Pericles, Prince of Tyre Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Pericles, Prince of Tyre? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Who is Gower talking about when he says "bad child, worse father to entice his own / To evil should be done by none"?


Pericles and Marina
Simonides and Thaisa
Antiochus and his daughter
Romeo and Juliet
Q. Who is Lychorida talking to when she says "Take in your arms this piece / Of your dead queen"?


Pericles
Marina
Thaisa
Lysimachus
Q. Which character complains about having to raise all the "poor bastards" in the brothel?


Marina
Pericles
Thaisa
Bawd
Q. What does Pericles mean when he says the following to Marina: "O, come hither, / Thou that beget'st him that did thee beget;"


He's upset that she's pregnant and not married.
Even though he's her dad, he feels like being reunited with his daughter has given him new life.
Marina's mother is still alive.
Pericles has absolutely no idea what he's talking about.
Q. Which figure is always telling the audience we have to use our imaginations while we watch the play? "In your imagination hold / This stage the ship, upon whose deck / The sea-toss'd Pericles appears to speak."


Helicanus
Pericles
Gower
Thaisa