Ken's Blogspot: Troilus and Cressida

The full text of Shakespeare's works side-by-side with a translation into modern English.

Elizabethan English			Modern English

DRAMATIS PERSONAE			CHARACTERS


PRIAM, King of Troy			Priam, King of Troy


His sons:			His sons:

HECTOR			BULLYING

TROILUS			Troilus

PARIS			PARIS

DEIPHOBUS			Deiphobus

HELENUS			Helenus


MARGARELON, a bastard son of Priam			Margarelon, a bastard son of Priam


Trojan commanders:			Trojan commanders:

AENEAS			Even

ANTENOR			Antenor


CALCHAS, a Trojan priest, taking part with the Greeks			Calchas, a Trojan priest who participates with the Greeks

PANDARUS, uncle to Cressida			Pandarus, Onkel von Cressida

AGAMEMNON, the Greek general			Agamemnon, the Greek general

MENELAUS, his brother			Menelaus, his brother


Greek commanders:			Greek commanders:

ACHILLES			ACHILLES

AJAX			Ajax

ULYSSES			ULYSSES

NESTOR			Nestor

DIOMEDES			Diomedes

PATROCLUS			Patroklus


THERSITES, a deformed and scurrilous Greek			Thersites, a deformed and bizarre Greek

ALEXANDER, servant to Cressida			Alexander, servant of Cressida

SERVANT to Troilus			Servant to troilus

SERVANT to Paris			Servant to Paris

SERVANT to Diomedes			Diomedes servant


HELEN, wife to Menelaus			Helen, wife of Menelaus

ANDROMACHE, wife to Hector			Andromache, wife of Hector

CASSANDRA, daughter to Priam, a prophetess			Cassandra, daughter of Priam, a prophetin

CRESSIDA, daughter to Calchas			Cressida, daughter of Calchas


Trojan and Greek Soldiers, and Attendants			Trojan and Greek soldiers and companions


SCENE:			SCENE:

Troy and the Greek camp before it			Troy and the Greek camp in front of it


PROLOGUE			PROLOG

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA			Troilus and crressida

PROLOGUE			PROLOG


In Troy, there lies the scene. From isles of Greece			The scene is in Troy. From the islands of Greece

The princes orgillous, their high blood chaf'd,			The Prince Orgilos, their high blood switch,

Have to the port of Athens sent their ships			The port of Athens sent their ships

Fraught with the ministers and instruments			Affected with the ministers and instruments

Of cruel war. Sixty and nine that wore			Of the cruel war. Sixty and nine, they were wearing

Their crownets regal from th' Athenian bay			Your crowns shelf from the Athenian bay

Put forth toward Phrygia; and their vow is made			In the direction of phrygia; and their vows is stored

To ransack Troy, within whose strong immures			To search Troy, in its strong immures

The ravish'd Helen, Menelaus' queen,			The confused Helen, Menelaus' Queen, Queen,

With wanton Paris sleeps-and that's the quarrel.			Paris-and that is the dispute with willful Paris.

To Tenedos they come,			They come to Tenedos

And the deep-drawing barks do there disgorge			And the deeply trust barks do it there

Their war-like fraughtage. Now on Dardan plains			Your war -like cave. Now on Dardan Plains

The fresh and yet unbruised Greeks do pitch			The fresh and yet strange Greeks make pitch

Their brave pavilions: Priam's six-gated city,			Your brave pavilions: Priam's six-gated city,

Dardan, and Tymbria, Helias, Chetas, Troien,			Dardan und Tymbria, Elijah, Chetas, Trio, Trio,

And Antenorides, with massy staples			And Antenorides with Massy Staples

And corresponsive and fulfilling bolts,			And correct and fulfilling screws,

Sperr up the sons of Troy.			Break up the sons of Troy.

Now expectation, tickling skittish spirits			Now expectation, tickle hideous spirits tickling

On one and other side, Troyan and Greek,			On one side and the other, Troyan and Greek,

Sets all on hazard-and hither am I come			Sets everything at risk and I'm here

A Prologue arm'd, but not in confidence			A prologue arm, but not in trust

Of author's pen or actor's voice, but suited			Of the voice of the author or the actor, but suitable

In like conditions as our argument,			Under similar conditions as our argument,

To tell you, fair beholders, that our play			To tell you, fair viewer, that our game

Leaps o'er the vaunt and firstlings of those broils,			Jumps over the Vaunt and the first rivers of these roasts,

Beginning in the middle; starting thence away,			Starting in the middle; start from there,

To what may be digested in a play.			To what can be digested in one piece.

Like or find fault; do as your pleasures are;			How or missing; Do how your joys are;

Now good or bad, 'tis but the chance of war.			Well or bad now, but the chance of war.






ACT I. SCENE 1.			Nude I. Sene 1.

Troy. Before PRIAM'S palace			Troy. Before Priams Palace


Enter TROILUS armed, and PANDARUS			Enter Troilus armed and pandarus


TROILUS. Call here my varlet; I'll unarm again.			Troilus. Call my Varlet here; I will remove again.

Why should I war without the walls of Troy			Why should I wage war without the walls of Troy War?

That find such cruel battle here within?			This is what such a cruel fight finds here?

Each Troyan that is master of his heart,			Every Troyan who is a master of his heart,

Let him to field; Troilus, alas, hath none!			Let him set up; Troilus, unfortunately, has none!

PANDARUS. Will this gear ne'er be mended?			Pandarus. Is this equipment not repaired?

TROILUS. The Greeks are strong, and skilful to their strength,			Troilus. The Greeks are strong and clever with their strength,

Fierce to their skill, and to their fierceness valiant;			Violent to their skills and their violent braves;

But I am weaker than a woman's tear,			But I'm weaker than a woman's tear

Tamer than sleep, fonder than ignorance,			Tame as sleep, transferred as ignorance,

Less valiant than the virgin in the night,			Less brave than the virgin at night,

And skilless as unpractis'd infancy.			And skilless as ineffective childhood.

PANDARUS. Well, I have told you enough of this; for my part,			Pandarus. Well, I told you enough about it; for my part,

I'll not meddle nor make no farther. He that will have a cake			I will not interfere or not go on. Who will have a cake

out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding.			The grinding must be snapped out of the wheat.

TROILUS. Have I not tarried?			Troilus. Didn't I hold myself?

PANDARUS. Ay, the grinding; but you must tarry the bolting.			Pandarus. Yes, grinding; But you have to give storms.

TROILUS. Have I not tarried?			Troilus. Didn't I hold myself?

PANDARUS. Ay, the bolting; but you must tarry the leavening.			Pandarus. Ay, screwing; But you have to linger the sourdough.

TROILUS. Still have I tarried.			Troilus. I still founded.

PANDARUS. Ay, to the leavening; but here's yet in the word			Pandarus. Ay, to the sourdough; But here is still in the word

hereafter' the kneading, the making of the cake, the heating			In the following "the kneading, the production of the cake, the heating

of the oven, and the baking; nay, you must stay the cooling			of the furnace and baking; No, you have to remain the cooling

too,			to,

or you may chance to burn your lips.			Or you can burn your lips.

TROILUS. Patience herself, what goddess e'er she be,			Troilus. Patience herself what goddess she is,

Doth lesser blench at suff'rance than I do.			There is less petrol than I do.

At Priam's royal table do I sit;			I sit in Priam's royal table;

And when fair Cressid comes into my thoughts-			And when fair crressid comes into my thoughts-

So, traitor, then she comes when she is thence.			So, traitor, then she comes when she is from there.

PANDARUS. Well, she look'd yesternight fairer than ever I saw			Pandarus. Well, she looked fairer together than ever before when I saw her

her			she

look, or any woman else.			Look or another woman.

TROILUS. I was about to tell thee: when my heart,			Troilus. I wanted to tell you: if my heart

As wedged with a sigh, would rive in twain,			As trapped with a sigh, in Twain,

Lest Hector or my father should perceive me,			So that Hector or my father perceive me

I have, as when the sun doth light a storm,			I have as if the sun hires a storm,

Buried this sigh in wrinkle of a smile.			Buried this sigh in wrinkles of a smile.

But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness			But grief that deals with apparently joy

Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.			Like the Mirth fate to sudden sadness.

PANDARUS. An her hair were not somewhat darker than Helen's-			Pandarus. A hair was not a little darker than Helen.

well,			Gut,

go to- there were no more comparison between the women. But,			Go to- there was no comparison between women. But,

for			to the

my part, she is my kinswoman; I would not, as they term it,			My part, she is my relative; I wouldn't like you describe it

praise her, but I would somebody had heard her talk			Praise you, but I would have heard you talk

yesterday, as			Yesterday AS

I did. I will not dispraise your sister Cassandra's wit;			I did. I will not refute her sister Cassandra's joke.

but-			but-

TROILUS. O Pandarus! I tell thee, Pandarus-			Troilus. Oh Pandar! Ich sage dir Pandarus-

When I do tell thee there my hopes lie drown'd,			When I tell you there, my hopes are drowned,

Reply not in how many fathoms deep			Do not answer in how many threads deep

They lie indrench'd. I tell thee I am mad			They lie individed. I tell you, I'm crazy

In Cressid's love. Thou answer'st 'She is fair'-			In Cressid's love. You answer 'she is fair'-

Pourest in the open ulcer of my heart-			Pour into the open ulcer of my heart.

Her eyes, her hair, her cheek, her gait, her voice,			Her eyes, her hair, her cheek, her course, her voice,

Handlest in thy discourse. O, that her hand,			Handy in your discourse. Oh that your hand,

In whose comparison all whites are ink			In whose comparison are all white ink

Writing their own reproach; to whose soft seizure			Write your own allegation; To whose soft seizure

The cygnet's down is harsh, and spirit of sense			The Down of the Cygnet is hard and spirit of the sense

Hard as the palm of ploughman! This thou tell'st me,			Hard as the palm of Pflugman! You say that

As true thou tell'st me, when I say I love her;			How true, you tell me when I say I love her;

But, saying thus, instead of oil and balm,			But, so, instead of oil and balm,

Thou lay'st in every gash that love hath given me			You lay in every cut that love gave me

The knife that made it.			The knife that made it.

PANDARUS. I speak no more than truth.			Pandarus. I don't speak as a truth.

TROILUS. Thou dost not speak so much.			Troilus. You don't speak that much.

PANDARUS. Faith, I'll not meddle in it. Let her be as she is:			Pandarus. Believe, I won't get involved in it. Let them be like you:

if			if

she be fair, 'tis the better for her; an she be not, she has			She is fair, it is all the better for her; And she doesn't, she has

the			the

mends in her own hands.			Repaired in your own hands.

TROILUS. Good Pandarus! How now, Pandarus!			Troilus. Guter Pandar! Nun, Pandar!

PANDARUS. I have had my labour for my travail, ill thought on			Pandarus. I had my work for my difficulties, I thought

of			from

her and ill thought on of you; gone between and between, but			You and I thought of you; between and in between, but

small thanks for my labour.			Small thanks for my work.

TROILUS. What, art thou angry, Pandarus? What, with me?			Troilus. What, are you angry, Pandarus? What is with me?

PANDARUS. Because she's kin to me, therefore she's not so fair			Pandarus. Because she is related to me, she is not that fair

as			how

Helen. An she were not kin to me, she would be as fair a			Helen. And she was not related to me, she would be so fair and

Friday			Friday

as Helen is on Sunday. But what care I? I care not an she			As Helen is on Sunday. But what care I? I don't care about one

were a			were a

blackamoor; 'tis all one to me.			Blackamoor; It's all for me.

TROILUS. Say I she is not fair?			Troilus. Say, I'm not fair?

PANDARUS. I do not care whether you do or no. She's a fool to			Pandarus. I don't care if you do it or no. She is a fool

stay			stay

behind her father. Let her to the Greeks; and so I'll tell			Behind her father. Leave them to the Greeks; And so I'll say

her			she

the next time I see her. For my part, I'll meddle nor make no			Next time I'll see her. For my part I will interfere or do no


more i' th' matter.			More I 'the thing.

TROILUS. Pandarus!			Troilus. Pandarus!

PANDARUS. Not I.			Pandarus. Not 1.

TROILUS. Sweet Pandarus!			Troilus. Süßer Pandar!

PANDARUS. Pray you, speak no more to me: I will leave all			Pandarus. You pray, no longer talk to me: I will leave everyone

as I found it, and there an end. Exit. Sound			How I found it and ended there. Exit. sound

alarum			wing

TROILUS. Peace, you ungracious clamours! Peace, rude sounds!			Troilus. Peace, you disgrace shells! Peace, rude sounds!

Fools on both sides! Helen must needs be fair,			Fools on both sides! Helen must be fair

When with your blood you daily paint her thus.			When you paint them with your blood every day.

I cannot fight upon this argument;			I can't fight for this argument;

It is too starv'd a subject for my sword.			It's too firm for my sword.

But Pandarus-O gods, how do you plague me!			But pandarus-o gods, how do you plague me!

I cannot come to Cressid but by Pandar;			I can't come to Cressid, but from Pandar;

And he's as tetchy to be woo'd to woo			And he is just as Tetchy to advertise to advertise

As she is stubborn-chaste against all suit.			There she is stubborn against all complaints.

Tell me, Apollo, for thy Daphne's love,			Tell me, Apollo, for the love of your Daphne,

What Cressid is, what Pandar, and what we?			What kind of crresside is, what pandar and what we?

Her bed is India; there she lies, a pearl;			Your bed is India; There she lies a pearl;

Between our Ilium and where she resides			Between our Ilium and where it lives

Let it be call'd the wild and wand'ring flood;			Leave it called wild and wandering tide;

Ourself the merchant, and this sailing Pandar			Even the dealer and this sailing pandar

Our doubtful hope, our convoy, and our bark.			Our dubious hope, our convoy and our bark.


Alarum. Enter AENEAS			Wing. Enter aeneas


AENEAS. How now, Prince Troilus! Wherefore not afield?			AENEAS. Like now, Prince Troilus! Why not lay down?

TROILUS. Because not there. This woman's answer sorts,			Troilus. Because not there. The answer of this woman takes care

For womanish it is to be from thence.			It is for women to be from there.

What news, Aeneas, from the field to-day?			What messages, aeneas, from the field today?

AENEAS. That Paris is returned home, and hurt.			AENEAS. This Paris is returned home and injured.

TROILUS. By whom, Aeneas?			Troilus. From whom, aeneas?

AENEAS. Troilus, by Menelaus.			Äneas. Troilus von Menlaus.

TROILUS. Let Paris bleed: 'tis but a scar to scorn;			Troilus. Let Paris bleed: 'But it is a scar to despise;

Paris is gor'd with Menelaus' horn.			Paris is with Menelaus' Horn.

[Alarum]			[Wings]

AENEAS. Hark what good sport is out of town to-day!			AENEAS. Hark, which good sports are not in the city today!

TROILUS. Better at home, if 'would I might' were 'may.'			Troilus. Better at home, if 'I would be a may.

