Build his statue to make him glorious: Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can But tidings to the contrary place thee, I will. Are brought your eyes. MARINA Good Helicane, that stay'd at home, But amongst honest women. Sends word of all that haps in Tyre: BOULT How Thaliard came full bent with sin 'Faith, my acquaintance lies little amongst them. And had intent to murder him; But since my master and mistress have bought you, And that in Tarsus was not best there's no going but by their consent: therefore I Longer for him to make his rest. will make them acquainted with your purpose, and I He, doing so, put forth to seas, doubt not but I shall find them tractable enough. Where when men been, there's seldom ease; Come, I'll do for thee what I can. For now the wind begins to blow; Exeunt Thunder above and deeps below Make such unquiet, that the ship Should house him safe is wreck'd and split; And he, good prince, having all lost, By waves from coast to coast is tost: Till fortune, tired with doing bad, Threw him ashore, to give him glad. SCENE I. Pentapolis. An open place by the sea -side. Enter PERICLES, wet PERICLES Yet cease your ire, you angry stars of heaven! Wind, rain, and thunder, remember, earthly man Is but a substance that must yield to you; And I, as fits my nature, do obey you: Alas, the sea hath cast me on the rocks, Wash'd me from shore to shore, and left my breath Nothing to think on but ensuing death: Let it suffice the greatness of your powers To have bereft a prince of all his fortunes; And having thrown him from your watery grave, Here to have death in peace is all he'll crave. Enter three FISHERMEN First Fisherman What, ho, Pilch! 18 51 Second Fisherman Bawd Ha, come and bring away the nets! She conjures: away with her! Would she had never First Fisherman come within my doors! She's born What, Patch-breech, I say! to undo us. Third Fisherman Exit What say you, master? BOULT First Fisherman Come, mistress; come your ways with me. Look how thou stirrest now! come away, or I'll MARINA fetch thee with a wanion. Whither wilt thou have me? Third Fisherman BOULT Faith, master, I am thinking of the poor men that To take from you the jewel you hold so dear. were cast away before us even now. MARINA First Fisherman Prithee, tell me one thing first. Alas, poor souls, it grieved my heart to hear what BOULT pitiful cries they made to us to help them, when, Come now, your one thing. well-a-day, we could scarce help ourselves. MARINA PERICLES What canst thou wish thine enemy to be? Peace be at your labour, honest fishermen. BOULT A man whom both the waters and the wind, Why, I could wish him to be my master, or rather, my mistress. In that vast tennis-court, have made the ball MARINA For them to play upon, entreats you pity him: Neither of these are so bad as thou art, He asks of you, that never used to beg. Thou hold'st a place, for which the pained'st fiend First Fisherman Of hell would not in reputation change: No, friend, cannot you beg? Here's them in our Thou art the damned doorkeeper to every country Greece gets more with begging than we can do Coistrel that comes inquiring for his Tib; with working. Thy food is such Second Fisherman As hath been belch'd on by infected lungs. Canst thou catch any fishes, then? BOULT PERICLES What would you have me do? go to the wars, would I never practised it. you? where a man may serve seven years for the loss Second Fisherman of a leg, and have not money enough in the end to Nay, then thou wilt starve, sure; for here's nothing buy him a wooden one? to be got now-a-days, unless thou canst fish for't. MARINA PERICLES Do any thing but this thou doest. Empty What I have been I have forgot to know; Old receptacles, or common shores, of filth; But what I am, want teaches me to think on: Serve by indenture to the common hangman: A man throng'd up with cold: my veins are chill, Any of these ways are yet better than this; And have no more of life than may suffice O, that the gods To give my tongue that heat to ask your help; Would safely deliver me from this place! Which if you shall refuse, when I am dead, Here, here's gold for thee. For that I am a man, pray see me buried. If that thy master would gain by thee, First Fisherman Proclaim that I can sing, weave, sew, and dance, Die quoth-a? Now gods forbid! I have a gown here; With other virtues, which I'll keep from boast: come, put it on; keep thee warm. Now, afore me, a And I will undertake all these to teach. handsome fellow! I doubt not but this populous city will Yield many scholars. 