ACT 1
Scene 3
...mine eyes appear.
Sennet. Enter Agamemnon, Nestor, Ulysses, Diomedes, Menelaus, with others.
...a noble foe.
All but Ulysses and Nestor exit.
ACT 2
Scene 3
...me thou art.
Enter at a distance Agamemnon, Ulysses, Nestor, Diomedes, Ajax, and Calchas.
...vein of him.
aside to Nestor
And how his silence drinks up this applause!
...not do so.
to Agamemnon
You must prepare to fight without Achilles.
...he were proud—
Or covetous of praise—
...or surly borne—
Or strange, or self-affected—
...my good son.
Be ruled by him, Lord Ajax.
...hulks draw deep.
They exit.
ACT 3
Scene 3
...provide this gear.
Flourish. Enter Ulysses, Diomedes, Nestor, Agamemnon, Calchas, Menelaus, and Ajax.
...Ajax is ready.
This shall I undertake, and ’tis a burden
Which I am proud to bear.
He exits with Calchas.
ACT 4
Scene 1
...a valiant ignorance.
Enter at one door Aeneas with a Torchbearer, at another Paris, Deiphobus, Antenor, Diomedes and Grecians with torches.
...of my company.
That’s my mind too.—Good morrow, Lord Aeneas.
...or courage execute.
The one and other Diomed embraces.
Our bloods are now in calm, and, so long, health;
But when contention and occasion meet,
By Jove, I’ll play the hunter for thy life
With all my force, pursuit, and policy.
...kill more excellently.
We sympathize. Jove, let Aeneas live,
If to my sword his fate be not the glory,
A thousand complete courses of the sun!
But in mine emulous honor let him die
With every joint a wound and that tomorrow.
...each other well.
We do, and long to know each other worse.
...Myself or Menelaus?
Both alike.
He merits well to have her that doth seek her,
Not making any scruple of her soilure,
With such a hell of pain and world of charge;
And you as well to keep her that defend her,
Not palating the taste of her dishonor,
With such a costly loss of wealth and friends.
He, like a puling cuckold, would drink up
The lees and dregs of a flat tamèd piece;
You, like a lecher, out of whorish loins
Are pleased to breed out your inheritors.
Both merits poised, each weighs nor less nor more;
But he as he, the heavier for a whore.
...to your countrywoman.
She’s bitter to her country. Hear me, Paris:
For every false drop in her bawdy veins
A Grecian’s life hath sunk; for every scruple
Of her contaminated carrion weight
A Trojan hath been slain. Since she could speak,
She hath not given so many good words breath
As for her Greeks and Trojans suffered death.
...lies our way.
They exit.
Scene 3
...go from Troy.
Enter Paris, Troilus, Aeneas, Deiphobus, Antenor, and Diomedes.
...in, my lords?
They exit.
Scene 4
...reach of it.
Enter Aeneas, Paris, Antenor, Deiphobus, and Diomedes.
...is in Ilium.
Fair Lady Cressid,
So please you, save the thanks this prince expects.
The luster in your eye, heaven in your cheek,
Pleads your fair usage, and to Diomed
You shall be mistress and command him wholly.
...cut thy throat.
O, be not moved, Prince Troilus.
Let me be privileged by my place and message
To be a speaker free. When I am hence,
I’ll answer to my lust, and know you, lord,
I’ll nothing do on charge. To her own worth
She shall be prized; but that you say “Be ’t so,”
I speak it in my spirit and honor: “no.”
...our needful talk.
Cressida, Diomedes, and Troilus exit.
Scene 5
...but early days.
Enter Cressida and Diomedes.
...the Lady Cressid?
Even she.
...kiss of you.
Lady, a word. I’ll bring you to your father.
Diomedes and Cressida talk aside.
...of the game.
Diomedes and Cressida exit.
...I perceive you.
Enter Diomedes.
...Ajax! Trumpets cease.
You must no more.
...us fight again.
As Hector pleases.
...our Grecian tents.
’Tis Agamemnon’s wish; and great Achilles
Doth long to see unarmed the valiant Hector.
...see your knights.
Agamemnon and the rest come forward.
...welcome know. Flourish.
All but Troilus and Ulysses exit.
ACT 5
Scene 1
...were not Menelaus.
Enter Hector, Troilus, Ajax, Agamemnon, Ulysses, Nestor, Menelaus, and Diomedes, with lights.
...hour or two.
I cannot, lord. I have important business,
The tide whereof is now.—Good night, great Hector.
...so, good night.
Diomedes exits, followed by Troilus and Ulysses.
Scene 2
...All incontinent varlets!
Enter Diomedes.
What, are you up here, ho? Speak.
... Who calls?
Diomed. Calchas, I think? Where’s your
daughter?
...forth to him.
How now, my charge?
...word with you.
She whispers to him.
...clef. She’s noted.
Will you remember?
... Remember? Yes.
Nay, but do, then, and let your mind be
coupled with your words.
...to folly. Roguery!
Nay, then—
...tell you what—
Foh, foh, come, tell a pin! You are forsworn.
...be secretly open!
What did you swear you would bestow on me?
...that, sweet Greek.
Good night.
...now, Trojan? Diomed—
No, no, good night. I’ll be your fool no more.
...in your ear.
She whispers to him.
...speak a word.
And so good night.
He starts to leave.
...Guardian! Why, Greek!
Foh foh! Adieu. You palter.
...Fry, lechery, fry!
But will you, then?
...trust me else.
Give me some token for the surety of it.
...now, now, now!
CRESSIDA, giving the sleeve
...’t me again.
She snatches the sleeve from Diomedes.
Whose was ’t?
...Well said, whetstone.
I shall have it.
... What, this?
Ay, that.
...I kiss thee.
He grabs the sleeve, and she tries to retrieve it.
Nay, do not snatch it from me.
...my heart withal.
I had your heart before. This follows it.
...you something else.
I will have this. Whose was it?
...is no matter.
Come, tell me whose it was.
...it, take it.
Whose was it?
...tell you whose.
Tomorrow will I wear it on my helm
And grieve his spirit that dares not challenge it.
...keep my word.
Why, then, farewell.
Thou never shalt mock Diomed again.
He starts to leave.
...straight starts you.
I do not like this fooling.
...Pleases me best.
What, shall I come? The hour?
...shall be plagued.
Farewell, till then.
...I prithee, come.—
He exits.
Scene 4
...an ill opinion.
Enter Diomedes, and Troilus pursuing him.
...would swim after.
Thou dost miscall retire.
I do not fly, but advantageous care
Withdrew me from the odds of multitude.
Have at thee!
They fight.
...now the sleeve!
Diomedes and Troilus exit fighting.
Scene 5
...I’ll seek them.
Enter Diomedes and Servingman.
Go, go, my servant, take thou Troilus’ horse;
Present the fair steed to my Lady Cressid.
Fellow, commend my service to her beauty.
Tell her I have chastised the amorous Trojan
And am her knight by proof.
...thou coward Troilus!
Ay, there, there!
He exits.
Scene 6
...show thy head!
Enter Diomedes.
Troilus, I say! Where’s Troilus?
...What wouldst thou?
I would correct him.
...for my horse!
Ha! Art thou there?
...alone. Stand, Diomed.
He is my prize. I will not look upon.
... Enter Hector.
Troilus exits, fighting Diomedes and Ajax.
Scene 10
...the Trojan trail.
Sound retreat. Enter Agamemnon, Ajax, Menelaus, Nestor, Diomedes, and the rest, marching to the beat of drums. Shout within.
...Hector’s slain! Achilles!
The bruit is Hector’s slain, and by Achilles.
...wars are ended.
They exit, marching.