The Actions Of Pericles
Pericles must answer Antiochus' riddle to win the hand of his daughter. If he fails he will face death. The riddle is:
"I am no viper, yet I feed
On mother's flesh which did me breed.
I sought a husband, in which labour
I found that kindness in a father:
He's father, son, and husband mild;
I mother, wife, and yet his child.
How they may be, and yet in two,
As you will live, resolve it you."
What does Pericles do?
"I am no viper, yet I feed
On mother's flesh which did me breed.
I sought a husband, in which labour
I found that kindness in a father:
He's father, son, and husband mild;
I mother, wife, and yet his child.
How they may be, and yet in two,
As you will live, resolve it you."
What does Pericles do?
Hint:
Understands the riddle to mean incest and hints to Antiochus his understanding.
Antiochus realises from Pericles' hints that Pericles has understood the riddle and determines to have him killed. I am not aware of any other reference to incest in Shakespeare. Incest seems to retain its rightful shock value much more in Shakespeare and the classics. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Antiochus realises from Pericles' hints that Pericles has understood the riddle and determines to have him killed. I am not aware of any other reference to incest in Shakespeare. Incest seems to retain its rightful shock value much more in Shakespeare and the classics. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Five Potatoes Riddle
A mother has six children and five potatoes. How can she feed each an equal amount of potatoes? Do not use fractions.
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Two Solid Metal Pillars
You are standing on the top one of two solid metal pillars. They are both exactly one kilometer apart from each other and they both stand one kilometer high. There is absolutely nothing around these pillars, but you have one small twig, one small rock and an unlimited supply of rope. Using only the materials named, how can you get from the top of the pillar that you are on to the top of the other pillar?
Hint:
The twig and the rock were simply distractions used to divert you from the real answer. Forget I ever mentioned them. All you need to do is fill the space between you with enough rope that it makes a pile so big that you can walk across it to the other pillar (remember I said you had an unlimited supply of rope). Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Who Is Asleep On Your Couch
Hint: It's not her brother-in-law
Four Daughters
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Twins Riddle
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A Doctor And Nurse
A doctor and a nurse have a baby boy. But the boy's father is not the doctor and the mother is not the nurse. How is this possible?
Hint:
The doctor is the mother (female doctor) and the nurse is the father (male nurse). Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Machine, Toy, Snake?
To a bird's eye,
I am a snake.
To a child's eye,
I am a toy.
To an adult's eye,
I am a machine.
What am I?
I am a snake.
To a child's eye,
I am a toy.
To an adult's eye,
I am a machine.
What am I?
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Birthday In September Riddle
Hint:
He was born in the town of March, about 25 miles north of Cambridge, England. He grew up to be the mayor of his town, and performed the wedding ceremony for the head of his local church. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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I Born In March
"Lifes funny", said an old friend when I bumped into him the other day. "Listen to this, I was born in March, yet I celebrate my birthday in August, and last February I married my mother". How is this possible?
Hint:
He was born in August in a town called March, became a priest and married his widowed mother to her second husband in February. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Under The Umbrella Riddle
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Unhappy Firefly Riddle
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I Only Last Twelve Days Puzzle
Hint: The most wonderful time of the year.
The Torment Of Man Riddle
A cloud was my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth my final resting place, and I'm the torment of man. What am I?
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In A Basket All Alone Riddle
Once a little babe was drifting
In a basket all alone,
When the king's fair daughter found him-
Wished to have him for her own.
So she found the baby's mother
For his nurse that very day
But when he had grown to manhood,
He his people led away.
Who was he?
In a basket all alone,
When the king's fair daughter found him-
Wished to have him for her own.
So she found the baby's mother
For his nurse that very day
But when he had grown to manhood,
He his people led away.
Who was he?
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