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Cymbeline

Period written: 1609-1610 First known performance: 1610 Two gentlemen discuss King Cymbeline’s family, and the disappearance of his two young children 20 years before. Posthumus, in love with Cymbeline’s...

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 1

Scene 1 Britain. The garden of Cymbeline’s palace. (Gentlemen, Queen, Posthumus, Imogen, Cymbeline, Lords, Pisanio)

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 2

Scene 2 Britain. A public place. (Cloten, Lords) Enter Cloten and two Lords. 1....

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 3

Scene 3 Britain. A room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Imogen, Pisanio, Helen) Enter Imogen and...

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 4

Scene 4 Rome. A room in Pilario’s house. (Philario, Jachimo, Frenchman, Dutchman, Spaniard, Posthumus) Enter...

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 5

Scene 5 Britain. A room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Queen, Ladies, Cornelius, Pisanio) Enter Queen, Ladies, and...

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 6

Scene 6 Britain. Another room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Imogen, Pisanio, Jachimo) Enter Imogen...

Cymbeline: Act II, Scene 1

Scene 1 Britain. Before Cymbeline’s palace. (Cloten, Lords) Enter Cloten and the two...

Cymbeline: Act II, Scene 2

Scene 2 Britain. Imogen’s bedchamber in Cymbeline’s palace. (Imogen, Helen, Jachimo) Enter Imogen in her...

Cymbeline: Act II, Scene 3

Scene 3 Britain. An antechamber adjoining Imogen’s apartment in Cymbeline’s palace. (Cloten, Lords, Singer, Musicians, Cymbeline, Queen, Messenger,...

Cymbeline: Act II, Scene 4

Scene 4 Rome. Philario’s house. (Posthumus, Philario, Jachimo Enter Posthumus and...

Cymbeline: Act II, Scene 5

Scene 5 Rome. Another room in Philario’s house. (Posthumus) Enter...

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 1

Scene 1 Britain. A hall in Cymbeline’s palace. (Cymbeline, Queen, Cloten, Lords, Caius Lucius, Attendants)

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 2

Scene 2 Britain. A room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Pisanio, Imogen) Enter Pisanio reading of a...

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 3

Scene 3 Wales. A mountainous country with a cave. (Belarius, Guiderius, Arviragus) Enter from their cave Belarius,...

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 4

Scene 4 The country near Milford-Haven. (Pisanio, Imogen) Enter Pisanio and...

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 5

Scene 5 Britain. A room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Cymbeline, Queen, Cloten, Lucius, Lords, Messenger, Pisanio)

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 6

Scene 6 Wales. Before Belarius’ cave. (Imogen, Belarius, Guiderius, Arviragus) Enter Imogen alone in...

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 7

Scene 7 Rome. A public place. (Roman Senators, Tribunes) Enter two Roman Senators and...

Cymbeline: Act IV, Scene 1

Scene 1 Wales. The forest near Belarius’ cave. (Cloten) Enter Cloten...

Cymbeline: Act IV, Scene 2

Scene 2 Before Belarius’ cave. (Belarius, Guiderius, Arviragus, Imogen, Cloten, Lucius, Captains, Philarmonus)

Cymbeline: Act IV, Scene 3

Scene 3 Britain. A room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Cymbeline, Lords, Pisanio, Attendants) Enter Cymbeline, Lords,...

Cymbeline: Act IV, Scene 4

Scene 4 Wales. The forest near Belarius’ cave. (Belarius, Guiderius, Arviragus) Enter Belarius, Guiderius, and...

Cymbeline: Act V, Scene 1

Scene 1 Britain. The Roman camp. (Posthumus) Enter Posthumus alone with a bloody...

Cymbeline: Act V, Scene 2

Scene 2 Field of battle between the British and Roman camps. (Lucius, Jachimo, Leonatus Posthumus, Cymbeline, Belarius, Guiderius, and Arviragus,...

Cymbeline: Act V, Scene 3

Scene 3 Another part of the field of battle between the British and Roman camps. (Posthumus, British Lord, Britain Captains, Soldiers, Cymbeline, Belarius,...

Cymbeline: Act V, Scene 4

Scene 4 Britain. A prison. (Posthumus, Jailers, Sicilius Leonatus, Matron, Leonati (Apparition of First Brother of Posthumus, Apparition of Second Brother of...

