How we cite our quotes: (Act.Scene.Line)
Quote #10
We'll celebrate their nuptials, and ourselves
Will in that kingdom spend our following days:
Our son and daughter shall in Tyrus reign. (5.3.80)
It seems like marriage is the key to peace and political prosperity in this play. At the beginning of Pericles, we saw how Antiochus caused a ton of political upheaval by preventing his daughter from getting hitched. By the end of the play, Shakespeare resolves all of the political problems with the reunification of Pericles's family and Marina's marriage to Lysimachus. Not only will Pericles and Thaisa rule Simonides's kingdom, but Marina and her new hubby will rule Tyre.