YMMV / Pericles, Prince of Tyre

• Designated Villain: Cleon is horrified at his wife's attempted murder, yet he is branded "wicked" and punished with her in the conclusion. In fact, some characters in the play primarily blame Cleon, and not Dionyza, for the murder attempt, despite the fact that he was completely unaware of Dionyza's plan until after she had put it into action.
• One-Scene Wonder:
  • Antiochus and his daughter drive the conflict for the first act of the play. Both characters only appear in the first scene and never physically appear again, though their death is mentioned by Helicanus.
  • The three fishermen who save Pericles when he washes up on the shores of Pentapolis only appear in that scene. They are, however, the closest thing the play has to "clowns" and provide plenty of comedic dialogue in their brief time on stage.