THIRD FISHERMAN: Master, I marvel how the fishes live in the sea.
FIRST FISHERMAN: Why, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.
Pericles II, i
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Plot synopsis
The medieval poet John Gower acts as Chorus, presenting the story of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
Pericles has gone to Antioch as suitor to the daughter of King Antiochus. The test set by Antiochus is to guess the meaning of a riddle, with death as the penalty for failure - the fate of all previous suitors. Read more...
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