Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Shakespeare, William / Wilkins, George, published 1609 · romance · Adult Professional;Professional

36chunks

17,720words

4topics

86 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Author	Shakespeare, William / Wilkins, George
Publication year (edition)	1609
Genre (British Drama)	romance
Genre group (comparison)	romance — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragicomedy
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 284 · edition 666 · TCP A12024 · DEEP 546
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1608 [1606-1608]
First performance (BritDrama)	1607 [1606-1608]
Company (BritDrama)	King's Men
Company (Annals)	King's Men
Theater	Globe;Outdoor Professional
Theater type	Outdoor
Title-page company	King's Men
Publisher	Gosson, Henry
Format	Quarto
STC	22334
Greg	284a
Genre (Annals)	Tragicomedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Romance
BritDrama no.	1555
Title page	THE LATE, And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the true Relation of the whole Historie, aduentures, and fortunes of the said Prince: As also, The no lesse strange, and worthy accidents, in the Birth and Life, of his Daughter MARIANA.
Title-page performance note	As it hath been diuers and sundry times acted by his Maiesties Seruants, at the Globe on the Banck-side. [var.: "diuers aad sundry"]
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1806 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

86.0 %

T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an

5.5 %

T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea

2.9 %

T3 Sickness, physic and doctors

2.9 %

T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma

2.7 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–67	470	unassigned		TO sing a Song that old was sung, From ashes, ancient Gower is come, Assuming man's infirmities, To glad your …
2	68–127	470	unassigned		Before thee stands this fair Hesperides, With golden fruit, but dangerous to be touched: For Death like Dragon…
3	128–183	469	T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an	0.76	Prince Pericl●s', touch not, upon thy life; For that's an Article within our Law, As dangerous as the rest: yo…
4	184–240	489	unassigned		He hath found the meaning, For which we mean to have his head: He must not live to trumpet forth my infamy, No…
5	241–302	497	unassigned		joy and all comfort in your sacred breast. And keep your mind till you return to us peaceful and comfortable. …
6	303–337	504	T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an	0.81	Drew sleep out of mine eyes, blood from my cheeks, Muse into my mind, with thousand doubts How I might stop th…
7	338–395	503	unassigned		From him I come with message unto princely Pericles, but since my landing, I have understood your Lord has bet…
8	396–456	488	unassigned		Where's the Lord Governor? Here, speak out thy sorrows, which thee bringst n hast, for comfort is too farre fo…
9	457–522	482	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.72	But tidings to the contrary, Are brought your eyes, what need speak I. Good Helicon that stayed at home, Not t…
10	523–577	503	unassigned		Because he should have swallowed me too, And when I had been in his belly, I would have kept such a jangling o…
11	578–627	497	unassigned		Mary sir, halfe a days journey: And I'll tell you, He hath a fair Daughter, and to morrow is her birthday, And…
12	628–695	493	unassigned		Are the Knights ready to begin the Triumph? They are my Liege, and stay your coming, To present themselves. Re…
13	696–758	489	unassigned		But you my Knight and guest, To whom this Wreath of victory I give, And crown you King of this days happiness.…
14	759–821	499	unassigned		How? do as I bid you, or you'll move me else. Now by the Gods, he could not please me better. And furthermore …
15	822–885	493	unassigned		It shall no longer grieve, without reproof. And cursed be he that will not second it. Follow me then: Lord Hel…
16	886–955	512	unassigned		To you as much: Sir, I am beholding to you For your sweet Music this last night: I do protest, my ears were ne…
17	956–1032	512	unassigned		Now sleep yslacked hath the rout, No din but snores about the house, Made louder by the orefed breast, Of this…
18	1033–1104	510	T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea	0.77	How? how Lychorida? Patience (good sir) do not assist the storm, here's all that is left living of your Queen;…
19	1105–1174	510	T3 Sickness, physic and doctors	0.81	Your Master will be dead ere you return, There's nothing can be ministered to Nature, That can recover him: gi…
20	1175–1233	534	unassigned		Nay certainly to night, for look how fresh she looks They were too rough, that threw her in the sea. Make a Fi…
21	1234–1300	519	unassigned		I have one myself, who shall not be more dear to my respect then yours, my Lord. Madam, my thanks and prayers.…
22	1301–1330	502	unassigned		Thy oath remember, thou hast sworn to do't, 'tis but a blow which never shall be known, thou canst not do a th…
23	1331–1356	489	unassigned		Come say your prayers. What mean you? If you require a little space for prayer, I grant it, pray, but be not t…
24	1357–1387	497	unassigned		Oh our credit comes not in like the commodity nor the commodity wages not with the danger: therefore if in our…
25	1388–1416	506	unassigned		Faith they listened to me, as they would have hearkened to their father's testament, there was a Spaniards mou…
26	1417–1454	474	unassigned		That she is dead, Nurses are not the fates to foster it, not ever to preserve, she died at night, I'll say so,…
27	1455–1497	487	unassigned		See how belief may suffer by foul show, This borrowed passion stands for true old woe: And Pericles in sorrow …
28	1498–1537	483	unassigned		We have here one Sir, if she would, but there never came her like in Meteline. If she'd do the deeds of darkne…
29	1538–1563	476	unassigned		For me that am a maid, though most ungentle Fortune have placed me in this Sty, where since I came, diseases h…
30	1564–1595	506	unassigned		Neither of these are so bad as thou art, since they do better thee in their command, thou hold'st a place for …
31	1596–1623	452	unassigned		Where is Lord Helicanus? he can resolve you, O here he is Sir, there is a barge put off from Metaline, and in …
32	1624–1649	490	unassigned		she's such a one, that were I well assured Came of a gentle kind, and noble stock, I do wish No better choice,…
33	1650–1686	485	unassigned		So indeed I did. Report thy parentage, I think thou saidst thou hadst been tossed from wrong to injury, and th…
34	1687–1727	494	unassigned		Oh Hellicanus, strike me honoured sir, give me a gash, put me to present pain, lest this great sea of joys rus…
35	1728–1770	453	unassigned		Sir, with all my heart, and when you come a shore, I have another sleight. You shall prevail were it to woo my…
36	1771–1805	483	unassigned		This, this, no more, you gods, your present kindness makes my past miseries sports, you shall do well that on …

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