Pericles, Prince of Tyre: Act 4, Scene 5

comedy

Mytilene. A street before the brothel.

Scene Summary

Two gentlemen leave Marina's brothel shaken and converted — she has talked them out of what they came for. A brief comic scene showing that her effect is real.

Enter, from the brothel, two Gentlemen

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.

First Gentleman

But to have divinity preached there! did you ever

dream of such a thing?

Second Gentleman

No, no. Come, I am for no more bawdy-houses:

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.

Exeunt