Riddles
Shakespeare sure does love him some
riddles, don't you think? Pericles
begins and ends with riddles, and each of them is about family
relationships.
We hear the first one in Act 1,
when Pericles...
The Ocean and Tempests
Anyone who's seen Finding Nemo knows
that the ocean is a really good metaphor for life.
You know it, we know it, and the fishermen
in Pericles know
it. When we first meet them, they're chatting...
The Rusty Armor
Just after our boy Pericles
survives a shipwreck and washes up on the shores of Pentapolis, a bunch of
fishermen haul out a set of rusty armor that was given to him by his (dead)
father. The armor...
Music
This play is chock full of music
and singing, and it's not just there for our listening pleasure. Throughout Pericles, music is
associated with sexual and familial relationships, which can either b...
Jewels
There sure is a lot of talk about
bling in this play, wouldn't you say? We dare you to count the number of times
someone whips out a bunch of jewels or talks about them.
We're particularly inte...