Ebook: Troilus and Cressida

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Note; Dramatis Personæ; Prologue; Contents; Act I; Act II; Act III; Act IV; Act V.;A tragedy of jealousy and betrayal as well as a satire of the consequences of greed and lust, this drama unfolds amid the violent desperation of the Trojan War. After seven years of bloodshed, few illusions remain about the glory of war. The fate of two young lovers -- Troilus, a Trojan prince, and Cressida, the fickle daughter of a traitorous priest -- is intertwined with the exploits of Ulysses, Achilles, and other immortal figures of classical mythology. Based in part on Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, Shakespeare's work offers a darker and more cynical vision than its predecessor. Comic, trag.