Lust poses as love and ambition as patriotism in this dark and brilliant play depicting the heroic action of the Trojan War.
Troy is besieged by the invading Greeks, but the young Trojan prince Troilus can think only of his love for Cressida. Her uncle Pandarus brings the two together, but after only one night news comes that Cressida must be sent to the enemy camp. There, as Troilus looks on, she yields to the wooing of the Greek Diomedes. The tragic story is undercut by the commentary of Thersites, who provides a cynical chorus.
Lust poses as love and ambition as patriotism in this dark and brilliant play depicting the heroic action of the Trojan War.
Troy is besieged by the invading Greeks, but the young Trojan prince Troilus can think only of his love for Cressida. Her uncle Pandarus brings the two together, but after only one night news comes that Cressida must be sent to the enemy camp. There, as Troilus looks on, she yields to the wooing of the Greek Diomedes. The tragic story is undercut by the commentary of Thersites, who provides a cynical chorus.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet and dramatist of the
Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known
author in all of English literature and often considered the
greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least
twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays
were not prized as literature at the time, and Shakespeare was not
widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a
great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues
today.
E. A. Copen lives deep in the deep dark woods outside one of the
most haunted cities in Ohio. While working a boring retail job, she
entertained herself with stories of the fantastic, some of which
became books like Guilty by Association, Death Rites, and Broken
Empire. She speaks three languages fluently: English, Latin, and
sarcasm. E. A. is currently studying to become proficient in memes.
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