But to the sport abroad. Are you bound thither?			But for sports abroad. Are you bound there?

AENEAS. In all swift haste.			AENEAS. In all quick hurry.

TROILUS. Come, go we then together.			Troilus. Come on, go together.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT I. SCENE 2.			Nude I. Sene 2.

Troy. A street			Troy. A street


Enter CRESSIDA and her man ALEXANDER			Enter Cressida and your husband Alexander


CRESSIDA. Who were those went by?			Cressida. Who had they passed?

ALEXANDER. Queen Hecuba and Helen.			ALEXANDER. Queen Hecuba and Helen.

CRESSIDA. And whither go they?			Cressida. And where are you going?

ALEXANDER. Up to the eastern tower,			ALEXANDER. To the eastern tower,

Whose height commands as subject all the vale,			Whose height is located

To see the battle. Hector, whose patience			See the battle. Hector, his patience

Is as a virtue fix'd, to-day was mov'd.			Is like a virtue that was repaired today, was moved today.

He chid Andromache, and struck his armourer;			He made Andromache and beat his armor;

And, like as there were husbandry in war,			And as the attitude was in war,

Before the sun rose he was harness'd light,			Before the sun opened, it became light light,

And to the field goes he; where every flower			And he goes to the field; Where every flower

Did as a prophet weep what it foresaw			As a prophet, what it was predicted

In Hector's wrath.			In Hectors Zorn.

CRESSIDA. What was his cause of anger?			Cressida. What was his cause for anger?

ALEXANDER. The noise goes, this: there is among the Greeks			ALEXANDER. The sound goes: there is among the Greeks

A lord of Troyan blood, nephew to Hector;			A lord of Troyan blood, nephew from Hector;

They call him Ajax.			They call him Ajax.

CRESSIDA. Good; and what of him?			Cressida. Good; And what about him?

ALEXANDER. They say he is a very man per se,			ALEXANDER. You say he is a very man in himself

And stands alone.			And stands alone.

CRESSIDA. So do all men, unless they are drunk, sick, or have			Cressida. So also all men unless they are drunk, sick or have

no			no

legs.			Legs.

ALEXANDER. This man, lady, hath robb'd many beasts of their			ALEXANDER. This man, this woman, had many animals from them Robbs

particular additions: he is as valiant as a lion, churlish as			Special additions: it is as brave as a lion, churlical like

the			the

bear, slow as the elephant-a man into whom nature hath so			Bear, slowly like the elephant-a man in whom nature has so

crowded			run over

humours that his valour is crush'd into folly, his folly			Humor

sauced			Sauced

with discretion. There is no man hath a virtue that he hath			with discretion. There is no man who has a virtue he has

not a			no

glimpse of, nor any man an attaint but he carries some stain			Look at or any person a judiciary, but he wears some stain

of			from

it; he is melancholy without cause and merry against the			it; He is melancholic for no reason and happy against them

hair; he			Hair; there

hath the joints of every thing; but everything so out of			Has the joints of everything; But everything is so out

joint			together

that he is a gouty Briareus, many hands and no use, or			that he is a gout Briareus, many hands and no use, or

purblind			purblind

Argus, all eyes and no sight.			Argus, all eyes and no sight.

CRESSIDA. But how should this man, that makes me smile, make			Cressida. But how should this man who makes me smile, do, do, do it

Hector			bullying

angry?			furious?

ALEXANDER. They say he yesterday cop'd Hector in the battle and			ALEXANDER. They say he proposed Hector in the battle yesterday and

struck him down, the disdain and shame whereof hath ever			beat him down, the contempt and shame that it ever works

since			since

kept Hector fasting and waking.			Keep Hector to fast and guards.


Enter PANDARUS			Enter Pandarus


CRESSIDA. Who comes here?			Cressida. Who comes here?

ALEXANDER. Madam, your uncle Pandarus.			Alexander. Madam, Dein Onkel Pandar.

CRESSIDA. Hector's a gallant man.			Cressida. Hector is a brave man.

ALEXANDER. As may be in the world, lady.			ALEXANDER. Like in the world, lady.

PANDARUS. What's that? What's that?			Pandarus. What is that? What is that?

CRESSIDA. Good morrow, uncle Pandarus.			Cressida. Guter Morgen, Onkel Pandar.

PANDARUS. Good morrow, cousin Cressid. What do you talk of?-			Pandarus. Good morning, cousin crressid. What are you talking about?-

Good			Gut

morrow, Alexander.-How do you, cousin? When were you at			Morrow, Alexander. How did you, cousin? When were you at?

Ilium?			Ilium?

CRESSIDA. This morning, uncle.			Cressida. This morning uncle.

PANDARUS. What were you talking of when I came? Was Hector			Pandarus. What did you talk about when I came? Was Hector

arm'd			arm'd

and gone ere you came to Ilium? Helen was not up, was she?			And since you came to Ilium? Helen wasn't awake, wasn't it?

CRESSIDA. Hector was gone; but Helen was not up.			Cressida. Hector was gone; But Helen was not ready.

PANDARUS. E'en so. Hector was stirring early.			The Freyus. It is not so. Hetor Wusch white.

CRESSIDA. That were we talking of, and of his anger.			Cressida. We spoke that and about his anger.

PANDARUS. Was he angry?			Pandarus. Was he angry?

CRESSIDA. So he says here.			Cressida. So he says here.

PANDARUS. True, he was so; I know the cause too; he'll lay			Pandarus. It was true, he was so; I also know the cause; He will lie

about			a

him today, I can tell them that. And there's Troilus will not			I can tell him today. And there is no troilus

come far behind him; let them take heed of Troilus, I can			Come far behind him; Let them pay attention to Troilus, I can

tell			tell

them that too.			You too.

CRESSIDA. What, is he angry too?			Cressida. What is he angry too?

PANDARUS. Who, Troilus? Troilus is the better man of the two.			Pandarus. Who, troilus? Troilus is the better man of the two.

CRESSIDA. O Jupiter! there's no comparison.			Cressida. O Jupiter! There is no comparison.

PANDARUS. What, not between Troilus and Hector? Do you know a			Pandarus. What not between troilus and hector? Do you know a

man			Mann

if you see him?			When you see him

CRESSIDA. Ay, if I ever saw him before and knew him.			Cressida. Ay, if I ever saw him before and knew him.

PANDARUS. Well, I say Troilus is Troilus.			Pandarus. Well, I say troilus is troilus.

CRESSIDA. Then you say as I say, for I am sure he is not			Cressida. Then you say how I say because I'm sure he is not

Hector.			Bullying.

PANDARUS. No, nor Hector is not Troilus in some degrees.			Pandarus. No, nor hector is neither troilus to a certain extent.

CRESSIDA. 'Tis just to each of them: he is himself.			Cressida. It is only for each of them: he is himself.

PANDARUS. Himself! Alas, poor Troilus! I would he were!			Pandarus. Even! Unfortunately, poor troilus! I would be!

CRESSIDA. So he is.			Cressida. That's how he is.

PANDARUS. Condition I had gone barefoot to India.			Pandarus. Condition that I went barefoot to India.

CRESSIDA. He is not Hector.			Cressida. He is not a hector.

PANDARUS. Himself! no, he's not himself. Would 'a were himself!			Pandarus. Even! No, he is not himself. Would be a himself!

Well, the gods are above; time must friend or end. Well,			Well, the gods are up; A friend or ending has to end. Spring,

Troilus,			Troilus,

well! I would my heart were in her body! No, Hector is not a			Spring! I would be my heart in your body! No, Hector is not

better man than Troilus.			Better man than troilus.

CRESSIDA. Excuse me.			Cressida. Forgiveness.

PANDARUS. He is elder.			Pandarus. He is older.

CRESSIDA. Pardon me, pardon me.			Cressida. Forgive me, forgive me.

PANDARUS. Th' other's not come to't; you shall tell me another			Pandarus. The other has not come; You should tell me another

tale			story

when th' other's come to't. Hector shall not have his wit			When the other comes. Hector will not have his joke

this			Dies

year.			Year.

CRESSIDA. He shall not need it if he have his own.			Cressida. He won't need it if he has his own.

PANDARUS. Nor his qualities.			Pandarus. Still its properties.

CRESSIDA. No matter.			CROSSIDE. Egal.

PANDARUS. Nor his beauty.			Pandarus. Still his beauty.

CRESSIDA. 'Twould not become him: his own's better.			Cressida. “We don't become him: his own is better.

PANDARUS. YOU have no judgment, niece. Helen herself swore th'			Pandarus. You have no judgment, niece. Helen himself swore that

other day that Troilus, for a brown favour, for so 'tis, I			Other day this troilus for a brown favor, because so 'tis, me

must			got to

confess- not brown neither-			admit- not brown too-

CRESSIDA. No, but brown.			Cressida. No, but brown.

PANDARUS. Faith, to say truth, brown and not brown.			Pandarus. Believe to say truth, brown and not brown.

CRESSIDA. To say the truth, true and not true.			Cressida. To say the truth, true and not true.

PANDARUS. She prais'd his complexion above Paris.			Pandarus. She pressed his complexion over Paris.

CRESSIDA. Why, Paris hath colour enough.			Cressida. Paris has enough color.

PANDARUS. So he has.			Pandarus. So he has.

CRESSIDA. Then Troilus should have too much. If she prais'd him			Cressida. Then Troilus should have too much. When she pressed him

above, his complexion is higher than his; he having colour			At the top is his complexion higher than his; He has color

enough, and the other higher, is too flaming praise for a			enough and the other is too flaming for A

good			gut

complexion. I had as lief Helen's golden tongue had commended			Complexion. I had recommended Helens Golden tongue

Troilus for a copper nose.			Troilus for a copper nose.

PANDARUS. I swear to you I think Helen loves him better than			Pandarus. I swear to you, I think Helen loves him better than

Paris.			Paris.

CRESSIDA. Then she's a merry Greek indeed.			Cressida. Then she is indeed a happy Greek.

PANDARUS. Nay, I am sure she does. She came to him th' other			Pandarus. No, I'm sure she's doing it. She came to him what others

day			Tag

into the compass'd window-and you know he has not past three			In the compass window and you know that he doesn't have beyond three

or			or

four hairs on his chin-			Four hair on his chin

CRESSIDA. Indeed a tapster's arithmetic may soon bring his			Cressida. In fact, the arithmetics of a tapster could bring his soon

particulars therein to a total.			Details in it on a total.

PANDARUS. Why, he is very young, and yet will he within three			Pandarus. Why, he is very young and yet it will be within three

pound			lb

lift as much as his brother Hector.			Lift as much as his brother Hector.

CRESSIDA. Is he so young a man and so old a lifter?			Cressida. Is he so young a man and so old a lifter?

PANDARUS. But to prove to you that Helen loves him: she came			Pandarus. But to prove to you that Helen loves him: she came

and			and

puts me her white hand to his cloven chin-			puts me on his white hand on his Cloven chin.

CRESSIDA. Juno have mercy! How came it cloven?			Cressida. Juno grace! How did it come?

PANDARUS. Why, you know, 'tis dimpled. I think his smiling			Pandarus. Why, do you know? I think his smile

becomes			becomes

him better than any man in all Phrygia.			he better than any other man in all phrygia.

CRESSIDA. O, he smiles valiantly!			Cressida. Oh, he smiles bravely!

PANDARUS. Does he not?			Pandarus. He does not?

CRESSIDA. O yes, an 'twere a cloud in autumn!			Cressida. Oh yes, a cloud in autumn!

PANDARUS. Why, go to, then! But to prove to you that Helen			Pandarus. Why, then go! But to prove that Helen

loves			Loved

Troilus-			Troilus-

CRESSIDA. Troilus will stand to the proof, if you'll prove it			Cressida. Troilus is proof if you prove this

so.			Also.

PANDARUS. Troilus! Why, he esteems her no more than I esteem an			Pandarus. Troilus! Why, he doesn't give it more than I appreciated one

addle egg.			Addle Egg.

CRESSIDA. If you love an addle egg as well as you love an idle			Cressida. If you love an addle -ei and love an idling

head, you would eat chickens i' th' shell.			Head, you would eat chickens that I would eat 'the shell'.

PANDARUS. I cannot choose but laugh to think how she tickled			Pandarus. I can't decide, but laugh to think how it is tickled

his			his

chin. Indeed, she has a marvell's white hand, I must needs			chin. In fact, she has a white hand from Marvell, I have to need

confess.			confess.

CRESSIDA. Without the rack.			Cressida. Without the rack.

PANDARUS. And she takes upon her to spy a white hair on his			Pandarus. And she picks her up to spy on a white hair on its

chin.			out.

CRESSIDA. Alas, poor chin! Many a wart is richer.			Cressida. Unfortunately, bad chin! Many goods are richer.

PANDARUS. But there was such laughing! Queen Hecuba laugh'd			Pandarus. But it was so laughing! Queen Hecuba laughs

that			the

her eyes ran o'er.			Here are the robbery of the ranks.

CRESSIDA. With millstones.			Cressida. With millstones.

PANDARUS. And Cassandra laugh'd.			Pandarus. And Cassandra laughs.

CRESSIDA. But there was a more temperate fire under the pot of			Cressida. But there was a moderate fire under the pot of

her			she

eyes. Did her eyes run o'er too?			Eyes. Did your eyes run over O'er?

PANDARUS. And Hector laugh'd.			Pandarus. And Hector laughs.

CRESSIDA. At what was all this laughing?			Cressida. What was that laughing?

PANDARUS. Marry, at the white hair that Helen spied on Troilus'			Pandarus. Marry, on the white hair, the Helen spied on troilus'

chin.			out.

CRESSIDA. An't had been a green hair I should have laugh'd too.			Cressida. I wouldn't have been a green hair that I should laugh too.

PANDARUS. They laugh'd not so much at the hair as at his pretty			Pandarus. You don't laugh as much about your hair as with his pretty

answer.			Answers.

CRESSIDA. What was his answer?			Cressida. What was his answer?

PANDARUS. Quoth she 'Here's but two and fifty hairs on your			Pandarus. Quoth she is only two and fifty hair on hers

chin,			out,

and one of them is white.'			And one of them is white. '

CRESSIDA. This is her question.			Cressida. That is your question.

PANDARUS. That's true; make no question of that. 'Two and fifty			Pandarus. That's right; Do not ask. 'Fifty-two

hairs,' quoth he 'and one white. That white hair is my			Hair, 'quoth he' and a white. The white hair is my hair

father,			Father,

and all the rest are his sons.' 'Jupiter!' quoth she 'which			And everyone else is his sons. '' Jupiter! ' Quoth you 'what

of			from

these hairs is Paris my husband?' 'The forked one,' quoth he,			These hair are Paris my husband? '"The Forked", Quoth he,

pluck't out and give it him.' But there was such laughing!			Not out and give it to him. 'But it was so laughing!

and			and

Helen so blush'd, and Paris so chaf'd; and all the rest so			Helen so blushed and paris so chaf'd; And all the others like that

laugh'd that it pass'd.			Laughed that it's over.

