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The play is extensively referenced in England Made Me (novel) by Graham Greene. How far one can draw parallels between the action of the play and that of the novel, I am not sure. The only one which comes to mind is the theme of incest. The Lawless One ( talk) 18:05, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Should "synopsis" go as the last section on the article? ~ Dpr 09:45, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
The riddle seems to be just the 1st 4 couplets of Pericles' lines; the rest (unrhymed) looks like his reaction. Here's the text, from http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/2ws3810.txt (stage directions in square brackets)
I'm pretty certain, from my reading of the play, that Helicanus does not marry Marina, Lysimachus does. M&J —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.71.48.149 ( talk) 02:00, 24 December 2006 (UTC).
There seems to be some dispute as to how one pronounces "Tyre", particularly regards the final 'e'. Does the name sound the same as the vehicular sort of tyre, or the Scottish island of Tiree, or some other variation? Can anyone offer a definitive answer? 78.147.164.194 ( talk) 15:08, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
It is Tyre as in the Phoenician city, so it is pronounced tire, like a truck tire —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.211.249.239 ( talk) 00:12, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
Both forms are valid, but according to the OED the meanings are slightly different. Pander is the best fit for Wilkins because it carries the more specific meaning of sexual (rather than general) gratification. -- Old Moonraker ( talk) 07:01, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
The Theater of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC will stage Pericles. Please add this link http://www.folger.edu/pericles rumjal 13:59, 10 November 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rumjal ( talk • contribs)
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The play is extensively referenced in England Made Me (novel) by Graham Greene. How far one can draw parallels between the action of the play and that of the novel, I am not sure. The only one which comes to mind is the theme of incest. The Lawless One ( talk) 18:05, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Should "synopsis" go as the last section on the article? ~ Dpr 09:45, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
The riddle seems to be just the 1st 4 couplets of Pericles' lines; the rest (unrhymed) looks like his reaction. Here's the text, from http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/2ws3810.txt (stage directions in square brackets)
I'm pretty certain, from my reading of the play, that Helicanus does not marry Marina, Lysimachus does. M&J —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.71.48.149 ( talk) 02:00, 24 December 2006 (UTC).
There seems to be some dispute as to how one pronounces "Tyre", particularly regards the final 'e'. Does the name sound the same as the vehicular sort of tyre, or the Scottish island of Tiree, or some other variation? Can anyone offer a definitive answer? 78.147.164.194 ( talk) 15:08, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
It is Tyre as in the Phoenician city, so it is pronounced tire, like a truck tire —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.211.249.239 ( talk) 00:12, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
Both forms are valid, but according to the OED the meanings are slightly different. Pander is the best fit for Wilkins because it carries the more specific meaning of sexual (rather than general) gratification. -- Old Moonraker ( talk) 07:01, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
The Theater of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC will stage Pericles. Please add this link http://www.folger.edu/pericles rumjal 13:59, 10 November 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rumjal ( talk • contribs)