Troilus And Cressida: Original Text

By: Shakespeare, William

It is the seventh year of the Trojan War. The Greek army is camped outside Troy and Achilles - their military hero - refuses to fight. Inside the city Troilus, the Trojan King's son, falls in love with Cressida, whose father has defected to the Greek camp. In an exchange of prisoners the couple are split - they believe forever. The honour of lovers and soldiers is tested as a fierce battle begins and heroes must prove their worth.In Troy, there lies the scene. From isles of GreeceThe princes orgulous, their high blood chafed, Have to the port of Athens sent their ships, Fraught with the ministers and instrumentsOf cruel war: sixty and nine, that woreTheir crownets regal, from the Athenian bayPut forth toward Phrygia; and their vow is madeTo ransack Troy, within whose strong immuresThe ravish'd Helen, Menelaus' queen, With wanton Paris sleeps; and that's the quarr

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08HGPYZPB
• ISBN13: 9798678395986
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"