CRESSIDA. So let it now; for it has been a great while going			Cressida. So leave it now; Because it was great while doing it

by.			through.

PANDARUS. Well, cousin, I told you a thing yesterday; think			Pandarus. Well, cousin, I told you something yesterday. think

on't.			Not.

CRESSIDA. So I do.			Cressida. So I do.

PANDARUS. I'll be sworn 'tis true; he will weep you, and 'twere			Pandarus. I will swear it out; He will cry and 'Twere

a			a

man born in April.			Man born in April.

CRESSIDA. And I'll spring up in his tears, an 'twere a nettle			Cressida. And I'll jump in the tears, a winning nettle

against May. [Sound a			Around May. [Sound A

retreat]			Retreat]

PANDARUS. Hark! they are coming from the field. Shall we stand			Pandarus. Listen! They come from the field. Should we stand

up			high

here and see them as they pass toward Ilium? Good niece, do,			Here and do you see them how to go towards Ilium? Good niece, do

sweet niece Cressida.			Sweet niece Cressida.

CRESSIDA. At your pleasure.			Cressida. To your pleasure.

PANDARUS. Here, here, here's an excellent place; here we may			Pandarus. Here, here, here is an excellent place; Here we can

see			see

most bravely. I'll tell you them all by their names as they			The bravest. I will tell you all with your names how you

pass			happen

by; but mark Troilus above the rest.			through; But mark Troilus over the rest.


AENEAS passes			Aeneas passes


CRESSIDA. Speak not so loud.			Cressida. Don't talk so loudly.

PANDARUS. That's Aeneas. Is not that a brave man? He's one of			Pandarus. This is aeneas. Isn't that a brave man? He is one of

the			the

flowers of Troy, I can tell you. But mark Troilus; you shall			Flowers from Troy, I can tell you. But Mark Troilus; you shall

see			see

anon.			Anon.


ANTENOR passes			Antenor fits


CRESSIDA. Who's that?			Cressida. Who is he?

PANDARUS. That's Antenor. He has a shrewd wit, I can tell you;			Pandarus. This is an Antenor. He has a clever joke, I can tell you;

and			and

he's a man good enough; he's one o' th' soundest judgments in			He is a man who is good enough; He is one of the most respected judgments in

Troy, whosoever, and a proper man of person. When comes			Troy, whoever and a real man of the person. When comes

Troilus?			Troilus?

I'll show you Troilus anon. If he see me, you shall see him			I'll show you Troilus Anon. When he sees me, you will see him

nod			nod

at me.			with me.

CRESSIDA. Will he give you the nod?			Cressida. Will he give you the nod?

PANDARUS. You shall see.			Pandarus. You should see.

CRESSIDA. If he do, the rich shall have more.			Cressida. If he does that, the rich will have more.


HECTOR passes			Hector fits


PANDARUS. That's Hector, that, that, look you, that; there's a			Pandarus. This is a hector who, look, that; There is a

fellow! Go thy way, Hector! There's a brave man, niece. O			Fellow! Go your way, Hector! There is a brave man, niece. Ö

brave			brave

Hector! Look how he looks. There's a countenance! Is't not a			Bullying! Look what he looks like. There is a face! Is not a

brave man?			Brave man?

CRESSIDA. O, a brave man!			Cressida. Oh, a brave man!

PANDARUS. Is 'a not? It does a man's heart good. Look you what			Pandarus. Isn't 'A? It makes up for a man's heart. Take a look

hacks are on his helmet! Look you yonder, do you see? Look			Hacks are on his helmet! Look over there, do you see? Looks

you			she

there. There's no jesting; there's laying on; take't off who			there. There is no joke; It is up to; Don't take who

will, as they say. There be hacks.			Wants to say. There are hacks.

CRESSIDA. Be those with swords?			Cressida. Be those with swords?

PANDARUS. Swords! anything, he cares not; an the devil come to			Pandarus. Swords! Everything he is not interested in; and the devil comes to

him,			him,

it's all one. By God's lid, it does one's heart good. Yonder			It's all one. The heart is good through God's lid. Over there

comes Paris, yonder comes Paris.			Come Paris, Paris comes over there.


PARIS passes			Paris fits


Look ye yonder, niece; is't not a gallant man too, is't not?			Look at, niece; Isn't it not a gallant man either, isn't it?

Why,			Why,

this is brave now. Who said he came hurt home to-day? He's			That is brave now. Who said he was injured today? He is

not			Not

hurt. Why, this will do Helen's heart good now, ha! Would I			Pain. That will make Helens Herz well now, ha! I would

could			could

see Troilus now! You shall see Troilus anon.			See now Troilus! You will see Troilus Anon.


HELENUS passes			Helenus PASST


CRESSIDA. Who's that?			Cressida. Who is he?

PANDARUS. That's Helenus. I marvel where Troilus is. That's			Pandarus. This is Helenus. 1 miracle where troilus is. That is

Helenus. I think he went not forth to-day. That's Helenus.			Helenus. I think he didn't go on today. This is Helenus.

CRESSIDA. Can Helenus fight, uncle?			Cressida. Kann Helenus Kämpfen, Onkel?

PANDARUS. Helenus! no. Yes, he'll fight indifferent well. I			Pandarus. Helenus! no. Yes, he will fight well against indifferent. 1

marvel			Wonder

where Troilus is. Hark! do you not hear the people cry			Where troilus is. Listen! Don't you hear people cry?

Troilus'?			Troilus '?

Helenus is a priest.			Helenus ist Priester.

CRESSIDA. What sneaking fellow comes yonder?			Cressida. Which snail guy comes over there?


TROILUS passes			Troilus fits


PANDARUS. Where? yonder? That's Deiphobus. 'Tis Troilus.			Pandarus. Where? Over there? This is deiphobus. 'Tis troilus.

There's a			There is a

man, niece. Hem! Brave Troilus, the prince of chivalry!			Man, niece. Hem! Brave troilus, the prince of chivalry!

CRESSIDA. Peace, for shame, peace!			Cressida. Peace, for shame, peace!

PANDARUS. Mark him; note him. O brave Troilus! Look well upon			Pandarus. Mark it; Note him. O brave troilus! Look at well

him,			him,

niece; look you how his sword is bloodied, and his helm more			Niece; See how his sword is bloody and his helmet more

hack'd than Hector's; and how he looks, and how he goes! O			Hack'd as a hector; And what he looks like and how it works! Ö

admirable youth! he never saw three and twenty. Go thy way,			Admirable youth! He never saw three and twenty. Go your way,

Troilus, go thy way. Had I a sister were a grace or a			Troilus, go your way. I had a sister a mercy or one

daughter a			Daughter A

goddess, he should take his choice. O admirable man! Paris?			Götdess, he should make his choice. O admired man! Paris?

Paris			Paris

is dirt to him; and, I warrant, Helen, to change, would give			Is dirt for him; And I giardle, Helen, it would change, would give

an			a

eye to boot.			Eye to boot.

CRESSIDA. Here comes more.			Cressida. More comes here.


Common soldiers pass			Fit together soldiers


PANDARUS. Asses, fools, dolts! chaff and bran, chaff and bran!			Pandarus. Asses, fools, dolts! Sparkle and bran, chaff and bran!

porridge after meat! I could live and die in the eyes of			Bush for meat! I could in the eyes of life and die

Troilus.			Troilus.

Ne'er look, ne'er look; the eagles are gone. Crows and daws,			I don't look, I don't look; The eagles are gone. Crows and Daws,

crows and daws! I had rather be such a man as Troilus than			Crows and Daws! I preferred to be a man like Troilus than

Agamemnon and all Greece.			Agamemnon and all Greece.

CRESSIDA. There is amongst the Greeks Achilles, a better man			Cressida. There are Achilles among the Greeks, a better man

than			as

Troilus.			Troilus.

PANDARUS. Achilles? A drayman, a porter, a very camel!			Pandarus. Achilles? A drayman, a porter, a very camel!

CRESSIDA. Well, well.			Cressida. Good Good.

PANDARUS. Well, well! Why, have you any discretion? Have you			Pandarus. Good Good! Why do you have discretion? Do you have

any			any

eyes? Do you know what a man is? Is not birth, beauty, good			Eyes? Do you know what a man is? Is not birth, beauty, good

shape, discourse, manhood, learning, gentleness, virtue,			Form, discourse, masculinity, learning, gentleness, virtue,

youth,			Youth,

liberality, and such like, the spice and salt that season a			Liberality and the like the spice and salt this season a

man?			Mann?

CRESSIDA. Ay, a minc'd man; and then to be bak'd with no date			Cressida. Ay, a Minc'd man; and then without being a date

in			in

the pie, for then the man's date is out.			The cake, because then the man's date is over.

PANDARUS. You are such a woman! A man knows not at what ward			Pandarus. You are such a woman! A man doesn't know which station

you			she

lie.			Lie.

CRESSIDA. Upon my back, to defend my belly; upon my wit, to			Cressida. On my back to defend my stomach; after my joke too

defend			defend

my wiles; upon my secrecy, to defend mine honesty; my mask,			My lile; on my secrecy to defend my honesty; My mask,

to			to

defend my beauty; and you, to defend all these; and at all			Defend my beauty; And you to defend all of these; and in general

these			this

wards I lie at, at a thousand watches.			Stations where I lie on a thousand watches.

PANDARUS. Say one of your watches.			Pandarus. Say one of your watches.

CRESSIDA. Nay, I'll watch you for that; and that's one of the			Cressida. No, I will watch you for it; And that's one of the

chiefest of them too. If I cannot ward what I would not have			The best of them too. If I can't wait for what I wouldn't have

hit,			Blow,

I can watch you for telling how I took the blow; unless it			I can watch her to tell how I took the blow. Unless it

swell			swelling

past hiding, and then it's past watching			Past hidden, and then it is over to watch over

PANDARUS. You are such another!			Pandarus. You are another!


Enter TROILUS' BOY			Enter the boy from Troilus


BOY. Sir, my lord would instantly speak with you.			BOY. Sir, my Lord would speak to them immediately.

PANDARUS. Where?			Pandarus. WO?

BOY. At your own house; there he unarms him.			BOY. In your own house; He relaxes there.

PANDARUS. Good boy, tell him I come. Exit			Pandarus. Good boy, tell him I come. Exit

Boy			Young

I doubt he be hurt. Fare ye well, good niece.			I doubt that he is hurt. Tariff good, good niece.

CRESSIDA. Adieu, uncle.			Cressida. Adieu, Onkel.

PANDARUS. I will be with you, niece, by and by.			Pandarus. I will gradually be with you, niece.

CRESSIDA. To bring, uncle.			Cressida. To bring, uncle.

PANDARUS. Ay, a token from Troilus.			Location. Oh, a sign of troilus.

Exit			Exit

CRESSIDA. By the same token, you are a bawd.			Cressida. For the same reason they are a bawd.

Words, vows, gifts, tears, and love's full sacrifice,			Words, vows, gifts, tears and the full victim of love,

He offers in another's enterprise;			It offers another in the company;

But more in Troilus thousand-fold I see			But more in Troilus a thousand times, I see

Than in the glass of Pandar's praise may be,			When Pandars may be praise in the glass,

Yet hold I off. Women are angels, wooing:			But I stand out. Women are angels, recruiting:

Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.			The things won are done; Joy's soul lies in doing.

That she belov'd knows nought that knows not this:			The fact that she defeated nothing knows that does not know:

Men prize the thing ungain'd more than it is.			Men praise the thing that is more than it.

That she was never yet that ever knew			It ever knew that she was never before

Love got so sweet as when desire did sue;			Love became as sweet as sued as desire;

Therefore this maxim out of love I teach:			So I teach this maxim out of love:

Achievement is command; ungain'd, beseech.			Performance is command; Uninhibited, begun.

Then though my heart's content firm love doth bear,			Then, although my heart in the firm love of my heart Bärt, Bär,

Nothing of that shall from mine eyes appear.			None of this will appear from my eyes.

Exit			Exit





ACT I. SCENE 3.			Nude I. Sene 3.

The Grecian camp. Before AGAMEMNON'S tent			The Greek camp. Before Agamemnons tent


Sennet. Enter AGAMEMNON, NESTOR, ULYSSES, DIOMEDES, MENELAUS, and			Sennet. Enter Agamemnon, Nestor, Ulysses, Diomedes, Menelaus and

others			Others


AGAMEMNON. Princes,			Agamemnon. Princes,

What grief hath set these jaundies o'er your cheeks?			What grief did these Jaundies put over her cheeks?

The ample proposition that hope makes			The extensive proposal that makes hope

In all designs begun on earth below			In all designs on Earth, designs started below

Fails in the promis'd largeness; checks and disasters			Fails in the promises of what is the size; Checks and disasters

Grow in the veins of actions highest rear'd,			Grow in the veins of actions, the highest rear parts,

As knots, by the conflux of meeting sap,			As a knot, by the confluence of the meeting of SAP,

Infects the sound pine, and diverts his grain			Infects the sound pine and derive its grain

Tortive and errant from his course of growth.			Tortive and incorrect about its growth.

Nor, princes, is it matter new to us			It is also not important that it is new to us

That we come short of our suppose so far			That we have adopted so far

That after seven years' siege yet Troy walls stand;			That after seven years the Troy walls stand;

Sith every action that hath gone before,			Sith every action that went before

Whereof we have record, trial did draw			Wherever we have records, the attempt was drawn

Bias and thwart, not answering the aim,			Beginning and thwarting, do not answer the goal,

And that unbodied figure of the thought			And this non -constant figure of the thought

That gave't surmised shape. Why then, you princes,			That gave no suspected form. Then why your prince

Do you with cheeks abash'd behold our works			Take a look at our works with cheeks

And call them shames, which are, indeed, nought else			And call her shame who are indeed nothing else

But the protractive trials of great Jove			But the program maps tests with a large jove

To find persistive constancy in men;			To find persistent resistance in men;

The fineness of which metal is not found			The fineness which metal is not found

In fortune's love? For then the bold and coward,			In Fortunes love? Because then the brave and cowardly coward,

The wise and fool, the artist and unread,			The wise and fools, the artist and unread,

The hard and soft, seem all affin'd and kin.			The hard and soft, everyone seems to be managed and relatives.

But in the wind and tempest of her frown			But in the wind and storm of her frown

Distinction, with a broad and powerful fan,			Differentiation with a wide and powerful fan,

Puffing at all, winnows the light away;			In general, the light waves away;

And what hath mass or matter by itself			And what does the mass or matter have by itself

Lies rich in virtue and unmingled.			Lies rich in virtue and unhindered.

NESTOR. With due observance of thy godlike seat,			Nestor. With a proper compliance with your god -like seat,

Great Agamemnon, Nestor shall apply			Great Agamemnon, Nestor gilt

Thy latest words. In the reproof of chance			Your latest words. In random representative

Lies the true proof of men. The sea being smooth,			Is the real proof of men. The sea is smooth

How many shallow bauble boats dare sail			How many flat building boat boats dare to sail

Upon her patient breast, making their way			On her patient breast, the way on the way

With those of nobler bulk!			With those of noble Bulk!

