Deception and Shame--

The play opens in the court of Antiochus, king of Antioch. The king has offered the hand of his beautiful daughter to the man who answers his riddle, but those who fail shall die. Pericles hears the riddle, and immediately understands its meaning: Antiochus is engaged in an incestuous relationship with his daughter. If Pericles reveals this truth, he will be killed, but if he answers incorrectly, he will also be killed. Pericles asks for 40 days to ponder his answer and once the time is granted he flees the city.

Contend not, sir; for we are gentlemen,
That neither in...

Sublime Comedies --

Collected here are all sixteen of Shakespeares brilliant comedies. Including The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, Loves Labours Lost, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, As You like it, Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will, Measure for Measure, Alls Well That Ends Well, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Winters Tale, The Tempest, and The Two Noble Kinsmen.

Captain of our fairy band,
Helena is here at hand,
And the youth, mistook by me,
Pleading for a lovers fee.
Shall we...