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. In Pericles, Shakespeare is obsessed with which kind of familial relationships?
brothers and sisters
fathers and daughters
aunts and uncles
grandparents and grandchildren
Q. Which is an example of the "rebirth" theme in Pericles?
Gower coming back from the dead to narrate the story
Pericles experiencing a renewed love of life when he finds Marina
Cerimon reviving Thaisa after her casket washes up in shore
All of the above
Q. In the play, being a bad king is often synonymous with what?
Being greedy and money-hungry
Having health issues
Being a lousy parent
Being worried about public opinion
Q. Which of the play's figures is always telling us how to judge the morality of the characters?
Thaliard
Antiochus
Marina
Gower
Q. In the play, Shakespeare breaks up families in order to do what?
Reunite them at the end of the play
Punish bad children
Punish grandparents
Kill them off