Pericles
from Pericles
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
Yet cease your ire, you angry stars of heaven!
Wind, rain, and thunder, remember, earthly man
Is but a substance that must yield to you;
And I, as fits my nature, do obey you.
Alas, the sea hath cast me on th rocks,
Wash'd me from shore to shore, and…
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Author(s)
Character Name
Pericles
Source Title
Pericles
Source Type
PLAY
Act / Scene
Act II, Scene 1
Setting
Pursued by a terrible king's assassin, Pericles has been shipwrecked near Pentapolis and curses Nature, though he will soon win the hand of a beautiful princess.
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
MALE (MASCULINE)
Age Range
20s - EARLY
20s - LATE
30s - EARLY
30s - LATE
Race / Ethnicity
INDIAN
CHINESE
JAPANESE
KOREAN
AFRICAN
CAUCASIAN
NATIVE AMERICAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER
FILIPINO
CHICANO
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
STANDARD AMERICAN
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