Pericles Prince of Tyre

Pericles Prince of TyreWilliam ShakespearePericles Prince of Tyre is a Jacobean play written at least in part by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected works despite questions over its authorship as it was not included in the First Folio. Whilst various arguments support that Shakespeare is the sole author of the play Pericles the young Prince (ruler) of Tyre in Phoenicia (Lebanon) hears the riddle and instantly understands its meaning: Antiochus is engaged in an incestuous relationship with his daughter. If he reveals this truth he will be killed but if he answers incorrectly he will also be killed. Pericles hints that he knows the answer and asks for more