Antiochus is the first person who has wronged Pericles. While Pericles is on the run he finds out from Helicanus, his advisor, that King Antiochus and his daughter have been burnt to death by fire from heaven. The gods saw what was going on, they had Pericles' back. This is the first piece of evidence. Pericles also must go through tough times in order to receive gifts. For example, if he never would've solved the riddle, he wouldn't have had to run away. If he didn't run, his ship couldn't have wrecked on the way back home. When the ship wrecked on the shore in Pentapolis, he found out from the people about King Simonides' daughter, Thasia. If Pericles wouldn't have entered in, the jousting contest he would never get the prize. The prize just so happens to be the hand of the beautiful Thasia, his future wife. Another example of wrong doing towards Pericles is Cleon and Dionyza. Thasia supposedly "dies" while giving birth to Marina. After Thasia's body was thrown overboard, the storm stops. Shakespeare uses the passage 3.1.22-26 to show how much Thasia meant to him. In the quote by Pericles in the passage after the death of his wife, Thasia, Pericles shows deep emotion. Shakespeare uses a spondee in the first line, "O you gods..." This shows stress on how Pericles feels about the gods. He doesn't curse them, but deeply believes that they control his fate. In this passage, the spondee …show more content…
Dionyza develops jealousy towards Marina, Pericles' daughter, as she grows up. This is because of the attention she gets because of her beauty. Due to their child not receiving any attention, Dionyza hires a killer, Leonine, to murder Marina. However, before Leonine can get to Marina, she is captured by pirates, and is taken to Myteline because of her strong will not to become a prostitute. She becomes a teacher who educates girls at a reputable house. When Pericles returns to Tarsus get his daughter, she is said to be "dead" by Cleon and Dionyza. To cover up her attempted murder, they show Pericles a monument that will be built in Marina's honor. Hearing this Pericles goes back to sea. Cleon and Dionyza's scandal is soon discovered and they are publicly burnt in a palace fire for their