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| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Pericles | Pericles is the prince of Tyre who later becomes its king. Read More |
| John Gower | The spirit of John Gower, a 14th-century English poet, serves as the Chorus for the play. Read More |
| Thaisa | Thaisa is the young princess of Pentapolis who becomes the wife of Pericles. Read More |
| Marina | Marina is the daughter of Thaisa and Pericles. She is left in the care of Cleon and Dionyza. Read More |
| Cleon | Cleon is the governor of Tarsus and the husband of Dionyza. Read More |
| Dionyza | Dionyza is the wife of Cleon. Read More |
| Simonides | Simonides is the king of Pentapolis. Read More |
| Antiochus | Antiochus is the king of Antioch who has an incestuous relationship with his daughter. He tries to have Pericles killed when Pericles discovers the secret. |
| Antiochus's daughter | Antiochus's daughter is the unnamed princess of Antioch who has an incestuous relationship with her father. |
| Bawd | Bawd is the mistress of a brothel and the wife of Pander. |
| Bolt | Bolt is Pander and Bawd's servant at the brothel. |
| Cerimon | Lord Cerimon is a physician at Ephesus who treats Thaisa after she was found in the chest on the shore of Ephesus. |
| Diana | Diana is the goddess of chastity, who appears to Pericles in a dream. She leads him to discover his still-living wife, Thaisa, in the Temple of Diana. |
| Escanes | Escanes is a lord of Tyre who governs the city in the absence of Pericles and Helicanus. |
| First fisherman | The first fisherman is one of three fishermen who meet Pericles on shore of Pentapolis following his shipwreck. The fishermen help fish his armor out of the sea. |
| First gentleman of Ephesus | The first gentleman of Ephesus is one of two gentlemen who flee their homes during a storm for fear their houses will collapse. They are present when Cerimon opens the chest to find Thaisa. |
| First lord of Pentapolis | The first lord of Pentapolis is one of three lords who ridicule Pericles for the rusty armor he wears for the jousting competition. |
| First lord to Pericles | The first lord to Pericles is one of two lords that flatter Pericles when he returns to Tyre after fleeing Antioch. Helicanus reprimands them for their flattery. |
| First pirate | The first pirate is one of three pirates who save Marina from Leonine when he tries to kill her. They then promptly sell her to Pander. |
| First sailor | The first sailor is one of two sailors who urges Pericles to throw Thaisa's body overboard. |
| Five knights | The five knights are all suitors for the hand of Thaisa. |
| Helicanus | Helicanus is a lord of Tyre and adviser to Pericles. |
| Leonine | Leonine is a servant of Dionyza. She orders him to kill Marina. |
| Lychorida | Lychorida is Thaisa's nurse who helps deliver Marina. Later she cares for Marina in Tarsus. |
| Lysimachus | Lysimachus is the governor of Mytilene who initially seeks Marina out as a prostitute but does not act on his intention. Later, he marries her. |
| Marshal | The marshal serves King Simonides in Pentapolis. He directs Pericles to his seat at the banquet after the jousting. |
| Messenger | The messenger informs Antiochus that Pericles has fled Antioch. |
| Pander | Pander is owner of the brothel in Mytilene who buys Marina. |
| Second fisherman | The second fisherman is one of three fishermen who meet Pericles on shore of Pentapolis following his shipwreck. The fishermen help fish his armor out of the sea. |
| Second gentleman of Ephesus | The second gentleman of Ephesus is one of two gentlemen who flee their homes during a storm for fear their houses will collapse. They are present when Cerimon opens the chest to find Thaisa. |
| Second lord of Pentapolis | The second lord of Pentapolis is one of three lords who ridicule Pericles for the rusty armor he wears for the jousting competition. |
| Second lord to Pericles | The second lord to Pericles is one of two lords that flatter Pericles when he returns to Tyre after fleeing Antioch. Helicanus reprimands them for their flattery. |
| Second pirate | The second pirate is one of three pirates who save Marina from Leonine when he tries to kill her. They then promptly sell her to Pander. |
| Second sailor | The second sailor is one of two sailors who urges Pericles to throw Thaisa's body overboard. |
| Thaliard | Thaliard is a lord of Antioch and a thug who is hired by Antiochus to kill Pericles. |
| Third fisherman | The third fisherman is one of three fishermen who meet Pericles on shore of Pentapolis following his shipwreck. The fishermen help fish his armor out of the sea. |
| Third lord of Pentapolis | The third lord of Pentapolis is one of three lords who ridicule Pericles for the rusty armor he wears for the jousting competition. |
| Third pirate | The third pirate is one of three pirates who save Marina from Leonine when he tries to kill her. They then promptly sell her to Pander. |
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