Tag Archives: Troilus and Cressida

— 5.3 — Hector, armed and ready for battle, stood in front of the palace of his father, Priam, in Troy. With him was his wife, Andromache. “When was my lord so much unkindly tempered that he would stop his … Continue reading →

— 5.2 — Diomedes walked over in front of Calchas’ tent and called, “Are you still up? Speak to me.” From inside the tent, Calchas replied, “Who is calling?” “I am Diomedes. You are Calchas, I think. Where’s your daughter?” … Continue reading →

— 5.1 — Achilles and Patroclus talked together in front of Achilles’ tent. Achilles said about Hector, “I’ll heat his blood with Greek wine tonight, and tomorrow with my curved sword I’ll cool his blood by making it spurt from … Continue reading →

— 4.5 — Ajax, wearing armor, walked over to Agamemnon, Achilles, Patroclus, Menelaus, Ulysses, Nestor, and some others. They were at the place where Ajax would duel Hector. The lists — barriers surrounding the place where the duel would take … Continue reading →

— 4.4 — Pandarus and Cressida were talking inside her house. “Be calm, be calm,” Pandarus advised. “Why are you telling me to be calm?” Cressida said. “The grief that I taste is pure and entirely perfect, and it rages … Continue reading →

— 4.1 — On a street in Troy, Aeneas and a servant with a torch met Paris, Deiphobus, Antenor, the Greek Diomedes, and some other people who were carrying torches. Paris said, “I see someone. Ho! Who is that there?” … Continue reading →

— 3.3 — Agamemnon, Ulysses, Diomedes, Nestor, Ajax, Menelaus, and Calchas met in the Greek camp near Achilles’ tent. Calchas was a Trojan — Cressida’s father. He was a prophet who knew that Troy would be defeated in the war … Continue reading →

— 3.2 — In his garden, Pandarus spoke to Troilus’ servant, a young boy. “Hello!” Pandarus said to the servant. “Where’s your master? At my niece Cressida’s?” “No, sir; he is waiting for you to lead him there.” Pandarus said, … Continue reading →

— 2.3 — Thersites stood in front of Achilles’ tent in the Greek camp and talked to himself. Thersites had been Ajax’ Fool, but now he was Achilles’ Fool. Fools, aka jesters, had the freedom to satirize other people. Much … Continue reading →

— 2.2 — In a room in King Priam’s palace in Troy, a council was being held. Priam, Hector, Troilus, Paris, and Helenus attended it and spoke. King Priam said, “After so many hours, lives, and speeches spent, thus once … Continue reading →