50 19 LYSIMACHUS PERICLES Fare thee well. Thou art a piece of virtue, and I thank you, madam. I doubt not but thy training hath been noble. First Fisherman Hold, here's more gold for thee. Hark you, sir, do you know where ye are? A curse upon him, die he like a thief, PERICLES That robs thee of thy goodness! If thou dost Not well. Hear from me, it shall be for thy good. First Fisherman Re-enter BOULT Why, I'll tell you: this is called Pentapolis, and BOULT our king the good Simonides. I beseech your honour, one piece for me. PERICLES LYSIMACHUS The good King Simonides, do you call him. Avaunt, thou damned door-keeper! First Fisherman Your house, but for this virgin that doth prop it, Ay, sir; and he deserves so to be called for his Would sink and overwhelm you. Away! peaceable reign and good government. Exit PERICLES BOULT He is a happy king, since he gains from his subjects How's this? We must take another course with you. the name of good by his government. How far is his If your peevish chastity court distant from this shore? shall undo a whole household, let me be gelded like First Fisherman a spaniel. Marry, sir, half a day's journey: and I'll tell Come your ways. We'll you, he hath a fair daughter, and to-morrow is her have no more gentlemen driven away. Come your ways, I say. birth-day; and there are princes and knights come Re-enter Bawd from all parts of the world to tourney for her love. Bawd PERICLES How now! what's the matter? Were my fortunes equal to my desires, I could wish BOULT to make one there. Worse and worse, mistress; she has here spoken holy Re-enter Second and Third Fishermen, drawing up a net words to the Lord Lysimachus. Second Fisherman Bawd Help, master, help! here's a fish hangs in the net, O abominable! like a poor man's right in the law; 'twill hardly BOULT come out. Ha! bots on't, 'tis come at last, and She makes our profession as it were to stink afore 'tis turned to a rusty armour. the face of the gods. PERICLES Bawd An armour, friends! I pray you, let me see it. Marry, hang her up for ever! Thanks, fortune, yet, that, after all my crosses, BOULT Thou givest me somewhat to repair myself; The nobleman would have dealt with her like a First Fisherman nobleman, and she sent him away as cold as a What mean you, sir? snowball; saying his prayers too. PERICLES Bawd To beg of you, kind friends, this coat of worth, Boult, take her away; use her at thy pleasure: And that you'ld guide me to your sovereign's court, crack the glass of her virginity, and make the rest malleable. Where with it I may appear a gentleman; MARINA First Fisherman Hark, hark, you gods! Why, wilt thou tourney for the lady? PERICLES I'll show the virtue I have borne in arms. 20 49 First Fisherman MARINA Why, do 'e take it, and the gods give thee good on't! Earlier too, sir, if now I be one. Second Fisherman LYSIMACHUS Ay, but hark you, my friend; 'twas we that made up Why, the house you dwell in proclaims you to be a this garment through the rough seams of the waters: creature of sale. I hope, sir, if you thrive, you'll remember from MARINA whence you had it. Do you know this house to be a place of such resort, PERICLES and will come into 't? I hear say you are of Believe 't, I will. honourable parts, and are the governor of this place. Exeunt LYSIMACHUS Why, hath your principal made known unto you who I am? SCENE II. The same. The court of Simonides MARINA Who is my principal? Enter SIMONIDES, THAISA, PERICLES, 3 Knights, and 3 Ladies in LYSIMACHUS Waiting Why, your herb-woman; she that sets seeds and roots SIMONIDES of shame and iniquity. O, you have heard something Are the knights ready to begin the triumph? of my power, and so stand aloof for more serious Knights wooing. But I protest to thee, pretty one, my We are, my liege. authority shall not see thee, or else look friendly SIMONIDES upon thee. Come, bring me to some private place: Our daughter, come, come. In honour of whose birth these triumphs are, MARINA Sits here, like beauty's child, whom nature gat If you were born to honour, show it now; For men to see, and seeing wonder at. O, that the gods THAISA Would set me free from this unhallow'd place. It pleaseth you, my royal father, to express O, my good Lord, kill me, but not deflower me. My commendations great, whose merit's less. Punish me how you please, so you spare my chastity. SIMONIDES And since it is all the dowry that the Gods have given, It's fit it should be so; Do not you take it from me. As jewels lose their glory if neglected, Make me your servant, I will willingly obey you. So princes their renowns if not respected. Make me your bondswoman, I will accompt it freedom. 'Tis now your honour, daughter, to explain Let me be the worst that is called vile, The labour of each knight in his device. So I may still lie honest, I am content. THAISA Or if you think it is too blessed a happiness to have me so, Which, to preserve mine honour, I'll perform. Let me even now, now in this minute die, SIMONIDES And I’ll acccompt my death more happy than my birth. Who is the first that doth prefer himself? LYSIMACHUS THAISA I did not think A knight of Sparta, my renowned father; Thou couldst have spoke so well; ne'er dream'd thou couldst. And the device he bears Had I brought hither a corrupted mind, Is a black Ethiope reaching at the sun. Thy speech had alter'd it. Hold, here's gold for thee: SIMONIDES Persever in that clear way thou goest, He loves you well that holds his life of you. And the gods strengthen thee! Who is the second that presents himself? MARINA The good gods preserve you! 48 21 LYSIMACHUS THAISA 'Faith, she would serve after a long voyage at sea. A prince of Macedon, my royal father; Well, there's for you: leave us. And the device he bears Bawd Is an arm'd knight that's conquer'd by a lady. I beseech your honour, give