Cymbeline: Act V, Scene 5

Scene 5 Cymbeline’s tent. (Cymbeline, Belarius, Guiderius, Arviragus, Pisanio, Lords, Officers, Attendants, Cornelius, Ladies, Lucius, Jachimo,...

Pericles

Period written: 1607-1608 First known performance: 1607 The poet Gower introduces the story and provides a commentary throughout. Antiochus has a riddle which any prince seeking the hand of his daughter has to solve,...

Pericles: Act I Prologue

Prologue (Gower) Enter Gower. GOW. To sing a song that old was sung, From...

Pericles: Act I, Scene 1

Scene 1 Antioch (Syria). A room in the palace. (Antiochus, Prince Pericles, Followers, Daughter of Antiochus, Thaliard, Antiochan...

Pericles: Act I, Scene 2

Scene 2 Tyre. A room in the palace. (Pericles, Lords of Tyre, Helicanus) Enter Pericles with his...

Pericles: Act I, Scene 3

Scene 3 Tyre. An antechamber in the palace. (Thaliard, Helicanus, Escanes, Lords of Tyre) Enter Thaliard...

Pericles: Act I, Scene 4

Scene 4 Tarsus. A room in the Governor’s house. (Cleon, Dionyza, Lords, Lord of Tarsus, Pericles, Attendants)

Pericles: Act II Prologue

Prologue (Gower, Pericles, Cleon, First Tyrian Messenger) Enter Gower. GOW. Here have...

Pericles: Act II, Scene 1

Scene 1 Pentapolis. An open place by the seaside. (Pericles, Three Fishermen) Enter Pericles...

Pericles: Act II, Scene 2

Scene 2 (Simonides, Three Lords of Pentapolis, Princess Thaisa, First Knight, Pages, Second Knight, Third Knight, Fourth Knight, Fifth Knight) Pentapolis. A...

Pericles: Act II, Scene 3

Scene 3 Pentapolis. A hall of state and a banquet. (King Simonides, Thaisa, Marshal, Lords, Ladies, Attendants, Knights)

Pericles: Act II, Scene 4

Scene 4 Tyre. A room in the Governor’s house. (Helicanus, Escanes, Three Lords) Enter Helicanus and...

Pericles: Act II, Scene 5

Scene 5 Pentapolis. A room in the palace. (King Simonides, Knights, Pericles, Thaisa) Enter the King Simonides,...

Pericles: Act III Prologue

Prologue (Gower, Pericles, Simonides, Attendants, Second Tyrian Messenger, Lords, Thaisa, Lychorida) Enter...

Pericles: Act III, Scene 1

Scene 1 On a ship at sea. (Pericles, Lychorida, Two Sailors) Enter Pericles...

Pericles: Act III, Scene 2

Scene 2 Ephesus. A room in Cerimon’s house. (Lord Cerimon, Ephesan Servant, Man, Philemon, First Gentleman of Ephesus, Second Gentleman of Ephesus,...

Pericles: Act III, Scene 3

Scene 3 Tarsus. A room in Cleon’s house. (Pericles, Cleon, Dionyza, Lychorida) Enter Pericles at Tharsus with...

Pericles: Act III, Scene 4

Scene 4 Ephesus. A room in Cerimon’s house. (Cerimon, Thaisa) Enter Cerimon and...

Pericles: Act IV Prologue

Prologue (Gower) Enter Gower. GOW. Imagine Pericles arriv’d at...

Pericles: Act IV, Scene 1

Scene 1 Tarsus. An open place near the seashore. (Dionyza, Leonine, Marina, Pirates) Enter Dionyza with...

Pericles: Act IV, Scene 2

Scene 2 Mytilene. A room in a brothel. (Pander, Bawd, Boult, Pirates, Marina) Enter the three bawds: Pander, Bawd,...

Pericles: Act IV, Scene 3

Scene 3 Tarsus. A room in Cleon’s house. (Cleon, Dionyza) Enter Cleon and...

Pericles: Act IV, Scene 4

Scene 4 Tarsus. Before the tomb of Marina. (Gower, Pericles, Cleon, Dionyza) Enter Gower before the monument of...