Pericles · Character
Antiochus
Antiochus, king of Antioch, guards his daughter behind a riddle that kills every suitor who fails to read it rightly.
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Also known as the great Antiochus, Antiochus Prince Pericles, Antiochus Thaliard
First appearance: Scene I
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Antiochus stages his daughter like a bride for Jove, then warns Pericles that her beauty is a Hesperides guarded by death. His court is a graveyard of princes, and he wields the riddle as both gate and executioner's…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Antioch, Tarsus, and narrators
- Protagonist
- Brothel and Ephesus characters
- Pentapolis and helpers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Antiochus in Scene I