Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act 4 Scene 5 runs 9 lines of dialogue, spoken by 2 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 110 lines. This scene is part of Act 4 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
Full Dialogue
First Gentleman ♂
Did you ever hear the like?
Second Gentleman ♂
No, nor never shall do in such a place as this, she
being once gone.
being once gone.
First Gentleman ♂
But to have divinity preached there! did you ever
dream of such a thing?
dream of such a thing?
Second Gentleman ♂
No, no. Come, I am for no more bawdy-houses:
shall's go hear the vestals sing?
shall's go hear the vestals sing?
First Gentleman ♂
I'll do any thing now that is virtuous; but I
am out of the road of rutting for ever.
am out of the road of rutting for ever.
9 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| First Gentleman | 5 | 55.6% |
| Second Gentleman | 4 | 44.4% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 5 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 5 lines.
Total speakers on stage
2 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 4
This is Scene 5 of 6 in Act 4 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
Scene length vs. play average
At 9 lines, this scene is shorter than the Pericles, Prince of Tyre average scene in Pericles, Prince of Tyre (~110 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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