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Troilus and Cressida

William Shakespeare

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Table of contents
  • Cover1
  • Title Page2
  • Copyright Page3
  • Note4
  • Dramatis Personæ5
  • Prologue6
  • Contents7
  • Act I8
  • Scene I. Troy. Before Priam’s Palace8
  • Scene II. The Same. A Street9
  • Scene III. The Grecian Camp. Before Agamemnon’s Tent11
  • Act II17
  • Scene I. The Grecian Camp17
  • Scene II. Troy. A Room in Priam’s Palace17
  • Scene III. The Grecian Camp. Before The Tent of Achilles19
  • Act III24
  • Scene I. Troy. A Room in Priam’s Palace24
  • Scene II. An Orchard to Pandarus’ House25
  • Scene III. The Grecian Camp26
  • Act IV31
  • Scene I. Troy. A Street31
  • Scene II. Court of Pandarus’ House31
  • Scene III. Before Pandarus’ House32
  • Scene IV. A Room in Pandarus’ House32
  • Scene V. The Grecian Camp. Lists Set Out34
  • Act V39
  • Scene I. The Grecian Camp. Before Achilles’ Tent39
  • Scene II. The Same. Before Calchas’ Tent39
  • Scene III. Troy. Before Priam’s Palace41
  • Scene IV. The Field Between Troy and the Grecian Camp42
  • Scene VI. Another Part of the Field43
  • Scene VII. Another Part of the Field43
  • Scene VIII. Another Part of the Field43
  • Scene IX. Another Part of the Field44
  • Scene X. Another Part of the Field44
Book details
  • Vendor Dover Publications
  • SKU 9780486790091
  • ISBN-13 9780486790091
  • Author William Shakespeare
  • Category Literary Criticism
  • Subject Shakespeare

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A tragedy of jealousy and betrayal as well as a satire of the consequences of greed and lust, this drama unfolds amid the violent desperation of the Trojan War. After seven years of bloodshed, few illusions remain about the glory of war. The fate of two young lovers ― Troilus, a Trojan prince, and Cressida, the fickle daughter of a traitorous priest ― is intertwined with the exploits of Ulysses, Achilles, and other immortal figures of classical mythology. Based in part on Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, Shakespeare's work offers a darker and more cynical vision than its predecessor. Comic, tragic, and ironic by turns, the drama shifts between the intimacy of the central romance to the broader perspective of the armies' pointless skirmishes. Frequently regarded as the most modern of Shakespeare's dramas, the play debunks heroic ideals and delivers a powerful statement about the futility of war.