me leave: a word, and SIMONIDES I'll have done presently. And what's the third? LYSIMACHUS THAISA I beseech you, do. The third of Antioch; Bawd And his device, a wreath of chivalry. [To MARINA] First, I would have you note, this is SIMONIDES an honourable man. And what's MARINA The fourth and last? I desire to find him so, that I may worthily note him. THAISA Bawd He seems to be a stranger; but his present is Next, he's the governor of this country, and a man A wither'd branch, that's only green at top. whom I am bound to. SIMONIDES MARINA From the dejected state wherein he is, If he govern the country, you are bound to him He hopes by you his fortunes yet may flourish. indeed; but how honourable he is in that, I know not. First Lady in Waiting Bawd He had need mean better than his outward show Pray you, without any more virginal fencing, will Can any way speak in his just commend; you use him kindly? He will line your apron with gold. For by his rusty outside he appears MARINA To have practised more the whipstock than the lance. What he will do graciously, I will thankfully receive. Second Lady in Waiting LYSIMACHUS He well may be a stranger, for he comes Ha' you done? To an honour'd triumph strangely furnished. Bawd SIMONIDES My lord, she's not paced yet: you must take some Opinion's but a fool, that makes us scan pains to work her to your manage. Come, we will The outward habit by the inward man. leave his honour and her together. Go thy ways. But stay, the knights are ready. Exeunt Bawd, Pandar, and BOULT The Knights tourney for THAISA; PERICLES wins LYSIMACHUS Knights, Now, pretty one, how long have you been at this trade? To say you're welcome were superfluous. MARINA To place upon the volume of your deeds, What trade, sir? As in a title-page, your worth in arms. LYSIMACHUS Were more than you expect, Why, I cannot name't but I shall offend. Since every worth in show commends itself. MARINA Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast: I cannot be offended with my trade. Please you to name it. You are princes and my guests. LYSIMACHUS THAISA How long have you been of this profession? But you, my knight and guest; MARINA To whom this wreath of victory I give, E'er since I can remember. And crown you king of this day's happiness. LYSIMACHUS PERICLES Did you go to 't so young? Were you a gamester at 'Tis more by fortune, lady, than by merit. five or at seven? 22 47 SIMONIDES SCENE V. Mytilene. A street before the Call it by what you will, the day is yours; And here, I hope, is none that envies it. brothel. Come, queen o' Enter, from the brothel, Pandar, Bawd, & BOULT the feast,-- Pandar For, daughter, so you are,--here take your place. Well, I had rather than twice the worth of her she THAISA had ne'er come here. Sir, yonder is your place. Bawd PERICLES Fie, fie upon her! she's able to freeze the god Some other is more fit. Priapus, and undo a whole generation. We must First Knight either get her ravished, or be rid of her. Contend not, sir; for we are gentlemen BOULT That neither in our hearts nor outward eyes 'Faith, I must ravish her, or she'll disfurnish us Envy the great nor do the low despise. of all our cavaliers, and make our swearers priests. PERICLES Pandar You are right courteous knights. Now, the pox upon her green-sickness for me! Third Lady in Waiting Bawd Sure, he's a gallant gentleman. 'Faith, there's no way to be rid on't but by the THAISA way to the pox. Here comes the Lord Lysimachus disguised. To me he seems like diamond to glass. Enter LYSIMACHUS SIMONIDES LYSIMACHUS What, are you merry, knights? How now! How a dozen of virginities? Second Knight Bawd Who can be other in this royal presence? Now, the gods to-bless your honour! SIMONIDES BOULT Here, with a cup that's stored unto the brim,-- I am glad to see your honour in good health. As you do love, fill to your mistress' lips,-- LYSIMACHUS We drink this health to you. How now! Knights wholesome iniquity have you that a man may deal We thank your grace. withal, and defy the surgeon? SIMONIDES Bawd Yet pause awhile: We have here one, sir, if she would--but there never Yon knight doth sit too melancholy, came her like in Mytilene. As if the entertainment in our court LYSIMACHUS Had not a show might countervail his worth. If she'ld do the deed of darkness, thou wouldst say. Note it not you, Thaisa? Bawd THAISA Your honour knows what 'tis to say well enough. What is it LYSIMACHUS To me, my father? Well, call forth, call forth. SIMONIDES Exit BOULT Make his entrance more sweet, Bawd Here, say we drink this standing-bowl of wine to him. Here comes that which grows to the stalk; never THAISA plucked yet, I can assure you. Alas, my father, it befits not me Re-enter BOULT with MARINA Unto a stranger knight to be so bold: Is she not a fair creature? He may my proffer take for an offence, Since men take women's gifts for impudence. 