The cast of Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The people who make Pericles, Prince of Tyre move — what they want, who they love, who they hate, and how each one fits the story. Tap any name to read more.
Pericles
Prince and King of Tyre; a man undone by knowledge and restored by grace · thirty-six (approximate; sixteen-or-so at play's opening, sixteen years pass)
Marina
A princess of virtue whose eloquence and moral force transform those around her · Fourteen (approximately)
Simonides
King of Pentapolis; wise ruler and benevolent father · mature
The Bawd
Operator of a brothel in Mytilene; trafficker in human flesh
Lysimachus
Governor of Mytilene; a man of honor tested by virtue
Boult
Procurer and enforcer for the brothel; a man willing to exploit Marina for profit
Helicanus
Lord of Tyre; Pericles' counselor and regent; voice of wisdom and loyalty
Thaisa
Princess of Pentapolis; wife to Pericles; priestess of Diana · young adult (marriageable)
Cerimon
A learned lord of Ephesus; physician, natural philosopher, and healer who restores life through knowledge and compassion
Cleon
Governor of Tarsus; a well-meaning man undone by his wife's ambition
Dionyza
Ambitious wife of Cleon; driven by envy to attempt her stepdaughter's murder
First Fisherman
Poor fisherman and unlikely savior of a shipwrecked prince
Antiochus
King of Antioch; incestuous tyrant whose sin drives the plot · Middle-aged or older
Leonine
Hired assassin; reluctant instrument of Dionyza's murderous envy
Second Fisherman
A pragmatic fisherman of Pentapolis who rescues the shipwrecked Pericles with rough-hewn kindness
Gower
Medieval poet and chorus; frame-narrator and moral guide
First Gentleman
Witness to miraculous recovery; observer and voice of wonder
Pandar
Brothel operator and procurer; a cynical businessman indifferent to moral consequence
Second Gentleman
Witness to miraculous restoration and moral transformation
First Lord of Tyre
Nobleman and counselor to Pericles; voice of Tyre's concern
Thaliard
Assassin sent by Antiochus to kill Prince Pericles
Third Fisherman
Comic observer and moral voice among the fishermen of Pentapolis
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