Troilus and Cressida (Quarto 1, 1609)

Author: William Shakespeare

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  1. Prologue
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Troilus and Cressida (Folio 1, 1623)
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Troilus and Cressida (Quarto 1, 1609)
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The history
¶To see vs heere vnarmd. I haue a womans longing,
2095An appetite that I am sick with-all,
¶To see great Hector in his weeds of peace,
¶To talke with him, and to behold his visage,
¶Euen to my full of view. A labour sau'd.
2098.1Enter Thersites.
¶Thersi. A wonder. _Achil. What?
¶Thersi. Aiax goes vp and downe the field asking for
¶himselfe.
 _Achil. How so?
¶Thersi. He must fight singly to morrow with Hector, and
2105is so prophetically proud of an heroycall cudgeling, that
¶he raues in saying nothing.
¶Achil. How can that be?
¶Thersi. Why a stalkes vp and downe like a peacock, a
¶stride and a stand: ruminates like an hostisse, that hath no
2110Arithmatique but her braine to set downe her reckoning:
¶bites his lip with a politique regarde, as who should say
¶there were witte in this head and twoo'd out: and so there
¶is. But it lyes as coldly in him, as fire in a flint, which will
¶not show without knocking, the mans vndone for euer, for
2115if Hector breake not his neck ith' combate, hee'le breakt
¶himselfe in vaine glory. Hee knowes not mee. I sayd
¶good morrow Aiax: And hee replyes thankes Agamem-
¶non. What thinke you of this man that takes mee for the
¶Generall? Hees growne a very land-fish languagelesse, a
2120monster, a plague of opinion, a man may weare it on both
¶sides like a lether Ierkin.
¶Achil. Thou must be my Ambassador Thersites.
¶Thersi. Who I: why heele answer no body: hee profef-
2125ses not answering, speaking is for beggers: he weares his
¶tongue in's armes. I will put on his presence, let Patroclus
¶make demands to me. You shall see the pageant of Aiax.
¶Achil. To him Patroclus, tell him I humbly desire the va-
2130liant Aiax, to inuite the valorous Hector to come vnarm'd
¶to my tent, and to procure safe-conduct for his person, of
¶the magnanimous and most illustrious, sixe or seauen times
¶honour'd Captaine Generall of the armie. Agamemnon,
¶do this.
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