46 23 CLEON SIMONIDES Thou art like the harpy, How! Which, to betray, dost, with thine angel's face, Do as I bid you, or you'll move me else. Seize with thine eagle's talons. THAISA DIONYZA [Aside] Now, by the gods, he could not please me better. You are like one that superstitiously SIMONIDES Doth swear to the gods that winter kills the flies: And furthermore tell him, we desire to know of him, But yet I know you'll do as I advise. Of whence he is, his name and parentage. Exeunt THAISA The king my father, sir, has drunk to you. SCENE IV PERICLES I thank him. CHORUS THAISA Pericles Wishing it so much blood unto your life. Is now again thwarting the wayward seas, PERICLES Attended on by many a lord and knight. I thank both him and you, and pledge him freely. To see his daughter, all his life's delight. THAISA Well-sailing ships and bounteous winds have brought And further he desires to know of you, This king to Tarsus. Of whence you are, your name and parentage. See how belief may suffer by foul show! PERICLES The epitaph is for Marina writ A gentleman of Tyre; my name, Pericles; By wicked Dionyza. My education been in arts and arms; DIONYZA Who, looking for adventures in the world, Reads the inscription on MARINA's monument Was by the rough seas reft of ships and men, 'The fairest, sweet'st, and best lies here, And after shipwreck driven upon this shore. Who wither'd in her spring of year. THAISA She was of Tyre the king's daughter, He thanks your grace; names himself Pericles, On whom foul death hath made this slaughter; A gentleman of Tyre, Marina was she call'd; and at her birth, Who only by misfortune of the seas Thetis, being proud, swallow'd some part o' the earth: Bereft of ships and men, cast on this shore. Therefore the earth, fearing to be o'erflow'd, SIMONIDES Hath Thetis' birth-child on the heavens bestow'd’ Now, by the gods, I pity his misfortune, CHORUS And will awake him from his melancholy. Pericles, in sorrow all devour'd, Come, gentlemen, we sit too long on trifles, With sighs shot through, and biggest tears And waste the time, which looks for other revels. o'ershower'd, The Knights and Ladies dance Leaves Tarsus and again embarks. He swears Come, sir; Never to wash his face, nor cut his hairs: Here is a lady that wants breathing too: He puts on sackcloth, and to sea. He bears And I have heard, you knights of Tyre A tempest, which his mortal vessel tears, Are excellent in making ladies trip. And yet he rides it out. PERICLES Let Pericles believe his daughter's dead, In those that practise them they are, my lord. And bear his courses to be ordered SIMONIDES By Lady Fortune; while our scene must play PERICLES and THAISA join the dance His daughter's woe and heavy well-a-day Thanks, gentlemen, to all; all have done well. In her unholy service. Patience, then, To PERICLES And think you now are all in Mytilene. But you the best. Exit 24 45 PERICLES CLEON I am at your grace's pleasure. Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, SIMONIDES I'ld give it to undo the deed. It is too late to talk of love; O villain Leonine! And that's the mark I know you level at: Whom thou hast poison'd too: Therefore each one betake him to his rest; If thou hadst drunk to him, 't had been a kindness To-morrow all for speeding do their best. Becoming well thy fact: what canst thou say Exeunt When noble Pericles shall demand his child? DIONYZA SCENE IV. Tyre. A room in the Governor's That she is dead. house. She died at night; I'll say so. Who can cross it? Unless you play the pious innocent, Enter HELICANUS and ESCANES And for an honest attribute cry out HELICANUS 'She died by foul play.' No, Escanes, know this of me, CLEON Antiochus from incest lived not free: O, go to. Well, well, For which, the most high gods not minding longer Of all the faults beneath the heavens, the gods To withhold the vengeance that they had in store, Do like this worst. Due to this heinous capital offence, Re-enter PHILOTEN listening When he was seated in a chariot DIONYZA Of an inestimable value, Be it so, then: A fire from heaven came and shrivell'd up Yet none does know, but you, how she came dead, his body. Nor none can know, Leonine being gone. ESCANES She did disdain my child, and stood between 'Twas very strange. Her and her fortunes: none would look on her, HELICANUS But cast their gazes on Marina's face; And yet but justice; for though Whilst ours was blurted at and held a malkin This king were great, his greatness was no guard Not worth the time of day. It pierced me through; To bar heaven's shaft, but sin had his reward. And though you call my course unnatural, ESCANES You not your child well loving, yet I find 'Tis very true. It greets me as an enterprise of kindness Enter Second Lord of Tyre Perform'd to your sole daughter. Second Lord of Tyre CLEON Lord Helicane, a word. Heavens forgive it! Know that our griefs are risen to the top, DIONYZA And now at length they overflow their banks. And as for Pericles, HELICANUS What should he say? We wept after her hearse, Your griefs! for what? wrong not your prince you love. And yet we mourn: her monument Second Lord of Tyre Is almost finish'd, and her epitaphs Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; In glittering golden characters express But if the prince do live, let us salute him, A general praise to her, and care in us Or know what ground's made happy by his breath. At whose expense 'tis done. If in the world he live, we'll seek him out; Exit PHILOTEN crying If in his grave he rest, we'll find him there; And be resolved he lives to govern us, Or dead, give's cause to mourn his funeral, And leave us to our free election. 