But let the ruffian Boreas once enrage			But let the Ruffian Borea once annoyed

The gentle Thetis, and anon behold			The gentle thetis and anon look at each other

The strong-ribb'd bark through liquid mountains cut,			Cut the Strong-Ribb bark through liquid mountains,

Bounding between the two moist elements			Border between the two moist elements

Like Perseus' horse. Where's then the saucy boat,			Like Perseus' horse. Then where is the cheeky boat?

Whose weak untimber'd sides but even now			Their weak players, but even now even now

Co-rivall'd greatness? Either to harbour fled			Co-rivall'd size? Either fled to the port

Or made a toast for Neptune. Even so			Or made a toast for Neptune. Even so

Doth valour's show and valour's worth divide			Doth Valors Show and Valor's value, it was worth it

In storms of fortune; for in her ray and brightness			In storms of happiness; Because in their beam and brightness

The herd hath more annoyance by the breeze			The herd has more annoying through the breeze

Than by the tiger; but when the splitting wind			Than through the tiger; But if the split wind

Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks,			Makes the knees of knot activities flexible,

And flies fled under shade-why, then the thing of courage			And flea fled under shade why, then the thing of the courage

As rous'd with rage, with rage doth sympathise,			Like rous with anger, sympathize with anger, sympathize, sympathize,

And with an accent tun'd in self-same key			And with an accent in self-seed key

Retorts to chiding fortune.			Retires to take wealth.

ULYSSES. Agamemnon,			ULYSSES. Agamemnon,

Thou great commander, nerve and bone of Greece,			You big commander, nerve and bone of Greece,

Heart of our numbers, soul and only spirit			Heart of our numbers, soul and only spirit

In whom the tempers and the minds of all			In whom the minds and the thoughts of everyone

Should be shut up-hear what Ulysses speaks.			If the flap holds what Ulysses speaks.

Besides the applause and approbation			In addition to the applause and approval

The which, [To AGAMEMNON] most mighty, for thy place and			What, [after agamemnon] the most powerful for your place and

sway,			vary,

[To NESTOR] And, thou most reverend, for thy stretch'd-out			[To nestor] and, or, for your route

life,			Life,

I give to both your speeches- which were such			I give both speeches who were like that

As Agamemnon and the hand of Greece			As an Agamemnon and the hand of Greece

Should hold up high in brass; and such again			Should keep up in brass; And so else

As venerable Nestor, hatch'd in silver,			As a venerable nestor, wrapped in silver,

Should with a bond of air, strong as the axle-tree			Should with an air binding, strong like the axle tree

On which heaven rides, knit all the Greekish ears			In which sky you knit all Greek -ears

To his experienc'd tongue-yet let it please both,			To his experience with tongues --- leave both please

Thou great, and wise, to hear Ulysses speak.			You great and wise to hear Ulysses speaking.

AGAMEMNON. Speak, Prince of Ithaca; and be't of less expect			Agamemnon. Say, Prince of Ithaca; And don't expect less

That matter needless, of importless burden,			This is unnecessary, from importless load,

Divide thy lips than we are confident,			Share your lips when we are confident,

When rank Thersites opes his mastic jaws,			When Thersites throws his mastic pines,

We shall hear music, wit, and oracle.			We will listen to music, wit and oracle.

ULYSSES. Troy, yet upon his basis, had been down,			ULYSSES. Troy had been on its base down

And the great Hector's sword had lack'd a master,			And the sword of the big hector did not have a master

But for these instances:			But for these cases:

The specialty of rule hath been neglected;			The specialty of the rule has been neglected;

And look how many Grecian tents do stand			And see how many Greek tents stand

Hollow upon this plain, so many hollow factions.			Hollow on this level, so many hollow groups.

When that the general is not like the hive,			If the general is not like the beehive,

To whom the foragers shall all repair,			Who should all repair the forager,

What honey is expected? Degree being vizarded,			Which honey is expected? Degrees to be created,

Th' unworthiest shows as fairly in the mask.			The unwanted shows can be seen pretty much in the mask.

The heavens themselves, the planets, and this centre,			The sky itself, the planets and this center,

Observe degree, priority, and place,			Degree, priority and place observe,

Insisture, course, proportion, season, form,			Master, course, ratio, season, form,

Office, and custom, in all line of order;			Office and individually in all order;

And therefore is the glorious planet Sol			And that's why the glorious planet is sol

In noble eminence enthron'd and spher'd			In noble eminence and spherical

Amidst the other, whose med'cinable eye			In the middle of the other, whose flawless eye

Corrects the ill aspects of planets evil,			Corrects the sick aspects of the evil planet,

And posts, like the commandment of a king,			And contributions such as the command of a king,

Sans check, to good and bad. But when the planets			Sans check, too good and bad. But when the planets

In evil mixture to disorder wander,			Hike to disorder in a bad mixture,

What plagues and what portents, what mutiny,			What a plague and what tasks, which mutiny,

What raging of the sea, shaking of earth,			What raging the sea, shaking earth,

Commotion in the winds! Frights, changes, horrors,			Excitement in the wind! Horror, changes, horror,

Divert and crack, rend and deracinate,			Reading and cracking, rendering and demolishing,

The unity and married calm of states			The unit and married calm of the states

Quite from their fixture! O, when degree is shak'd,			Completely from your lamp! O when the conclusion is shaken

Which is the ladder of all high designs,			Which is the ladder of all high designs,

The enterprise is sick! How could communities,			The company is sick! How could communities,

Degrees in schools, and brotherhoods in cities,			Development in schools and brotherhoods in cities,

Peaceful commerce from dividable shores,			Peaceful trade of divisible banks,

The primogenity and due of birth,			The primogenic and the birth of birth,

Prerogative of age, crowns, sceptres, laurels,			Age priority, crowns, zepres, laurel, laurel,

But by degree, stand in authentic place?			But according to the degree in authentic place?

Take but degree away, untune that string,			Just take away, devalue this cord,

And hark what discord follows! Each thing melts			And Hark, what follows! Every thing melts

In mere oppugnancy: the bounded waters			In mere resistance: the limited water

Should lift their bosoms higher than the shores,			Should lift your breast higher than the banks,

And make a sop of all this solid globe;			And make a sop of all this solid globe;

Strength should be lord of imbecility,			Strength should be the master of stupidity

And the rude son should strike his father dead;			And the rude son should beat his father dead;

Force should be right; or, rather, right and wrong-			Strength should be right; Or rather correct and wrong

Between whose endless jar justice resides-			Between whose endless jar justice lies

Should lose their names, and so should justice too.			Should lose your names and should also justice.

Then everything includes itself in power,			Then everything includes power

Power into will, will into appetite;			Power in the willing, wanting in the appetit;

And appetite, an universal wolf,			And appetite, a universal wolf,

So doubly seconded with will and power,			So twice divided by Will and Power,

Must make perforce an universal prey,			Perforce must make a universal prey

And last eat up himself. Great Agamemnon,			And finally eat on yourself. Great Agamemnon,

This chaos, when degree is suffocate,			This chaos when suffocated,

Follows the choking.			Follows the suffocation.

And this neglection of degree it is			And this neglect of the degree is it

That by a pace goes backward, with a purpose			The pace goes backwards with a purpose

It hath to climb. The general's disdain'd			It has to climb. The suspicion of the general

By him one step below, he by the next,			From him one step below, he in the next,

That next by him beneath; so ever step,			The next one of him under it; So always step

Exampl'd by the first pace that is sick			Example through the first pace that is sick

Of his superior, grows to an envious fever			From his superior grows to a jealous fever

Of pale and bloodless emulation.			The pale and bloodless emulation.

And 'tis this fever that keeps Troy on foot,			And this fever that troy keeps on foot,

Not her own sinews. To end a tale of length,			Not your own tendon. To end a story of the length,

Troy in our weakness stands, not in her strength.			Troy in our weakness is not in its strength.

NESTOR. Most wisely hath Ulysses here discover'd			Nestor. Ulysses has discovered the most cleverest here.

The fever whereof all our power is sick.			The fever from which all of our power is sick.

AGAMEMNON. The nature of the sickness found, Ulysses,			Agamemnon. The nature of the disease, Ulysses ,,

What is the remedy?			What is the remedy?

ULYSSES. The great Achilles, whom opinion crowns			ULYSSES. The big Achilles who crown the opinion

The sinew and the forehand of our host,			The tendon and the forehand of our host

Having his ear full of his airy fame,			Have his ear full of airy fame,

Grows dainty of his worth, and in his tent			Grows daintly from its value and in his tent

Lies mocking our designs; with him Patroclus			Is to mock our designs; With him patrency

Upon a lazy bed the livelong day			The lively day on a lazy bed

Breaks scurril jests;			Breaks Scurril joke;

And with ridiculous and awkward action-			And with ridiculous and uncomfortable action

Which, slanderer, he imitation calls-			What, slanderer, he imitates:

He pageants us. Sometime, great Agamemnon,			He captures us. At some point big agamemnon,

Thy topless deputation he puts on;			Your Topless Deputation, which he attracts;

And like a strutting player whose conceit			And like a struggling player, whose imagination

Lies in his hamstring, and doth think it rich			Lies in his knee tendon and thinks it is rich

To hear the wooden dialogue and sound			Hear the wooden dialogue and sound the sound

Twixt his stretch'd footing and the scaffoldage-			Twixt its distances and the scaffolding

Such to-be-pitied and o'er-wrested seeming			To strengthen such and apparently apparently apparently

He acts thy greatness in; and when he speaks			He acts your size in; And when he speaks

Tis like a chime a-mending; with terms unsquar'd,			It like a chime mending; With terms that are not asked,

Which, from the tongue of roaring Typhon dropp'd,			What, falling out of the tongue of roaring typhon,

Would seem hyperboles. At this fusty stuff			Would appear hyperboli. With this look stuff

The large Achilles, on his press'd bed lolling,			The big Achilles, on his pressed bed, lolles,

From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause;			A loud applause laughs out of his deep chest;

Cries 'Excellent! 'tis Agamemnon just.			Scream excellent! 'Tis Agamemnon fair.

Now play me Nestor; hem, and stroke thy beard,			Now play me nestor; Saum and stroke your beard,

As he being drest to some oration.'			When he is a speech. '

That's done-as near as the extremest ends			This is done when the most extreme ends

Of parallels, as like Vulcan and his wife;			Of parallels like Vulcan and his wife;

Yet god Achilles still cries 'Excellent!			But God Achilles still cries excellently!

Tis Nestor right. Now play him me, Patroclus,			Tis Nestor right. Now they play him, patroclus,

Arming to answer in a night alarm.'			Armification to answer in a night alarm. '

And then, forsooth, the faint defects of age			And then to cause the weak defects of age

Must be the scene of mirth: to cough and spit			Must be a scene of joy: cough and spit

And, with a palsy-fumbling on his gorget,			And with a paralysis on his Gorgen,

Shake in and out the rivet. And at this sport			Shake the rivet in and out. And in this sport

Sir Valour dies; cries 'O, enough, Patroclus;			Sir Valor dies; Cries' o, enough, patrol;

Or give me ribs of steel! I shall split all			Or give me steel ribs! I will share everyone

In pleasure of my spleen.' And in this fashion			For joy of my spleen. 'And in this way

All our abilities, gifts, natures, shapes,			All of our skills, gifts, natures, shapes, shapes,

Severals and generals of grace exact,			Heavy and generals of grace exactly,

Achievements, plots, orders, preventions,			Successes, actions, orders, prevention,

Excitements to the field or speech for truce,			Tensions for the field or the language for ceasefire,

Success or loss, what is or is not, serves			Success or loss, what is or not, serves

As stuff for these two to make paradoxes.			As stuff for these two to make paradoxes.

NESTOR. And in the imitation of these twain-			Nestor. And in the imitation of this Twain

Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns			Who, as Ulysses says,

With an imperial voice-many are infect.			With an imperial voice many are infected.

Ajax is grown self-will'd and bears his head			Ajax is become self -will and wears his head

In such a rein, in full as proud a place			In such a brace, in full, so proudly a place

As broad Achilles; keeps his tent like him;			As a broad Achilles; Keep his tent like him;

Makes factious feasts; rails on our state of war			Makes facts; Rails in our state of war

Bold as an oracle, and sets Thersites,			Brave as an oracle and sets Thersites,

A slave whose gall coins slanders like a mint,			A slave whose bile coins slandered like a mint,

To match us in comparisons with dirt,			To correspond to us in comparison with dirt to meet us,

To weaken and discredit our exposure,			To weaken and discredit our exposure,

How rank soever rounded in with danger.			How rank is always rounded off with danger.

ULYSSES. They tax our policy and call it cowardice,			ULYSSES. They tax our guidelines and call them cowardice,

Count wisdom as no member of the war,			Count wisdom as no war member,

Forestall prescience, and esteem no act			Prevent caution and not appreciate any action

But that of hand. The still and mental parts			But that of the hand. The breastfeeding and mental parts

That do contrive how many hands shall strike			This learns how many hands will strike

When fitness calls them on, and know, by measure			When fitness calls you and in size

Of their observant toil, the enemies' weight-			Their attentive effort, the weight of the enemy

Why, this hath not a finger's dignity:			Why, that is not the dignity of a finger:

They call this bed-work, mapp'ry, closet-war;			They call this bed work, Mapp'ry, Closet-War;

So that the ram that batters down the wall,			So that the ram that strikes down the wall

For the great swinge and rudeness of his poise,			For the great swing and the rudeness of his attitude,

They place before his hand that made the engine,			They put in front of his hand that made the engine

Or those that with the fineness of their souls			Or that with the fineness of their souls

By reason guide his execution.			His execution leads through reason.

NESTOR. Let this be granted, and Achilles' horse			Nestor. Let this be granted and Achilles horse

Makes many Thetis' sons.			Makes many thesis' sons.

[Tucket]			[Tucket]

AGAMEMNON. What trumpet? Look, Menelaus.			Agamemnon. Which trumpet? Look, Menelaus.

MENELAUS. From Troy.			Menelaus. Von Troy.


Enter AENEAS			Enter aeneas


AGAMEMNON. What would you fore our tent?			Agamemnon. What would you do our tent?

AENEAS. Is this great Agamemnon's tent, I pray you?			AENEAS. Is the big Agamemnons tent, I pray you?

AGAMEMNON. Even this.			Agamemnon. Even that.

AENEAS. May one that is a herald and a prince			AENEAS. May someone who is a herald and a prince

Do a fair message to his kingly eyes?			A fair message to his royal eyes?

AGAMEMNON. With surety stronger than Achilles' an			Agamemnon. With certainty more than Achilles' and

Fore all the Greekish heads, which with one voice			On site all Greek heads that are with one voice

Call Agamemnon head and general.			Call Agamemnon Head and General.

