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  • Title: Troilus and Cressida: List of Characters
  • Author: William Godshalk
  • ISBN: 1-55058-301-8

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    Author: William Godshalk
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    List of Characters

    The Greeks

    Agamemnon, General Commander of the Greeks, King of Argos, Menealus' brother
    Menelaus, King of Sparta, Helen's forsaken husband
    Achilles, famous hero of the Iliad; commander of the Myrmidons
    25Patroclus, Achilles' ingle, a catamite
    Ajax, considers himself the equal of Achilles
    Ulysses, a machiavellian schemer, not big on hand to hand combat
    Nestor, an old and venerable advisor to the Greeks, Ulysses' sidekick
    Diomed, a lecherous Greek warrior, also called Diomedes
    30Thersites, satirical rogue, a jester or fool to both Achilles and Ajax
    Greek soldiers, retainers, attendants