44 25 BOULT ESCANES But, mistress, if Whose death indeed's the strongest in our censure: I have bargained for the joint,-- And knowing this kingdom is without a head,-- Bawd Like goodly buildings left without a roof Thou mayst cut a morsel off the spit. Soon fall to ruin,--your noble self, BOULT That best know how to rule and how to reign, I may so. We thus submit unto,--our sovereign. Bawd Both Who should deny it? Come, young one, I like the Live, noble Helicane! manner of your garments well. HELICANUS BOULT For honour's cause, forbear your suffrages: Ay, by my faith, they shall not be changed yet. If that you love Prince Pericles, forbear. Bawd A twelvemonth longer, let me entreat you to Boult, spend thou that in the town: report what a Forbear the absence of your king: sojourner we have; say what a paragon she is, and thou If in which time expired, he not return, hast the harvest out of thine own report. I shall with aged patience bear your yoke. BOULT Exeunt I warrant you, mistress, thunder shall not so awake the beds of eels as my giving out her beauty stir up the lewdly-inclined. I'll bring home some to-night. SCENE V. Pentapolis. A room in the palace. Bawd Come your ways; follow me. Enter SIMONIDES, reading a letter MARINA SIMONIDES If fires be hot, knives sharp, or waters deep, Now to my daughter's letter: Untied I still my virgin knot will keep. She tells me here, she'd wed the stranger knight, Diana, aid my purpose! Or never more to view nor day nor light. Bawd 'Tis well, mistress; your choice agrees with mine; What have we to do with Diana? Pray you, will you go with us? Soft! here he comes. Exeunt Enter PERICLES PERICLES All fortune to the good Simonides! SIMONIDES SCENE III. Tarsus. A room in CLEON's To you as much, sir! I am beholding to you house. For your sweet music this last night: I do Protest my ears were never better fed Enter CLEON and PHILOTEN; DIONYZA enter; exit PHILOTEN With such delightful pleasing harmony. DIONYZA PERICLES Why, are you foolish? Can it be undone? It is your grace's pleasure to commend; CLEON Not my desert. O Dionyza, such a piece of slaughter SIMONIDES The sun and moon ne'er look'd upon! Sir, you are music's master. DIONYZA PERICLES I think The worst of all her scholars, my good lord. You'll turn a child again. SIMONIDES Let me ask you one thing: What do you think of my daughter, sir? 26 43 PERICLES MARINA A most virtuous princess. Are you a woman? SIMONIDES Bawd And she is fair too, is she not? What would you have me be, an I be not a woman? PERICLES MARINA As a fair day in summer, wondrous fair. An honest woman, or not a woman. SIMONIDES Bawd Sir, my daughter thinks very well of you; Marry, whip thee, gosling: I think I shall have Ay, so well, that you must be her master, something to do with you. Come, you're a young And she will be your scholar: therefore look to it. foolish sapling, and must be bowed as I would have PERICLES you. I am unworthy for her schoolmaster. MARINA SIMONIDES The gods defend me! She thinks not so; peruse this writing else. Bawd PERICLES If it please the gods to defend you by men, then men [Aside] What's here? must comfort you, men must feed you, men must stir A letter, that she loves the knight of Tyre! you up. Boult's returned. SIMONIDES Re-enter BOULT Here comes my daughter, she can witness it. Now, sir, hast thou cried her through the market? Enter THAISA BOULT Yea, mistress, are you so peremptory? I have cried her almost to the number of her hairs; Will you, having my consent, I have drawn her picture with my voice. Bestow your love and your affections Bawd Upon this stranger knight? And I prithee tell me, how dost thou find the THAISA inclination of the people, especially of the younger sort? Yes, if you love me, sir. BOULT PERICLES 'Faith, they listened to me as they would have Even as my life, or blood that fosters it. hearkened to their father's testament. There was a SIMONIDES Spaniard's mouth so watered, that he went to bed to What, are you both agreed? her very description. Both Bawd Yes, if it please your majesty. We shall have him here to-morrow with his best ruff on. SIMONIDES BOULT It pleaseth me so well, that I will see you wed; To-night, to-night. And then with what haste you can get you to bed. Bawd Exeunt [To MARINA] Pray you, come hither awhile. You have fortunes coming upon you. MARINA I understand you not. BOULT O, take her home, mistress, take her home: these blushes of hers must be quenched with some present practise. Bawd Thou sayest true, i' faith, so they must. 42 27 Bawd What's her price, Boult? BOULT I cannot be bated one doit of a thousand pieces. Pandar Well, follow me, you shall have your money presently. Wife, take her in; instruct her what she has to do, that she may not be raw in her entertainment. Exeunt Pandar and 1st Pirate Bawd Boult, take you the marks of her, the colour of her hair, complexion, height, age, with warrant of her virginity; and cry 'He that will give most shall have her first.' Such a maidenhead were no cheap thing, if men were as they have been. Get this done as I command you. BOULT Performance shall follow. Exit MARINA Alack that Leonine was so slack, so slow! He should have struck, not spoke; or that these pirates, Not enough barbarous, had not o'erboard thrown me For to seek my mother! Bawd Why lament you, pretty one? MARINA That I am pretty. Bawd Come, the gods have done their part in you. MARINA I accuse them not. Bawd You are light into my hands, where you are like to live. MARINA The more my fault To scape his hands where I was like to die. Bawd Ay, and you shall live in pleasure. MARINA No. Bawd Yes, indeed shall you, and taste gentlemen of all fashions: you shall fare well; you shall have the difference of all complexions. What! do you stop your ears?