AENEAS. Fair leave and large security. How may			AENEAS. Fair vacation and great security. How can

A stranger to those most imperial looks			A stranger for the most imperial appearance

Know them from eyes of other mortals?			Do you know them from the eyes of other mortals?

AGAMEMNON. How?			Agamemnon. As?

AENEAS. Ay;			Äneas. Ay;

I ask, that I might waken reverence,			I ask that I could arouse the awe,

And bid the cheek be ready with a blush			And offer the cheek with a blust

Modest as Morning when she coldly eyes			Modest like tomorrow when they cold eyes

The youthful Phoebus.			The youthful phoebus.

Which is that god in office, guiding men?			What is this god in office that man leads?

Which is the high and mighty Agamemnon?			What is the high and mighty agamemnon?

AGAMEMNON. This Troyan scorns us, or the men of Troy			Agamemnon. This Troyan despises us or the men of Troy

Are ceremonious courtiers.			Are solemn courtes.

AENEAS. Courtiers as free, as debonair, unarm'd,			AENEAS. Councils as free, like Debonair, unarmed,

As bending angels; that's their fame in peace.			As a bending angel; This is her fame in peace.

But when they would seem soldiers, they have galls,			But if they seem to have soldiers, they have gall

Good arms, strong joints, true swords; and, Jove's accord,			Good arms, strong joints, true swords; and Jove's Agreement,

Nothing so full of heart. But peace, Aeneas,			Nothing so full of heart. But peace, aeneas,

Peace, Troyan; lay thy finger on thy lips.			Peace, Troyan; Place your finger on your lips.

The worthiness of praise distains his worth,			The appreciation of praise allows its value

If that the prais'd himself bring the praise forth;			If that would cause praise to praise;

But what the repining enemy commends,			But what the enemy enemy recommends,

That breath fame blows; that praise, sole pure, transcends.			This breath whispers; This praise, sole, transced.

AGAMEMNON. Sir, you of Troy, call you yourself Aeneas?			Agamemnon. Sir, you from Troy, do you call yourself aeneas?

AENEAS. Ay, Greek, that is my name.			AENEAS. Ay, Greek, that's my name.

AGAMEMNON. What's your affair, I pray you?			Agamemnon. What is your affair, I pray you?

AENEAS. Sir, pardon; 'tis for Agamemnon's ears.			AENEAS. Sir, forgiveness; It is for Agamemnons ears.

AGAMEMNON. He hears nought privately that comes from Troy.			Agamemnon. He hears nothing privately that comes from Troy.

AENEAS. Nor I from Troy come not to whisper with him;			AENEAS. I also don't come from Troy, so as not to whisper with him;

I bring a trumpet to awake his ear,			I bring a trumpet to watch his ear

To set his sense on the attentive bent,			To put his meaning on the attentive bent,

And then to speak.			And then to speak.

AGAMEMNON. Speak frankly as the wind;			Agamemnon. Talk honestly like the wind;

It is not Agamemnon's sleeping hour.			It is not Agamemnon's sleep.

That thou shalt know, Troyan, he is awake,			You should know that Troyan, he is awake,

He tells thee so himself.			He tells you.

AENEAS. Trumpet, blow loud,			AENEAS. Trumpet, loud bubbles,

Send thy brass voice through all these lazy tents;			Send your brass voice through all these lazy tents;

And every Greek of mettle, let him know			And every Greek Mettle, let him know

What Troy means fairly shall be spoke aloud.			What Troy means is spoken out loud.

[Sound			[Klang

trumpet]			Trumpet]

We have, great Agamemnon, here in Troy			We have great Agamemnon here in Troy

A prince called Hector-Priam is his father-			A prince named Hector-Priam is his father.

Who in this dull and long-continued truce			Who in this blunt

Is resty grown; he bade me take a trumpet			Will grow again; He asked me to take a trumpet

And to this purpose speak: Kings, princes, lords!			And speak for this purpose: kings, princes, gentlemen!

If there be one among the fair'st of Greece			If there is one under the Messe Greece

That holds his honour higher than his ease,			That keeps his honor higher than his ease,

That seeks his praise more than he fears his peril,			This is more praising as he fears his danger,

That knows his valour and knows not his fear,			That knows his bravery and does not know his fear

That loves his mistress more than in confession			That loves his lover more than in the confession

With truant vows to her own lips he loves,			With troubled vows to her own lips he loves,

And dare avow her beauty and her worth			And dare to free your beauty and value

In other arms than hers-to him this challenge.			In other arms than they do this challenge.

Hector, in view of Troyans and of Greeks,			Hector, given the Troyans and the Greeks,

Shall make it good or do his best to do it:			Should there be good or do its best to do it:

He hath a lady wiser, fairer, truer,			He has a Lady Wiser, fair, true, true,

Than ever Greek did couple in his arms;			Than ever previously Greek in his arms;

And will to-morrow with his trumpet call			And wants to call his trumpet call tomorrow

Mid-way between your tents and walls of Troy			In the middle between their tents and walls of Troy

To rouse a Grecian that is true in love.			To wake up a Greek that is true in love.

If any come, Hector shall honour him;			If you get, Hector will honor him;

If none, he'll say in Troy, when he retires,			If nobody will say in Troy when he retires,

The Grecian dames are sunburnt and not worth			The Greek ladies are sunburn and not worth it

The splinter of a lance. Even so much.			The splinter of a lance. So much.

AGAMEMNON. This shall be told our lovers, Lord Aeneas.			Agamemnon. This is said to our lovers, Lord Aeneas.

If none of them have soul in such a kind,			If none of them have soul in such a kind,

We left them all at home. But we are soldiers;			We all left them at home. But we are soldiers;

And may that soldier a mere recreant prove			And this soldier may prove a mere relaxation

That means not, hath not, or is not in love.			That does not mean, does not have or is not in love.

If then one is, or hath, or means to be,			If you are or has or means to be

That one meets Hector; if none else, I am he.			This meets Hector; If nobody else, I am.

NESTOR. Tell him of Nestor, one that was a man			Nestor. Tell him about Nestor, one who was a man

When Hector's grandsire suck'd. He is old now;			When Hector's grandson sucked. He is now old;

But if there be not in our Grecian mould			But if there is no in our Greek form

One noble man that hath one spark of fire			A noble man who has a spark of the fire

To answer for his love, tell him from me			To answer for his love, tell him about me

I'll hide my silver beard in a gold beaver,			I will hide my silver beard in a golden beaver,

And in my vantbrace put this wither'd brawn,			And in my Vantbrace, this muscle parked,

And, meeting him, will tell him that my lady			And if he will get to know him, he will tell him that my lady

Was fairer than his grandame, and as chaste			Was more fairer than his grande and as a chaste

As may be in the world. His youth in flood,			As it may be in the world. His youth in the flood,

I'll prove this truth with my three drops of blood.			I will prove this truth with my three drops of blood.

AENEAS. Now heavens forfend such scarcity of youth!			AENEAS. Such a shortage of youth now in love!

ULYSSES. Amen.			ULYSSES. Amen.

AGAMEMNON. Fair Lord Aeneas, let me touch your hand;			Agamemnon. Fairer Lord Aeneas, let me touch your hand;

To our pavilion shall I lead you, first.			I should lead you to our pavilion first.

Achilles shall have word of this intent;			Achilles must have a word of this intention;

So shall each lord of Greece, from tent to tent.			So every Mr. Greece becomes from the tent to the tent.

Yourself shall feast with us before you go,			Yourself will fake ourselves before you go

And find the welcome of a noble foe.			And find the reception of a noble enemy.

Exeunt all but ULYSSES and			Leave all except Ulysses

NESTOR			Nestor

ULYSSES. Nestor!			ULYSSES. Nestor!

NESTOR. What says Ulysses?			Nestor. Was sagt Ulysses?

ULYSSES. I have a young conception in my brain;			ULYSSES. I have a young performance in my brain;

Be you my time to bring it to some shape.			Be my time to bring it into shape.

NESTOR. What is't?			Nestor. What is T?

ULYSSES. This 'tis:			ULYSSES. This' tis:

Blunt wedges rive hard knots. The seeded pride			Blunt wedges rive hard knots. The pride of the pride

That hath to this maturity blown up			That gave up this ripeness in the air

In rank Achilles must or now be cropp'd			In the rank, Achilles or now cropp'd

Or, shedding, breed a nursery of like evil			Or breed a kindergarten like evil

To overbulk us all.			To bake all of us.

NESTOR. Well, and how?			Nestor. Well, and how?

ULYSSES. This challenge that the gallant Hector sends,			ULYSSES. This challenge that the brave Hector sends,

However it is spread in general name,			However, it is generally distributed

Relates in purpose only to Achilles.			Only refers to Achilles.

NESTOR. True. The purpose is perspicuous even as substance			Nestor. TRUE. The purpose itself is strong as a substance

Whose grossness little characters sum up;			Whose gross summarizes small characters;

And, in the publication, make no strain			And do not make a burden in the publication

But that Achilles, were his brain as barren			But the Achilles was so sterile his brain

As banks of Libya-though, Apollo knows,			Like banks from Libyan, although Apollo knows,

Tis dry enough-will with great speed of judgment,			Tis dry enough-at great speed of the judgment,

Ay, with celerity, find Hector's purpose			Ay with feature you will find Hector's purpose

Pointing on him.			Point to him.

ULYSSES. And wake him to the answer, think you?			ULYSSES. And wake it up to the answer, do you think of yourself?

NESTOR. Why, 'tis most meet. Who may you else oppose			Nestor. Why, it meet the most. Who else can you oppose?

That can from Hector bring those honours off,			This can be done by Hector these honors,

If not Achilles? Though 't be a sportful combat,			If not Achilles? Although I can't be a sporty fight

Yet in this trial much opinion dwells;			But a lot of opinion lives in this process;

For here the Troyans taste our dear'st repute			Because here the Troyans taste our dear call

With their fin'st palate; and trust to me, Ulysses,			With your fin'st palate; and trust me, Ulysses,

Our imputation shall be oddly pois'd			Our imputation should be strange pois

In this vile action; for the success,			In this hideous act; For success,

Although particular, shall give a scantling			Although specifically, a sparse

Of good or bad unto the general;			Of good or bad for the general;

And in such indexes, although small pricks			And in such indices, although small stitches

To their subsequent volumes, there is seen			The following volumes are seen

The baby figure of the giant mas			The baby figure of the huge mas

Of things to come at large. It is suppos'd			To come from things. It's suppos

He that meets Hector issues from our choice;			Who hits Hector problems from our choice;

And choice, being mutual act of all our souls,			And choice, mutual action of all of our souls,

Makes merit her election, and doth boil,			Earns your choice and does not cook

As 'twere from forth us all, a man distill'd			As the dwere of all of us, a man distilled

Out of our virtues; who miscarrying,			From our virtues; Who fallen,

What heart receives from hence a conquering part,			What the heart receives from a conquering part,

To steel a strong opinion to themselves?			A strong opinion for yourself?

Which entertain'd, limbs are his instruments,			That entertain, limbs are his instruments,

In no less working than are swords and bows			Work in no less than swords and arches

Directive by the limbs.			Directive through the limbs.

ULYSSES. Give pardon to my speech.			ULYSSES. Give my speech forgiveness.

Therefore 'tis meet Achilles meet not Hector.			Therefore, Achilles don't meet with Hector.

Let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares			Let us show our worst goods like merchants

And think perchance they'll sell; if not, the lustre			And think how you sell; If not, the shine

Of the better yet to show shall show the better,			The better to show the better, the better

By showing the worst first. Do not consent			Through the worst first. Approval not

That ever Hector and Achilles meet;			Hector and Achilles always meet;

For both our honour and our shame in this			Both for our honor and our shame

Are dogg'd with two strange followers.			Are dogg with two strange followers.

NESTOR. I see them not with my old eyes. What are they?			Nestor. I don't see her with my old eyes. What are you?

ULYSSES. What glory our Achilles shares from Hector,			ULYSSES. What fame our Achilles shares of Hector,

Were he not proud, we all should wear with him;			If he weren't proud, we should all carry with him;

But he already is too insolent;			But he can already be captivated;

And it were better parch in Afric sun			And it was better rangum in the African sun

Than in the pride and salt scorn of his eyes,			When pride and salt despise his eyes,

Should he scape Hector fair. If he were foil'd,			Should he combine Hector Fair. If he were thwarted

Why, then we do our main opinion crush			Why, then we make our main inspection swarms

In taint of our best man. No, make a lott'ry;			In our best man broker. No, do something;

And, by device, let blockish Ajax draw			And let the device draw blocked Ajax

The sort to fight with Hector. Among ourselves			The sorting to fight with Hector. Between us

Give him allowance for the better man;			Give him the allowance for the better man;

For that will physic the great Myrmidon,			For this, the large myrmidone becomes physical,

Who broils in loud applause, and make him fall			Those who breed in a loud applause and let it drop

His crest, that prouder than blue Iris bends.			His coat of arms, this proud bends as blue Iris.

If the dull brainless Ajax come safe off,			If the blunt brainless Ajax is safe,

We'll dress him up in voices; if he fail,			We will dress it in voices; If he fails

Yet go we under our opinion still			But in our opinion we still go

That we have better men. But, hit or miss,			That we have better men. But, strike or missed,

Our project's life this shape of sense assumes-			The life of our project is this form of meaning.

Ajax employ'd plucks down Achilles' plumes.			AJAx puts achilles' fucking ends.

NESTOR. Now, Ulysses, I begin to relish thy advice;			Nestor. Now, Ulysses, I start to enjoy your advice;

And I will give a taste thereof forthwith			And I'll give a taste of it immediately

To Agamemnon. Go we to him straight.			To Agamemnon. Go to him.

Two curs shall tame each other: pride alone			Two curses will tame each other: proud alone

Must tarre the mastiffs on, as 'twere their bone.			Must the mastiffs to Tarre Tarre, as' twere her bone.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT II. SCENE 1.			Act II. Szene 1.

The Grecian camp			The Greek camp


Enter Ajax and THERSITES			Enter Ajax and Thersites


AJAX. Thersites!			Ajax. Thersites!

THERSITES. Agamemnon-how if he had boils full, an over,			Thersites. Agamemnon-how if he was full, an over, over,

generally?			general?

AJAX. Thersites!			Ajax. Thersites!

THERSITES. And those boils did run-say so. Did not the general			Thersites. And these stoves were like that. Didn't do the general

run			Run

then? Were not that a botchy core?			then? Were that a miserry core?

AJAX. Dog!			Ajax. Dog!

THERSITES. Then there would come some matter from him;			Thersites. Then some matter would come to him;

I see none now.			I don't see any now.

AJAX. Thou bitch-wolf's son, canst thou not hear? Feel, then.			Ajax. You don't hear Then feel.

[Strikes			[Strike

him]			him]

THERSITES. The plague of Greece upon thee, thou mongrel			Thersites. The plague of Greece on you, you mixed breed

beef-witted			beef

lord!			Mister!

