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Troilus and Cressida

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First published: 1601
Pages: 134

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Act 3
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Act 4
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Act 5
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Set during the long siege of Troy, this caustic play twines a doomed love story with a jaundiced view of the Trojan War itself. The Trojan prince Troilus wins the love of Cressida, only to lose her to a prisoner exchange that carries her to the Greek camp and into the arms of another man. Around them, Homer's heroes are cut down to size: Achilles sulks, Ajax preens, and the whole conflict grinds on over questions of honor that begin to look hollow. Hard to file as comedy or tragedy, it ranks among Shakespeare's most bitter and modern works. First printed in 1609, it rewards readers who like their romance shadowed by irony. Available here as a free PDF and EPUB edition.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright and poet who lived during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and authored approximately 37 plays and 154 sonnets that explore themes of love, power, ambition, and human nature.