28 41 SCENE II. Mytilene. A room in a brothel. Enter Pandar, Bawd, and BOULT Pandar Boult! BOULT Sir? Pandar Search the market narrowly; Mytilene is full of gallants. We lost too much money this mart by being too wenchless. Exit BOULT Bawd We were never so much out of creatures. We have but poor three, and they can do no more than they can do; and they with continual action are even as good as rotten. Pandar Therefore let's have fresh ones, whate'er we pay for them. Bawd Thou sayest true; The stuff we have, a strong wind will blow it to pieces, they are so pitifully sodden. Pandar ACT III They're too unwholesome, o' conscience. The poor Transylvanian is dead, that lay with the little baggage. Bawd Ay, she quickly pooped him; she made him roast-meat for worms. Pandar Here comes Boult. Re-enter BOULT, with 1st Pirate and MARINA BOULT [To MARINA] Come your ways. My masters, you say she's a virgin? First Pirate O, sir, we doubt it not. BOULT Master, I have gone through for this piece, you see: if you like her, so; if not, I have lost my earnest. Bawd Boult, has she any qualities? BOULT She has a good face, speaks well, and has excellent good clothes: there's no further necessity of qualities can make her be refused. 40 29 MARINA PROLOGUE Why would she have me kill'd? Now, as I can remember, by my troth, CHORUS I never did her hurt in all my life: Now sleep y-slacked hath the rout; I never spake bad word, nor did ill turn No din but snores the house about, To any living creature: believe me, Made louder by the o'er-fed breast I never kill'd a mouse, nor hurt a fly: Of this most pompous marriage-feast. I trod upon a worm against my will, Hymen hath brought the bride to bed. But I wept for it. How have I offended, Where, by the loss of maidenhead, Wherein my death might yield her any profit, A babe is moulded. Be attent, Or my life imply her any danger? And time that is so briefly spent LEONINE With your fine fancies quaintly eche: My commission What's dumb in show we'll plain with speech. Is not to reason of the deed, but do it. At last from Tyre, MARINA To the court of King Simonides You will not do't for all the world, I hope. Are letters brought, the tenor these: You are well favour'd, and your looks foreshow Antiochus dead; You have a gentle heart. I saw you lately, The men of Tyre on the head When you caught hurt in parting two that fought: Of Helicanus would set on Good sooth, it show'd well in you: do so now: The crown of Tyre, but he will none: Your lady seeks my life; come you between, The mutiny he there hastes t' oppress; And save poor me, the weaker. Says to 'em, if King Pericles LEONINE Come not home in twice six moons, I am sworn, He, obedient to their dooms, And will dispatch. Will take the crown. The sum of this, He seizes her Brought hither to Pentapolis, Enter Pirates Brief, he must hence depart to Tyre: First Pirate His queen with child makes her desire-- Hold, villain! along to go: LEONINE runs away Lychorida, her nurse, she takes, Second Pirate And so to sea. Their vessel shakes A prize! a prize! On Neptune's billow; Third Pirate the grisly north Half-part, mates, half-part. Disgorges such a tempest forth, Come, let's have her aboard suddenly. That, as a duck for life that dives, Exeunt Pirates with MARINA So up and down the poor ship drives: Re-enter LEONINE The lady shrieks, and well-a-near LEONINE Does fall in travail with her fear: These roguing thieves serve the great pirate Valdes; And what ensues in this fell storm And they have seized Marina. Let her go: Shall for itself itself perform. There's no hope she will return. I'll swear Exit she's dead, And thrown into the sea. But I'll see further: Perhaps they will but please themselves upon her, Not carry her aboard. If she remain, Whom they have ravish'd must by me be slain. Exit 30 39 SCENE I MARINA Well, I will go; Enter PERICLES, on shipboard But yet I have no desire to it. PERICLES DIONYZA Thou god of this great vast, rebuke these surges, Come, come, I know 'tis good for you. Which wash both heaven and hell; and thou, that hast Walk half an hour, Leonine, at the least: Upon the winds command, bind them in brass, Remember what I have said. Having call'd them from the deep! O, how, Lychorida, LEONINE How does my queen? Thou stormest venomously; I warrant you, madam. Wilt thou spit all thyself? DIONYZA Unheard. Lychorida!