AJAX. Speak, then, thou whinid'st leaven, speak. I will beat			Ajax. Then speak, you Winide, i.e.. I'll beat

thee			you

into handsomeness.			in beauty.

THERSITES. I shall sooner rail thee into wit and holiness; but			Thersites. I will integrate you into wit and holiness earlier; but

I			I

think thy horse will sooner con an oration than thou learn a			Think, your horse will be a speech earlier than you learn a

prayer without book. Thou canst strike, canst thou? A red			Prayer without book. You can beat, can you? A red

murrain			Murrain

o' thy jade's tricks!			O 'Your Jades tricks!

AJAX. Toadstool, learn me the proclamation.			Ajax. Toadstool, learn the proclamation.

THERSITES. Dost thou think I have no sense, thou strikest me			Thersites. You think I have no sense, you are striking me?

thus?			hence?

AJAX. The proclamation!			Ajax. The proclamation!

THERSITES. Thou art proclaim'd, a fool, I think.			Thersites. You proclaimed a fool, I think.

AJAX. Do not, porpentine, do not; my fingers itch.			Ajax. Not, porpentine, not; My fingers itch.

THERSITES. I would thou didst itch from head to foot and I had			Thersites. I would have it from head to toe and I had it

the			the

scratching of thee; I would make thee the loathsomest scab in			Scratch from you; I would make you a howls.

Greece. When thou art forth in the incursions, thou strikest			Greece. If you are in the ideas, you go on strike

as			how

slow as another.			Slowly like another.

AJAX. I say, the proclamation.			Ajax. I say the proclamation.

THERSITES. Thou grumblest and railest every hour on Achilles;			Thersites. You grumbling and grumbling and shining on Achilles;

and			and

thou art as full of envy at his greatness as Cerberus is at			You are as full of envy about its size, as Cerberus is

Proserpina's beauty-ay, that thou bark'st at him.			ProSerpina's beautyTAY that you bark on him.

AJAX. Mistress Thersites!			Ajax. Herrin Thersites!

THERSITES. Thou shouldst strike him.			Thersites. You should beat him.

AJAX. Cobloaf!			Ajax. Coblloaf!

THERSITES. He would pun thee into shivers with his fist, as a			Thersites. He would make you in shiver with his fist

sailor breaks a biscuit.			Seemann breaks a biscuit.

AJAX. You whoreson cur! [Strikes			Ajax. You whoreson cur! [Strikes

him]			him]

THERSITES. Do, do.			Thersites. Tun, tun, tun.

AJAX. Thou stool for a witch!			Ajax. You stool for a witch!

THERSITES. Ay, do, do; thou sodden-witted lord! Thou hast no			Thersites. Yes, do, do; You communicated, Lord! You have no

more			more

brain than I have in mine elbows; an assinico may tutor thee.			Brain when I have in my elbows; An Assinico can divide you.

You			From

scurvy valiant ass! Thou art here but to thrash Troyans, and			Scorchy Valiant ass! You are here, but to throw the Troyans, and

thou			from

art bought and sold among those of any wit like a barbarian			Art bought and sold among those of every joke like a barbarian

slave. If thou use to beat me, I will begin at thy heel and			Slave. If you hit me, I'll start in your heel and

tell			tell

what thou art by inches, thou thing of no bowels, thou!			What you are of customs, you are not a intestine, you!

AJAX. You dog!			Ajax. You dog!

THERSITES. You scurvy lord!			Thersites. You Schorviere Mr!

AJAX. You cur! [Strikes			Ajax. You cur! [Strikes

him]			him]

THERSITES. Mars his idiot! Do, rudeness; do, camel; do, do.			Thersites. Mars his idiot! Do rudeness; Do, camel; Do, do, do.


Enter ACHILLES and PATROCLUS			Enter Achilles and Patroclus


ACHILLES. Why, how now, Ajax! Wherefore do you thus?			ACHILLES. Why, like now, Ajax! Why do you have that?

How now, Thersites! What's the matter, man?			Like now, Thersites! What's going on, man?

THERSITES. You see him there, do you?			Thersites. You see him there, right?

ACHILLES. Ay; what's the matter?			ACHILLES. AY; What's happening?

THERSITES. Nay, look upon him.			Thersites. No, look at him.

ACHILLES. So I do. What's the matter?			ACHILLES. So I do. What's happening?

THERSITES. Nay, but regard him well.			Thersites. No, but look at him well.

ACHILLES. Well! why, so I do.			ACHILLES. So! Why, that's how I do it.

THERSITES. But yet you look not well upon him; for who some			Thersites. But you don't look good; for whom some

ever			is

you take him to be, he is Ajax.			You take him, he is Ajax.

ACHILLES. I know that, fool.			ACHILLES. I know that, fool.

THERSITES. Ay, but that fool knows not himself.			Thersites. Ay, but this fool doesn't know himself.

AJAX. Therefore I beat thee.			Ajax. That's why I hit you.

THERSITES. Lo, lo, lo, lo, what modicums of wit he utters! His			Thersites. Lo, Lo, Lo, Lo, which modicums of the joke recovers! His

evasions have ears thus long. I have bobb'd his brain more			Development have so long ears. I drilled his brain more

than			as

he has beat my bones. I will buy nine sparrows for a penny,			He hit my bones. I will buy nine sparrows for a penny.

and			and

his pia mater is not worth the ninth part of a sparrow. This			His Pia Mater is not worth the ninth part of a sparrow. This

lord, Achilles, Ajax-who wears his wit in his belly and his			Lord, Achilles, Ajax-Wer wears his joke in his stomach and his

guts			Offal

in his head-I'll tell you what I say of him.			In his head-I will tell you what I say about him.

ACHILLES. What?			ACHILLES. Was?

THERSITES. I say this Ajax- [AJAX offers to strike			Thersites. I say the Ajax- [Ajax offers to strike strike

him]			him]

ACHILLES. Nay, good Ajax.			ACHILLES. No, good Ajax.

THERSITES. Has not so much wit-			Thersites. Doesn't have so much joke-

ACHILLES. Nay, I must hold you.			ACHILLES. No, I have to hold you.

THERSITES. As will stop the eye of Helen's needle, for whom he			Thersites. How will the eye of Helens Nadel be stopped for which he

comes to fight.			Comes to fight.

ACHILLES. Peace, fool.			ACHILLES. Peace, fool.

THERSITES. I would have peace and quietness, but the fool will			Thersites. I would have peace and calm, but the fool will

not-			Not-

he there; that he; look you there.			he there; that he; Take a look there.

AJAX. O thou damned cur! I shall-			Ajax. O you damn curb! I should-

ACHILLES. Will you set your wit to a fool's?			ACHILLES. Will you set your joke to a fool?

THERSITES. No, I warrant you, the fool's will shame it.			Thersites. No, I guarantee you, the fool will shake it.

PATROCLUS. Good words, Thersites.			Patrical. Good words, Thersites.

ACHILLES. What's the quarrel?			ACHILLES. What is the dispute?

AJAX. I bade the vile owl go learn me the tenour of the			Ajax. I have the hideous owl and learn the tenour of the tenour

proclamation, and he rails upon me.			Proclamation, and he strikes me.

THERSITES. I serve thee not.			Thersites. I don't serve you.

AJAX. Well, go to, go to.			Ajax. Well, go, go.

THERSITES. I serve here voluntary.			Thersites. I serve voluntarily here.

ACHILLES. Your last service was suff'rance; 'twas not			ACHILLES. Her last service was fulfilled; 'Twas not

voluntary. No			voluntarily. no

man is beaten voluntary. Ajax was here the voluntary, and you			Man is voluntarily beaten. Ajax was the volunteer here and you

as			how

under an impress.			Under an impressive.

THERSITES. E'en so; a great deal of your wit too lies in your			Thersites. E'en like that; Her joke is also in hers

sinews, or else there be liars. Hector shall have a great			Tendon, or there are liars. Hector should have a great one

catch			Fang

an he knock out either of your brains: 'a were as good crack			One of her brains is excluded: “A were so good tear

a			a

fusty nut with no kernel.			Founded nut without kernel.

ACHILLES. What, with me too, Thersites?			ACHILLES. What about me, Thersites?

THERSITES. There's Ulysses and old Nestor-whose wit was mouldy			Thersites. There is Ulysses and old Nestor, whose joke was moldy

ere			Also

your grandsires had nails on their toes-yoke you like draught			Your Engrand had nails on the toe yoke that you like how you have unfolded

oxen, and make you plough up the wars.			Ox and let them build the wars.

ACHILLES. What, what?			ACHILLES. Was was?

THERSITES. Yes, good sooth. To Achilles, to Ajax, to-			Thersites. Yes, well soothing. To Achilles, to Ajax, to-

AJAX. I shall cut out your tongue.			Ajax. I will cut out your tongue.

THERSITES. 'Tis no matter; I shall speak as much as thou			Thersites. It does not matter; I will speak as much as you

afterwards.			thereafter.

PATROCLUS. No more words, Thersites; peace!			Patrical. No more words, Thersites; Peace!

THERSITES. I will hold my peace when Achilles' brach bids me,			Thersites. I will keep my peace when Achilles broke me.

shall			target

I?			I?

ACHILLES. There's for you, Patroclus.			ACHILLES. There is for you, Patroclus.

THERSITES. I will see you hang'd like clotpoles ere I come any			Thersites. I'll see that you like Weer

more			more

to your tents. I will keep where there is wit stirring, and			To your tents. I will capture where it is with the joke and the stirrer, and

leave			leaving

the faction of fools.			The faction of the fools.

Exit			Exit

PATROCLUS. A good riddance.			Patrical. A good liberation.

ACHILLES. Marry, this, sir, is proclaim'd through all our host,			ACHILLES. Marriage that, sir, is announced by all of our hosts,

That Hector, by the fifth hour of the sun,			This Hector, until the fifth sun hour,

Will with a trumpet 'twixt our tents and Troy,			Want to go with a trumpet 'our tents and Troy,

To-morrow morning, call some knight to arms			Tomorrow morning, call a knight on the arms

That hath a stomach; and such a one that dare			That has a stomach; And one that dares to do

Maintain I know not what; 'tis trash. Farewell.			Say I don't know what; Tis garbage. Taking leave.

AJAX. Farewell. Who shall answer him?			Ajax. Taking leave. Who will answer him?

ACHILLES. I know not; 'tis put to lott'ry. Otherwise. He knew			ACHILLES. I do not know; It's to Lott'ry. Otherwise. He knew

his			his

man.			Mann.

AJAX. O, meaning you! I will go learn more of it.			Ajax. Oh, what do you mean! I will learn more of it.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT II. SCENE 2.			Act II. Szene 2.

Troy. PRIAM'S palace			Troy. Priets Palast


Enter PRIAM, HECTOR, TROILUS, PARIS, and HELENUS			Enter Priam, Hector, Troilus, Paris and Helenus


PRIAM. After so many hours, lives, speeches, spent,			Priam. After so many hours, living, talking, spent,

Thus once again says Nestor from the Greeks:			So Nestor says again from the Greeks:

Deliver Helen, and all damage else-			Deliver Helen and all damage

As honour, loss of time, travail, expense,			As honor, loss of time, weakness, costs,

Wounds, friends, and what else dear that is consum'd			Wounds, friends and what else is consumed

In hot digestion of this cormorant war-			In the hot digestion of this cormorance war

Shall be struck off.' Hector, what say you to't?			Should be cut off. 'Hector, what do you not say?

HECTOR. Though no man lesser fears the Greeks than I,			BULLYING. Although no man fears less for the Greeks than me,

As far as toucheth my particular,			So far touches my special

Yet, dread Priam,			But fear priam,

There is no lady of more softer bowels,			There is no lady of softer intestine,

More spongy to suck in the sense of fear,			More spongy to suck in the sense of fear,

More ready to cry out 'Who knows what follows?'			More ready to scream: "Who knows what follows?"

Than Hector is. The wound of peace is surety,			As a hector. The wound of peace is a guarantee,

Surety secure; but modest doubt is call'd			Security security; But modest doubts are called

The beacon of the wise, the tent that searches			The lamp of the wise, the tent, addiction

To th' bottom of the worst. Let Helen go.			On the bottom of the worst. Let Helen go.

Since the first sword was drawn about this question,			Since the first sword was raised about this question,

Every tithe soul 'mongst many thousand dismes			Every tenth soul 'mongst many thousand processes

Hath been as dear as Helen-I mean, of ours.			I was as expensive as Helen-I, from us.

If we have lost so many tenths of ours			When we have lost so many tenths

To guard a thing not ours, nor worth to us,			To protect one thing that is still not worth it, still worth it,

Had it our name, the value of one ten,			It had our name, the value of a ten,

What merit's in that reason which denies			What earns in this reason, the denies

The yielding of her up?			Giving in from her?

TROILUS. Fie, fie, my brother!			Troilus. Either or my brother!

Weigh you the worth and honour of a king,			Weigh the value and honor of a king,

So great as our dread father's, in a scale			As great as our fear of our fear of a magnitude

Of common ounces? Will you with counters sum			Of common ounces? Are you getting with counter?

The past-proportion of his infinite,			The past proportion of his infinite,

And buckle in a waist most fathomless			And the cheapest buckle in a waist

With spans and inches so diminutive			With spans and centimeters that are so petty

As fears and reasons? Fie, for godly shame!			As fears and reasons? Fie, for divine shame!

HELENUS. No marvel though you bite so sharp at reasons,			Helenus. No wonder, although they bite so sharply for reasons,

You are so empty of them. Should not our father			You are so empty of them. Shouldn't our father

Bear the great sway of his affairs with reasons,			Have the great influence of his affairs with reasons

Because your speech hath none that tells him so?			Because your speech has none that tells him?

TROILUS. You are for dreams and slumbers, brother priest;			Troilus. They are for dreams and slumber, brother priest;

You fur your gloves with reason. Here are your reasons:			They pounded their gloves with reason. Here are their reasons:

You know an enemy intends you harm;			You know that an enemy intends to harm them.

You know a sword employ'd is perilous,			you know

And reason flies the object of all harm.			And reason flies the object of all damage.

Who marvels, then, when Helenus beholds			Who is amazed when Helenus sees

A Grecian and his sword, if he do set			A Greek and his sword when it is set

The very wings of reason to his heels			The wings of reason on the heels

And fly like chidden Mercury from Jove,			And fly like chidden mercury from Jove,

Or like a star disorb'd? Nay, if we talk of reason,			Or like a star die? No, if we speak of reason

Let's shut our gates and sleep. Manhood and honour			Let us close our gates and sleep. Masculinity and honor

Should have hare hearts, would they but fat their thoughts			If rabbit hearts, they would only make their thoughts fat

With this cramm'd reason. Reason and respect			With this craamm ground. Reason and respect

Make livers pale and lustihood deject.			The liver fade and Lustihood.

HECTOR. Brother, she is not worth what she doth, cost			BULLYING. Brother, she is not worth what she does, costs

The keeping.			The storage.

