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Pericles
William Shakespeare
A sprawling adventure following Pericles as he travels from kingdom to kingdom, loses his wife and daughter at sea, and is eventually reunited with them through divine intervention. It is a tale of endurance, magic, and miraculous recovery.
Pericles, Marina, Thaisa, Gower (the Chorus)
First Performance: 1607, at Globe Theatre, London
A massive hit in its time, though later scholars questioned its authorship of the first two acts.
Original Actors: Unknown
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