--Lucina, O I'll leave you, my sweet lady, for a while: Divinest patroness, and midwife gentle Pray, walk softly, do not heat your blood: To those that cry by night, convey thy deity What! I must have a care of you. Aboard our dancing boat; make swift the pangs MARINA Of my queen's travails! My thanks, sweet madam. Enter LYCHORIDA, with an Infant Exit DIONYZA Now, Lychorida! Is this wind westerly that blows? LYCHORIDA LEONINE Here is a thing too young for such a place, South-west. Who, if it had conceit, would die, as I MARINA Am like to do: take in your arms this piece When I was born, the wind was north. Of your dead queen. LEONINE PERICLES Was't so? How, how, Lychorida! MARINA LYCHORIDA My father, as nurse said, did never fear, Patience, good sir; do not assist the storm. But cried 'Good seaman!' to the sailors, galling Here's all that is left living of your queen, His kingly hands, haling ropes; A little daughter: for the sake of it, And, clasping to the mast, endured a sea Be manly, and take comfort. That almost burst the deck. PERICLES LEONINE O you gods! Come, say your prayers. Why do you make us love your goodly gifts, MARINA And snatch them straight away? What mean you? LYCHORIDA LEONINE Patience, good sir, If you require a little space for prayer, Even for this charge. I grant it: pray; but be not tedious, PERICLES For the gods are quick of ear, and I am sworn Now, mild may be thy life! To do my work with haste. For a more blustrous birth had never babe: MARINA Quiet and gentle thy conditions! for Why will you kill me? Thou art the rudeliest welcome to this world LEONINE That ever was prince's child. To satisfy my lady. Enter two Sailors of Pentapolis First Sailor of Pentapolis What courage, sir? God save you! 38 31 SCENE I. Tarsus. An open place near the sea- PERICLES Courage enough: I do not fear the flaw; shore. It hath done to me the worst. Yet, for the love Enter DIONYZA and LEONINE Of this poor infant, this fresh-new sea-farer, DIONYZA I would it would be quiet. Thy oath remember; thou hast sworn to do't: First Sailor of Pentapolis 'Tis but a blow, which never shall be known. Sir, your queen must overboard: the sea works high, Thou canst not do a thing in the world so soon, the wind is loud, and will not lie till the ship be To yield thee so much profit. Let not conscience cleared of the dead. Inflame too nicely; nor let pity, which PERICLES Even women have cast off, melt thee, but be That's your superstition. A soldier to thy purpose. First Sailor of Pentapolis LEONINE Pardon us, sir; with us at sea it hath been still I will do't; but yet she is a goodly creature. observed: and we are strong in custom. Therefore DIONYZA briefly yield her; for she must overboard straight. The fitter, then, the gods should have her. Here PERICLES she comes weeping for her only nurse Lychorida’s death. As you think meet. Thou art resolved? LYCHORIDA LEONINE Here she lies, sir. I am resolved. PERICLES Enter MARINA, with a basket of flowers A terrible childbed hast thou had, my dear; MARINA No light, no fire: the unfriendly elements No, I will rob Tellus of her weed, Forgot thee utterly: nor have I time To strew thy green with flowers: the yellows, blues, To give thee hallow'd to thy grave, but straight The purple violets, and marigolds, Must cast thee, scarcely coffin'd, in the ooze; Shall as a carpet hang upon thy grave, Where, for a monument upon thy bones, While summer-days do last. Ay me! poor maid, the belching whale Born in a tempest, when my mother died, And humming water must o'erwhelm thy corpse, This world to me is like a lasting storm, Lying with simple shells. O Lychorida, Whirring me from my friends. Bring me spices, DIONYZA My casket and my jewels; How now, Marina! why do you keep alone? Hie thee, whiles I say How chance my daughter is not with you? Do not A priestly farewell to her. Consume your blood with sorrowing: you have Exit LYCHORIDA A nurse of me. Lord, how your favour's changed Second Sailor of Pentapolis With this unprofitable woe! Sir, we have a chest beneath the hatches, caulked Come, give me your flowers. and bitumed ready. Leonine, take her by the arm, walk with her. PERICLES MARINA I thank thee. Mariner, say what coast is this? No, I pray you; Second Sailor of Pentapolis I'll not bereave you of your servant. We are near Tarsus. DIONYZA PERICLES Go, I pray you, Thither, gentle mariner. Walk, and be cheerful once again; reserve When canst thou reach it? That excellent complexion, which did steal The eyes of young and old. Care not for me I can go home alone. 