Troilus and Cressida
A Shakespearean play of love and war at Troy.
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It is sometimes called The Tragedy (or History) of Troilus and Cressida.[1] William Shakespeare's play "Troilus and Cressida" was likely composed in 1602.[1]
Key facts and history
Pandarus helps Troilus pursue Cressida, and they eventually profess their love and pledge fidelity.[2] In the Greek camp, the commanders discuss a crisis because Achilles refuses to fight.[3] Diomedes brings Cressida to the Greek camp, where Ulysses declares her a loose woman.[4] Troilus witnesses Cressida give a love-token to Diomedes and pledges to kill him.[4]
Hector ignores warnings from his wife and sister and goes to battle, where he is killed.[2] Prince Troilus, located inside Troy, tells Pandarus he feels lovesick for Cressida, who is Pandarus's niece.[4] Agamemnon, the Greek commander, consents to swap the captive Antenor for Cressida, which allows her to be with her father Calchas again.[4] After ripping apart a letter that came from Cressida, Troilus goes to the battlefield with Hector.[2]
What the cited sources add
A 2005 edition of "The Yale Shakespeare" was published by Barnes and Noble.[5] The 1984 book "Playing Shakespeare" was published by Methuen in association with Channel Four Television Co..[6] The 1609 Oxford University Press record lists William Shakespeare as the author of "Troilus and Cressida".[7] A 1982 edition from Clarendon Press has 205 pages.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Troilus and Cressida" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Barton, "Playing Shakespeare", Methuen, 1984, p. 41; Nicola, "Playing the audience : the practical actor's guide to live performance", Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2002, p. 204 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Troilus and Cressida" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Troilus and Cressida: Entire Play", shakespeare.mit.edu; "SparkNotes: Troilus and Cressida", www.sparknotes.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Troilus and Cressida" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Troilus and Cressida: Entire Play", shakespeare.mit.edu (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Troilus and Cressida" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "SparkNotes: Troilus and Cressida", www.sparknotes.com; "Troilus and Cressida: Entire Play", shakespeare.mit.edu (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780760759394 ("The Yale Shakespeare: The complete works"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780413547903 ("Playing Shakespeare"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- William Shakespeare, "Troilus and Cressida", Oxford University Press eBooks (1609), doi:10.1093/oseo/instance.00027413. OpenAlex metadata CC0; paper not read. doi.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780198129035 ("Troilus and Cressida"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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- Wikipedia: Troilus and Cressida (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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