Pericles

Marina

Marina is Pericles' long-lost daughter, and their reunion brings him back from despair.

Helicanus

Helicanus is Pericles' loyal and wise counselor, governing Tyre faithfully in his absence.

Thaisa

Pericles and Thaisa are husband and wife, deeply in love before she is presumed dead in childbirth.

Cleon

Cleon is initially a friend and host to Pericles, but later betrays him by harming Marina.

Lychorida

Lychorida is Marina's nurse, serving Pericles by caring for his daughter after Thaisa's apparent death.

Helicanus

Helicanus is Pericles' loyal and wise counselor, governing Tyre faithfully in his absence.

Thaisa

Pericles and Thaisa are husband and wife, deeply in love before she is presumed dead in childbirth.

Marina

Marina is Pericles' long-lost daughter, and their reunion brings him back from despair.

Helicanus

Helicanus is Pericles' loyal and wise counselor, governing Tyre faithfully in his absence.

Marina

Marina is Pericles' long-lost daughter, and their reunion brings him back from despair.

Cleon

Cleon is initially a friend and host to Pericles, but later betrays him by harming Marina.

Lychorida

Lychorida is Marina's nurse, serving Pericles by caring for his daughter after Thaisa's apparent death.

Scene I

Boldly undertakes the riddle challenge, discovers the incest, and flees to avoid assassination.

Scene II

Struggles with melancholy and fear of Antiochus; confides in Helicanus about the incestuous secret and decides to travel to Tarsus.

Scene III

Mentioned as having left Tyre on travels due to Antiochus' displeasure.

Scene IV: The Relief of Tarsus

Arrives with ships bearing corn to relieve Tarsus, offering help and friendship.

Scene I

Shipwrecked and destitute, Pericles is given shelter and his father's armor by fishermen, and decides to enter the tournament for the princess's hand.

Scene II

Appears as the sixth knight, presenting a withered branch with a green top, symbolizing hope despite his dejected state.

Scene III

Wins the tournament but sits melancholy, reflecting on his lost status; reveals his identity as a gentleman of Tyre.

Scene IV: The Counsel of Tyre

Absent from Tyre; his loyal subjects debate his fate and seek his return.

Scene V

Defends his honor against Simonides' false accusation, declares his noble intentions, and agrees to marry Thaisa.

Scene I

Grieves the death of his queen and struggles to protect his newborn daughter amid the storm.

Scene II

Mentioned in the scroll found with Thaisa's coffin, revealing his loss and grief.

Scene III

Bids farewell to Cleon and Dionyza, entrusts Marina to their care, and vows chastity until her marriage.

Scene IV

Arrives at Tarsus to fetch his daughter, falls into mourning upon seeing the false tomb.

Scene I

Grief-stricken and silent for three months, he is gradually drawn out by Marina and ultimately recognizes her as his daughter.

Scene II

The king who is promised to marry Marina after completing his sacrifice to Diana.

Scene III

Confesses his identity and life story at Diana's temple, is reunited with Thaisa, and plans to marry Marina to Lysimachus.