32 37 Second Sailor of Pentapolis PROLOGUE By break of day, if the wind cease. PERICLES CHORUS O, make for Tarsus! Imagine Pericles arrived at Tyre, There will I visit Cleon, for the babe Welcomed and settled to his own desire. Cannot hold out to Tyre: there I'll leave it His woeful queen we leave at Ephesus, At careful nursing. Go thy ways, good mariner. Unto Diana there a votaress. Exeunt Now to Marina bend your mind, Whom our fast-growing scene must find SCENE II. Ephesus. A room in CERIMON's At Tarsus, and by Cleon train'd In music, letters; who hath gain'd house. Of education all the grace, Enter CERIMON, with PHILEMON and a Nun Which makes her both the heart and place CERIMON Of general wonder. But, alack, 'T has been a turbulent and stormy night. That monster envy, oft the wrack PHILEMON Of earned praise, Marina's life I have been in many; but such a night as this, Seeks to take off by treason's knife. Till now, I ne'er endured. And in this kind hath our Cleon Enter two Gentlemen of Ephesus One daughter, First Gentleman of Ephesus Called Philoten: and it is said Good morrow. For certain in our story, she Second Gentleman of Ephesus Would ever with Marina be: Good morrow to your worship. Marina gets CERIMON All praises, which are paid as debts, Gentlemen, And not as given. This so darks Why do you stir so early? In Philoten all graceful marks, First Gentleman of Ephesus That Cleon's wife, with envy rare, Madam, even now A present murderer does prepare Did the sea toss upon our shore this chest: For good Marina, that her daughter 'Tis of some wreck. Might stand peerless by this slaughter. Second Gentleman of Ephesus And cursed Dionyza hath 'Tis like a coffin, madam. The pregnant instrument of wrath CERIMON Prest for this blow. The unborn event How close 'tis caulk'd and bitumed! I do commend to your content: Did the sea cast it up? Dionyza does appear, First Gentleman of Ephesus With Leonine, a murderer. I never saw so huge a billow, madam, Exit As toss'd it upon shore. CERIMON Wrench it open; Soft! it smells most sweetly in my sense. Second Gentleman of Ephesus A delicate odour. CERIMON As ever hit my nostril. So, up with it. O you most potent gods! what's here? a corse!

36 33 First Gentleman of Ephesus Most strange! CERIMON Shrouded in cloth of state; balm'd and entreasured With full bags of spices! A passport too! Reads from a scroll 'Here I give to understand, If e'er this coffin drive a-land, I, King Pericles, have lost This queen, worth all our mundane cost. Who finds her, give her burying; She was the daughter of a king: Besides this treasure for a fee, The gods requite his charity!' If thou livest, Pericles, thou hast a heart That even cracks for woe! This chanced tonight. Second Gentleman of Ephesus Most likely. CERIMON Nay, certainly to-night; For look how fresh she looks! They were too rough That threw her in the sea. Make a fire within: Fetch hither all my boxes in my closet. Exit Nun and PHILEMON ACT IV Death may usurp on nature many hours, And yet the fire of life kindle again The o'erpress'd spirits. I heard of an Egyptian That had nine hours lien dead, Who was by good appliance recovered. Re-enter Nun and PHILEMON with boxes The rough and woeful music that we have, Cause it to sound, beseech you. I pray you, give her air. Gentlemen, This queen will live: nature awakes; a warmth Breathes out of her; see how she gins to blow Into life's flower again! She is alive; behold, Her eyelids, cases to those heavenly jewels Which Pericles hath lost, Begin to part their fringes of bright gold; The diamonds of a most praised water Do appear, to make the world twice rich. Live, And make us weep to hear your fate, fair creature, Rare as you seem to be. She moves 34 35 THAISA PERICLES O dear Diana, We cannot but obey Where am I? Where's my lord? What world is this? The powers above us. Could I rage and roar Second Gentleman of Ephesus As doth the sea she lies in, yet the end Is not this strange? Must be as 'tis. My gentle babe Marina, whom, First Gentleman of Ephesus For she was born at sea, I have named so, here Most rare. I charge your charity withal, leaving her CERIMON The infant of your care; beseeching you Hush, my gentle neighbours! To give her princely training, that she may be Lend me your hands. Manner'd as she is born. Madam, this letter, and some certain jewels, CLEON Lay with you in your coffer: which are now Fear not, my lord, but think At your command. Know you the character? Your grace, that fed my country with your corn, THAISA For which the people's prayers still fall upon you, It is my lord's. Must in your child be thought on. That I was shipp'd at sea, I well remember, PERICLES Even on my eaning time; but whether there I believe you; Deliver'd, by the holy gods, Your honour and your goodness teach me to't, I cannot rightly say. But since King Pericles, Good madam, make me blessed in your care My wedded lord, I ne'er shall see again, In bringing up my child. A vestal livery will I take me to, DIONYZA And never more have joy. I have one myself, CERIMON Who shall not be more dear to my respect Madam, if this you purpose as ye speak, Than yours, my lord. Diana's temple is not distant far, PERICLES Where you may abide till your date expire. My thanks and prayers. THAISA Come, dearest madam. O, no tears, My recompense is thanks, that's all; Lychorida, no tears: Yet my good will is great, though the gift small. Look to your little mistress, on whose grace Exeunt You may depend hereafter. So I take me leave. Exeunt SCENE III. Tarsus. A room in CLEON's house. Enter PERICLES, CLEON, DIONYZA, and LYCHORIDA with MARINA in her arms PERICLES Most honour'd Cleon, I must needs be gone; My twelve months are expired, and Tyre stands In a litigious peace. You, and your lady, Take from my heart all thankfulness! DIONYZA O your sweet queen! That the strict fates had pleased you had brought her hither, To have bless'd mine eyes with her!