Guide Note:Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a classic comedy by William Shakespeare.
Fast Facts:
- Believed to have been written between 1607-1608
- Primary source: Confessio Amantis - John Gower(1393) and The Pattern of Painful Adventures - Lawrence Twine (1576)
- Entered into Stationers' Register: May 20, 1608
- Printed in quarto twice in 1609 by stationer Henry Gosson
- Authorship is hotly debated - believed by many to be a collaboration with George Wilkins
- First performance: Jan. 5, 1606 (unconfirmed) or May 1619, at Court (confirmed)
- Main Characters:
- Pericles
- Thais
- Marina
- Antiochus
- Famous Quotes:
- See where she comes apparelled like the spring. 1.1
- But thou know'st this, 'tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss. 1.2
- Tyrants' fears decrease not, but grow faster than their years. 1.2
- This is the rarest dream that e'er dull sleep did mock sad fools withal. 5.1