# Escanes — Pericles character guide

> Escanes in Pericles by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Old Escanes

**First appearance:** 0010-act-ii-scene-iv

## Who they are

A lord of Tyre who serves with Helicanus.

## In the story

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pericles_se/chapters/act-i-scene-iii)

Present among the lords of Tyre during the discussion.

### [Scene IV: The Counsel of Tyre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pericles_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-iv)

Listens to Helicanus's account of Antiochus's fate and acknowledges the justice of the gods.

### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pericles_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-iv)

Left to govern in Helicanus's absence.

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