TROILUS. What's aught but as 'tis valued?			Troilus. What is different than estimated?

HECTOR. But value dwells not in particular will:			BULLYING. But value does not live particularly:

It holds his estimate and dignity			It holds its estimate and dignity

As well wherein 'tis precious of itself			Even if it is precious for yourself

As in the prizer. 'Tis mad idolatry			Like in the prisier. It is a crazy idol

To make the service greater than the god-I			To make the service larger than the God-i-i

And the will dotes that is attributive			And the will points that are attributive

To what infectiously itself affects,			To what infectiously influence self,

Without some image of th' affected merit.			Without a picture of the affected earnings.

TROILUS. I take to-day a wife, and my election			Troilus. I take a woman and my choice today

Is led on in the conduct of my will;			Is forwarded in the behavior of my will;

My will enkindled by mine eyes and ears,			My will is involved in my eyes and ears

Two traded pilots 'twixt the dangerous shores			Two traded pilots of the dangerous banks of the pilots

Of will and judgment: how may I avoid,			Of will and judgment: How can I avoid

Although my will distaste what it elected,			Although my will rejects what it chose

The wife I chose? There can be no evasion			The woman I selected? There can be no evasive

To blench from this and to stand firm by honour.			To be blinded from this and to be stuck by honor.

We turn not back the silks upon the merchant			We don't turn the silk back on the dealer

When we have soil'd them; nor the remainder viands			If we have them; still the rest system

We do not throw in unrespective sieve,			We do not throw independent sieve,

Because we now are full. It was thought meet			Because we're full now. It was thought to meet

Paris should do some vengeance on the Greeks;			Paris should take revenge on the Greeks;

Your breath with full consent benied his sails;			Your breath with full consent has his sail;

The seas and winds, old wranglers, took a truce,			The seas and winds, old wranglers, took a ceasefire,

And did him service. He touch'd the ports desir'd;			And served him. He touched the ports;

And for an old aunt whom the Greeks held captive			And for an old aunt who held the Greeks

He brought a Grecian queen, whose youth and freshness			He brought a Greek queen, her youth and freshness

Wrinkles Apollo's, and makes stale the morning.			Fold Apollo and stale in the morning.

Why keep we her? The Grecians keep our aunt.			Why do we hold them? The Greeks keep our aunt.

Is she worth keeping? Why, she is a pearl			Is it worth keeping? She is a pearl

Whose price hath launch'd above a thousand ships,			Whose price was founded over a thousand ships,

And turn'd crown'd kings to merchants.			And crowned kings to dealers.

If you'll avouch 'twas wisdom Paris went-			If you avouch 'twas wisdom paris went-

As you must needs, for you all cried 'Go, go'-			As you need, for all of you, go, go.

If you'll confess he brought home worthy prize-			If you confess that he brought home worthy price.

As you must needs, for you all clapp'd your hands,			As you need to need all your hands, for you,

And cried 'Inestimable!' -why do you now			And called "invaluable!" -Why are you doing now?

The issue of your proper wisdoms rate,			The problem of their right wisdom, advise,

And do a deed that never fortune did-			And do an act that never fortune-

Beggar the estimation which you priz'd			Bet in the estimate you estimated

Richer than sea and land? O theft most base,			Richer than sea and land? O Theft most of the basis,

That we have stol'n what we do fear to keep!			That we bumped into what we fear to keep!

But thieves unworthy of a thing so stol'n			But thieves who are so stolen of such a proud

That in their country did them that disgrace			That in their country did this shame to them

We fear to warrant in our native place!			We fear justification at our home town!

CASSANDRA. [Within] Cry, Troyans, cry.			Kassandra. [In] Cry, Troyans, cry.

PRIAM. What noise, what shriek is this?			Priam. Which sound, which scream is that?

TROILUS. 'Tis our mad sister; I do know her voice.			Troilus. It is our crazy sister; I know her voice.

CASSANDRA. [Within] Cry, Troyans.			KASSANDRA. [In] Cry, Troyans.

HECTOR. It is Cassandra.			BULLYING. It is Cassandra.


Enter CASSANDRA, raving			Enter Cassandra, rave about


CASSANDRA. Cry, Troyans, cry. Lend me ten thousand eyes,			Kassandra. Screams, Troyans, cry. Lead me ten thousand eyes

And I will fill them with prophetic tears.			And I will fill them with prophetic tears.

HECTOR. Peace, sister, peace.			BULLYING. Peace, sister, peace.

CASSANDRA. Virgins and boys, mid-age and wrinkled eld,			Kassandra. Virgins and boys, middle of age and wrinkled Eld,

Soft infancy, that nothing canst but cry,			Soft childhood that nothing more than cry,

Add to my clamours. Let us pay betimes			Add to my mussels. Let us pay at us

A moiety of that mass of moan to come.			A unity of this mass of moan.

Cry, Troyans, cry. Practise your eyes with tears.			Screams, Troyans, cry. Practice your eyes with tears.

Troy must not be, nor goodly Ilion stand;			Troy must not be, still good Ilion;

Our firebrand brother, Paris, burns us all.			Our Firebrand brother Paris burns us all.

Cry, Troyans, cry, A Helen and a woe!			Cry, troyans, crying, a helen and a hurt!

Cry, cry. Troy burns, or else let Helen go.			Wine Wine. Troy burns or let Helen go.

Exit			Exit

HECTOR. Now, youthful Troilus, do not these high strains			BULLYING. Now young people troilus, not these high tribes

Of divination in our sister work			The fortune telling in our sister work

Some touches of remorse, or is your blood			Some touches of the regrets or are their blood

So madly hot that no discourse of reason,			So insanely hot that no reason discourse,

Nor fear of bad success in a bad cause,			Still afraid of bad success in a bad thing

Can qualify the same?			Can the same qualify?

TROILUS. Why, brother Hector,			Troilus. Why, brother Hector,

We may not think the justness of each act			We may not think of justice of every action

Such and no other than event doth form it;			Such and none other than event form it;

Nor once deject the courage of our minds			Again to interrupt the courage of our spirit

Because Cassandra's mad. Her brain-sick raptures			Because Cassandra is crazy. Your brain disease raptures

Cannot distaste the goodness of a quarrel			Cannot affect the quality of a dispute

Which hath our several honours all engag'd			What our different honors have engaged

To make it gracious. For my private part,			To make it gracious. For my private part

I am no more touch'd than all Priam's sons;			I am not more touching than all of Priama's sons;

And Jove forbid there should be done amongst us			And Jove prohibits it to be done among us

Such things as might offend the weakest spleen			Things that could insult the weakest spleen

To fight for and maintain.			To fight and maintain.

PARIS. Else might the world convince of levity			PARIS. Otherwise the world could convince ease

As well my undertakings as your counsels;			Also my activities as their advice;

But I attest the gods, your full consent			But I confirm the gods, your full approval

Gave wings to my propension, and cut of			Gave wings of my propension and cut of

All fears attending on so dire a project.			All fears that a project are so bad.

For what, alas, can these my single arms?			For what, unfortunately, can they my individual arms?

What propugnation is in one man's valour			What propugnation is in the bravity of a man

To stand the push and enmity of those			To endure the pressure and hostility to this

This quarrel would excite? Yet, I protest,			Would this dispute be excited? Nevertheless, I protest

Were I alone to pass the difficulties,			I was alone to pass the difficulties

And had as ample power as I have will,			And had as much strength as I want

Paris should ne'er retract what he hath done			Paris should not withdraw what he did

Nor faint in the pursuit.			Still weak in the persecution.

PRIAM. Paris, you speak			Priam. Paris, you speak

Like one besotted on your sweet delights.			Like someone who is affected by your sweet delicacies.

You have the honey still, but these the gall;			You still have the honey, but this the bile;

So to be valiant is no praise at all.			So it is no praise at all to be brave.

PARIS. Sir, I propose not merely to myself			PARIS. Sir, I'm not just suggesting myself

The pleasures such a beauty brings with it;			The joys that such a beauty brings with it;

But I would have the soil of her fair rape			But I would have the bottom of their fair rape

Wip'd off in honourable keeping her.			Wiped his way and held it.

What treason were it to the ransack'd queen,			What betrayal it was for the ransack'd queen,

Disgrace to your great worths, and shame to me,			Shame to your great ratings and ashamed of me,

Now to deliver her possession up			Now to deliver your property

On terms of base compulsion! Can it be			For the basic compulsion! It may be

That so degenerate a strain as this			This degenerates such a burden

Should once set footing in your generous bosoms?			Should the base set in your generous breasts?

There's not the meanest spirit on our party			There is no common spirit on our party

Without a heart to dare or sword to draw			Without daring heart or silence

When Helen is defended; nor none so noble			When Helen is defended; Not so noble yet

Whose life were ill bestow'd or death unfam'd			Whose life was badly awarded or death was not persecuted

Where Helen is the subject. Then, I say,			Where Helen is the topic. Then I say,

Well may we fight for her whom we know well			Well, we may fight for you that we know well

The world's large spaces cannot parallel.			The big rooms in the world cannot be parallel.

HECTOR. Paris and Troilus, you have both said well;			BULLYING. Paris and Troilus, they both said well;

And on the cause and question now in hand			And about the matter and ask now in hand

Have gloz'd, but superficially; not much			Have gloz'd, but superficial; little

Unlike young men, whom Aristode thought			In contrast to young men, the Aristode thought

Unfit to hear moral philosophy.			Unable to hear moral philosophy.

The reasons you allege do more conduce			The reasons why they claim to lead more

To the hot passion of distemp'red blood			On the hot passion of Distemp'Red blood

Than to make up a free determination			To create a free determination

Twixt right and wrong; for pleasure and revenge			Twixt correct and wrong; For pleasure and revenge

Have ears more deaf than adders to the voice			Ears have more deaf than Addiers of the voice

Of any true decision. Nature craves			From every true decision. Nature longs for

All dues be rend'red to their owners. Now,			All fees are directed to their owners. Now,

What nearer debt in all humanity			What closer debts in all humanity

Than wife is to the husband? If this law			As a woman is for the husband? If this law

Of nature be corrupted through affection;			Nature can be corrupted by affection;

And that great minds, of partial indulgence			And this great mind, partly enjoyment

To their benumbed wills, resist the same;			To their benuminums, resist the same;

There is a law in each well-order'd nation			There is a law in every well proper nation

To curb those raging appetites that are			To curb these raging appetites who are

Most disobedient and refractory.			Most disobedient and most refractory.

If Helen, then, be wife to Sparta's king-			If Helen, then Ms. von Spartas is king.

As it is known she is-these moral laws			As is known, it is a dye moral law

Of nature and of nations speak aloud			Of nature and nations speak loudly

To have her back return'd. Thus to persist			To return your back. To exist

In doing wrong extenuates not wrong,			Not wrong with the wrong Mxier, which is not wrong

But makes it much more heavy. Hector's opinion			But it makes it much more difficult. Hector's opinion

Is this, in way of truth. Yet, ne'er the less,			Is that in the way of truth. But never the less

My spritely brethren, I propend to you			My splash brothers, I hire you

In resolution to keep Helen still;			In resolution to keep Helen still;

For 'tis a cause that hath no mean dependence			For a cause that has no common dependency

Upon our joint and several dignities.			On our common and several dignity.

TROILUS. Why, there you touch'd the life of our design.			Troilus. Why, they touched the life of our design.

Were it not glory that we more affected			Wasn't it fame that we are more affected

Than the performance of our heaving spleens,			As the performance of our frequent spleen,

I would not wish a drop of Troyan blood			I wouldn't want a drop of troyans blood

Spent more in her defence. But, worthy Hector,			Spent more about her defense. But worthy hector,

She is a theme of honour and renown,			It is a topic of honor and awareness

A spur to valiant and magnanimous deeds,			A spur on brave and large deeds,

Whose present courage may beat down our foes,			Our enemies can reflect their current courage,

And fame in time to come canonize us;			And fame in time to canonize us;

For I presume brave Hector would not lose			Because I assume that brave hector would not lose

So rich advantage of a promis'd glory			Such a great advantage of a promise

As smiles upon the forehead of this action			As a smiles on the forehead of this action

For the wide world's revenue.			For the revenue of the wide world.

HECTOR. I am yours,			BULLYING. I am yours,

You valiant offspring of great Priamus.			They brave descendants of great priamus.

I have a roisting challenge sent amongst			I have a root challenge that has sent among themselves

The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks			The boring and factual ads of the Greeks

Will strike amazement to their drowsy spirits.			Is amazed at their sleepy spirits.

I was advertis'd their great general slept,			I was advertising that had slept her great general,

Whilst emulation in the army crept.			While the imitation was in the army.

This, I presume, will wake him.			I assume that will wake him up.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT II. SCENE 3.			Act II. Szene 3.

The Grecian camp. Before the tent of ACHILLES			The Greek camp. In front of the Achilles tent


Enter THERSITES, solus			Enter top site alone


THERSITES. How now, Thersites! What, lost in the labyrinth of			Thersites. Like now, Thersites! What, lost in the labyrinth of

thy			yours

fury? Shall the elephant Ajax carry it thus? He beats me, and			Anger? Should the elephant Ajax wear it? He beats me and

I			I

rail at him. O worthy satisfaction! Would it were otherwise:			Rail on him. O worthy satisfaction! Otherwise it would be:

that			the

I could beat him, whilst he rail'd at me! 'Sfoot, I'll learn			I could beat him while he had me on the train! 'Sfoot, I'll learn

to			to

conjure and raise devils, but I'll see some issue of my			Magic and increase devils, but I will see a problem from myself

spiteful			cheerful

execrations. Then there's Achilles, a rare engineer! If Troy			Exercises. Then there is Achilles, a rare engineer! If Troy

be			be

not taken till these two undermine it, the walls will stand			Not taken until these two undermine it, the walls will stand

till			to

they fall of themselves. O thou great thunder-darter of			They fall from themselves. O you great

Olympus,			Olymp,

forget that thou art Jove, the king of gods, and, Mercury,			Forget that you Jove, the king of the gods, and mercury,

lose			to lose

all the serpentine craft of thy caduceus, if ye take not that			The entire serpentine craft of your caduceus if you don't take that

little little less-than-little wit from them that they have!			Little Little Wess Than Little Witz from you who have you!

which short-arm'd ignorance itself knows is so abundant			What the short-sleeved scientific itself knows is so abundant

scarce,			sparse,

it will not in circumvention deliver a fly from a spider			It will not deliver from a spider when dealing with a fly

without			without

drawing their massy irons and cutting the web. After this,			Draw your Masy Irons and cut the network. Thereafter,

the			the

vengeance on the whole camp! or, rather, the Neapolitan			Revenge in the entire camp! Or rather the Neapolitan

bone-ache! for that, methinks, is the curse depending on			Bone pain! It is that the curse depends on it

those			this

that war for a placket. I have said my prayers; and devil			This war for a lawsuit. I spoke my prayers; and devil

Envy			Der them

say 'Amen.' What ho! my Lord Achilles!			Say 'Amen.' What is HO! My Lord Achilles!


