68 1 Pericles ABRIDGED William Shakespeare (1564-1616) By William Shakespeare 2 67 66 3 William Shakespeare’s Pericles The Wichita Shakespeare Co. 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.