Enter PATROCLUS			Enter Patroclus


PATROCLUS. Who's there? Thersites! Good Thersites, come in and			Patrical. Who's there? Thersites! Good Thersites, come in and

rail.			Rail.

THERSITES. If I could 'a rememb'red a gilt counterfeit, thou			Thersites. When I remember a gilded fake, you

wouldst not have slipp'd out of my contemplation; but it is			Wouldn't have got out of my contemplation; but it is

no			no

matter; thyself upon thyself! The common curse of mankind,			Matter; But you yourself! The common curse of mankind,

folly			folly

and ignorance, be thine in great revenue! Heaven bless thee			And ignorance, be yours in great sales! The sky bless you

from			out

a tutor, and discipline come not near thee! Let thy blood be			A tutor and discipline don't come near you! Let your blood be

thy			yours

direction till thy death. Then if she that lays thee out says			Direction until your death. Then she says that she is emitting you, says

thou art a fair corse, I'll be sworn and sworn upon't she			You are a fair corse, I will be sworn and swore, not you

never			noch no

shrouded any but lazars. Amen. Where's Achilles?			Covered everyone out of Lazar. Amen. Where is Achilles?

PATROCLUS. What, art thou devout? Wast thou in prayer?			Patrical. What, art you pious? Do you know in prayer?

THERSITES. Ay, the heavens hear me!			Thersites. Yes, the sky hear me!

PATROCLUS. Amen.			Patroklus. Amen.


Enter ACHILLES			Enter Achilles


ACHILLES. Who's there?			ACHILLES. Who's there?

PATROCLUS. Thersites, my lord.			Patrical. Thersites, sir.

ACHILLES. Where, where? O, where? Art thou come? Why, my			ACHILLES. Where where? O, where? Art, you come Why mine

cheese, my			Cheese, mine

digestion, why hast thou not served thyself in to my table so			Digestion, why didn't you serve yourself in my table?

many meals? Come, what's Agamemnon?			Many meals? Come on, what is Agamemnon?

THERSITES. Thy commander, Achilles. Then tell me, Patroclus,			Thersites. Your commander, Achilles. Then tell me patroclus,

what's			what is

Achilles?			Achilles?

PATROCLUS. Thy lord, Thersites. Then tell me, I pray thee,			Patrical. Your Lord, Thersites. Then tell me, I pray you

what's			what is

Thersites?			Thersites?

THERSITES. Thy knower, Patroclus. Then tell me, Patroclus, what			Thersites. Your knowing, patroclus. Then tell me patroclus what

art			art

thou?			from?

PATROCLUS. Thou must tell that knowest.			Patrical. You have to say that.

ACHILLES. O, tell, tell,			ACHILLES. O, tell, tell ,,

THERSITES. I'll decline the whole question. Agamemnon commands			Thersites. I will reject the whole question. Agamemnon orders

Achilles; Achilles is my lord; I am Patroclus' knower; and			Achilles; Achilles is my gentleman; I am a patroclus' knower; and

Patroclus is a fool.			Patroclus is a fool.

PATROCLUS. You rascal!			Patroklus. You Schlingel!

THERSITES. Peace, fool! I have not done.			Thersites. Peace, fool! I didn't do.

ACHILLES. He is a privileg'd man. Proceed, Thersites.			ACHILLES. He is a privilege man. Go on, Thersites.

THERSITES. Agamemnon is a fool; Achilles is a fool; Thersites			Thersites. Agamemnon is a fool; Achilles is a fool; Thersites

is a			is a

fool; and, as aforesaid, Patroclus is a fool.			To deceive; And as mentioned above, PatroClus is a fool.

ACHILLES. Derive this; come.			ACHILLES. Derive this; Come.

THERSITES. Agamemnon is a fool to offer to command Achilles;			Thersites. Agamemnon is a fool to order Achilles;

Achilles is a fool to be commanded of Agamemnon; Thersites is			Achilles is a fool who is commanded by Agamemnon; Thersites is

a			a

fool to serve such a fool; and this Patroclus is a fool			Dummkopf to serve such a fool; And this patroclus is a fool

positive.			Positive.

PATROCLUS. Why am I a fool?			Patrical. Why am I a fool?

THERSITES. Make that demand of the Creator. It suffices me thou			Thersites. Make this requirement of the creator. It is enough for me

art. Look you, who comes here?			Art. Watch yourself, who comes here?

ACHILLES. Come, Patroclus, I'll speak with nobody. Come in with			ACHILLES. Come on, patronage, I will not speak to anyone. Come in

me,			me,

Thersites.			Thersites.

Exit			Exit

THERSITES. Here is such patchery, such juggling, and such			Thersites. Here is such a patchie, one juggling and such

knavery.			Knavery.

All the argument is a whore and a cuckold-a good quarrel to			The entire argument is a whore and a cuckold-a good argument about

draw			to draw

emulous factions and bleed to death upon. Now the dry serpigo			Emulual factions and bleeding onto death. Now the dry serpigo

on			an

the subject, and war and lechery confound all!			The topic and war and Lechery confuse everyone!

Exit			Exit


Enter AGAMEMNON, ULYSSES, NESTOR, DIOMEDES,			Enter Agamemnon, Ulysses, Nestor, Diomedes,

AJAX, and CALCHAS			Ajax and Calchas


AGAMEMNON. Where is Achilles?			Agamemnon. Where is Achilles?

PATROCLUS. Within his tent; but ill-dispos'd, my lord.			Patrical. In his tent; But I dispose, my Lord.

AGAMEMNON. Let it be known to him that we are here.			Agamemnon. Let him know that we are here.

He shent our messengers; and we lay by			He gives our messengers; And we were over

Our appertainings, visiting of him.			Our jobs that visit him.

Let him be told so; lest, perchance, he think			Let him tell him; He doesn't believe in that

We dare not move the question of our place			We don't dare to move the question of our square

Or know not what we are.			Or don't know what we are.

PATROCLUS. I shall say so to him.			Patrical. I'll tell him that.

Exit			Exit

ULYSSES. We saw him at the opening of his tent.			ULYSSES. We saw him at the opening of his tent.

He is not sick.			He is not sick.

AJAX. Yes, lion-sick, sick of proud heart. You may call it			Ajax. Yes, lion disease, sick of proud heart. You can call it

melancholy, if you will favour the man; but, by my head, 'tis			Melancholy if you prefer the man; But on my head, 'it

pride. But why, why? Let him show us a cause. A word, my			Proud. But why, why? Let him show us one thing. A word, mine

lord.			Mister.

[Takes AGAMEMNON			[Takes Agamemnon

aside]			aside]

NESTOR. What moves Ajax thus to bay at him?			Nestor. What moves Ajax to Bay about him?

ULYSSES. Achilles hath inveigled his fool from him.			ULYSSES. Achilles dismantled his fool.

NESTOR.Who, Thersites?			Nestor.Wer, Thersites?

ULYSSES. He.			Ulysses. Is.

NESTOR. Then will Ajax lack matter, if he have lost his			Nestor. Then Ajax will not have a matter if he has lost his

argument			Fight

ULYSSES. No; you see he is his argument that has his argument-			ULYSSES. No; You see he is his argument that his argument has.

Achilles.			Achilles.

NESTOR. All the better; their fraction is more our wish than			Nestor. All the better; Your break is more our wish than our wish than

their			her

faction. But it was a strong composure a fool could disunite!			Fraction. But it was a strong serenity that could redeem a fool!

ULYSSES. The amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily			ULYSSES. The amity that does not knit wisdom can be easy

untie.			solve.


Re-enter PATROCLUS			Enter Patroclus again


Here comes Patroclus.			Patroclus comes here.

NESTOR. No Achilles with him.			Nestor. No Achilles with him.

ULYSSES. The elephant hath joints, but none for courtesy; his			ULYSSES. The elephant has joints, but none for courtesy; his

legs			Legs

are legs for necessity, not for flexure.			are legs for the need, not for bending.

PATROCLUS. Achilles bids me say he is much sorry			Patrical. Achilles offers me a lot of sorry

If any thing more than your sport and pleasure			If something more than your sport and your pleasure

Did move your greatness and this noble state			Has moved its size and noble state

To call upon him; he hopes it is no other			Call on him; He hopes that it is no one else

But for your health and your digestion sake,			But for your health and your digestion, sake,

An after-dinner's breath.			A breath of an after-dinner.

AGAMEMNON. Hear you, Patroclus.			Agamemnon. Listen them, patroclus.

We are too well acquainted with these answers;			We are too well familiar with these answers.

But his evasion, wing'd thus swift with scorn,			But his evading, which was winged so quickly with contempt,

Cannot outfly our apprehensions.			We cannot fly over our fears.

Much attribute he hath, and much the reason			A lot of attribute he has and very much

Why we ascribe it to him. Yet all his virtues,			Why we attribute it to him. But all of his virtues,

Not virtuously on his own part beheld,			Not virtuous in his place, as you can see

Do in our eyes begin to lose their gloss;			In our eyes, start losing your shine;

Yea, like fair fruit in an unwholesome dish,			Yes, like fair fruits in a ominous dish, like

Are like to rot untasted. Go and tell him			Are no longer injured. Go and tell him

We come to speak with him; and you shall not sin			We come to speak to him; and you shouldn't sin

If you do say we think him over-proud			When you say we think he is overrulky

And under-honest, in self-assumption greater			And differently, in self -shaming larger

Than in the note of judgment; and worthier than himself			Than in the assessment; and more worthy than himself

Here tend the savage strangeness he puts on,			Here the wild strangeness that he brings up tends

Disguise the holy strength of their command,			Disguise The sacred strength of your command,

And underwrite in an observing kind			And in an observing way underwrite

His humorous predominance; yea, watch			His humorous dominance; Yes, watch

His pettish lunes, his ebbs, his flows, as if			His pettic lunes, its ebbs, his rivers, as if

The passage and whole carriage of this action			The passage and the entire promotion of this action

Rode on his tide. Go tell him this, and ad			Ride with his tide. Tell him and advertisement

That if he overhold his price so much			That when he overwhelmed his price

We'll none of him, but let him, like an engine			We don't become any of him, but let him like an engine

Not portable, lie under this report:			Not sustainable, below this report:

Bring action hither; this cannot go to war.			Action with here; This cannot go to war.

A stirring dwarf we do allowance give			A touching dwarf that we allow

Before a sleeping giant. Tell him so.			In front of a sleeping giant. Tell him.

PATROCLUS. I shall, and bring his answer presently.			Patrical. I will bring his answer immediately.

Exit			Exit

AGAMEMNON. In second voice we'll not be satisfied;			Agamemnon. We will not be satisfied in a second voice;

We come to speak with him. Ulysses, enter you.			We come to speak to him. Ulysses, enter you.

Exit			Exit

ULYSSES			ULYSSES

AJAX. What is he more than another?			Ajax. What is more than another?

AGAMEMNON. No more than what he thinks he is.			Agamemnon. No more than what he thinks is.

AJAX. Is he so much? Do you not think he thinks himself a			Ajax. Is he so much? You don't think he thinks himself

better			better

man than I am?			Man than me?

AGAMEMNON. No question.			Agamemnon. No question.

AJAX. Will you subscribe his thought and say he is?			Ajax. Will you subscribe to his thoughts and say that he is?

AGAMEMNON. No, noble Ajax; you are as strong, as valiant, as			Agamemnon. No, noble Ajax; They are as strong as brave as

wise,			wise,

no less noble, much more gentle, and altogether more			No less noble, much gentler and overall more

tractable.			Flehbar.

AJAX. Why should a man be proud? How doth pride grow? I know			Ajax. Why should a man be proud? How proud grow? I know

not			Not

what pride is.			What is proud.

AGAMEMNON. Your mind is the clearer, Ajax, and your virtues the			Agamemnon. Your mind is the clearer, Ajax and her virtues

fairer. He that is proud eats up himself. Pride is his own			Fairer. Those who are proud eat themselves. His own is proud

glass,			Vote,

his own trumpet, his own chronicle; and whatever praises			His own trumpet, his own chronicle; And whatever praises

itself			even

but in the deed devours the deed in the praise.			But in fact, the crime devoured.


Re-enter ULYSSES			Back in Ulysses


AJAX. I do hate a proud man as I do hate the engend'ring of			Ajax. I hate a proud man as I hate the procurement

toads.			Toads.

NESTOR. [Aside] And yet he loves himself: is't not strange?			Nestor. [Aside] and yet he loves himself: is not strange?

ULYSSES. Achilles will not to the field to-morrow.			ULYSSES. Achilles will not become a field tomorrow.

AGAMEMNON. What's his excuse?			Agamemnon. What is his apology?

ULYSSES. He doth rely on none;			ULYSSES. It is not based on any;

But carries on the stream of his dispose,			But bears the stream of its disposal,

Without observance or respect of any,			Without compliance or respect of ,,

In will peculiar and in self-admission.			In the will strange and in self -setting.

AGAMEMNON. Why will he not, upon our fair request,			Agamemnon. Why doesn't he become our fair fair?

Untent his person and share the air with us?			His person on each other and share the air with us?

ULYSSES. Things small as nothing, for request's sake only,			ULYSSES. Things small than nothing, just for request, only, only,

He makes important; possess'd he is with greatness,			It makes it important; own, it is with size,

And speaks not to himself but with a pride			And does not speak to yourself, but with a pride

That quarrels at self-breath. Imagin'd worth			That argued in prayer. Imaginative value

Holds in his blood such swol'n and hot discourse			Holds such swol'n and hot discourse in his blood

That 'twixt his mental and his active parts			That 'twixt his mentally and its active parts

Kingdom'd Achilles in commotion rages,			Kingdom'dacher excited anger,

And batters down himself. What should I say?			And strikes itself. What should I say?

He is so plaguy proud that the death tokens of it			He is so plaguy proud that the death signs of it

Cry 'No recovery.'			Wine 'no recovery.'

AGAMEMNON. Let Ajax go to him.			Agamemnon. Let Ajax go to him.

Dear lord, go you and greet him in his tent.			Dear Lord, go and greet him in his tent.

Tis said he holds you well; and will be led			It said he holds you well; and is guided

At your request a little from himself.			At your request a little of yourself.

ULYSSES. O Agamemnon, let it not be so!			ULYSSES. O Agamemnon, don't let it be!

We'll consecrate the steps that Ajax makes			We will take the steps that Ajax takes

When they go from Achilles. Shall the proud lord			When they go from Achilles. Should the proud man

That bastes his arrogance with his own seam			This tinkers his arrogance with his own seam

And never suffers matter of the world			And never suffers the matter of the world

Enter his thoughts, save such as doth revolve			Enter his thoughts, save how Doth turn

And ruminate himself-shall he be worshipp'd			And repeated himself, he becomes responsible

Of that we hold an idol more than he?			We have an idol more than him?

No, this thrice-worthy and right valiant lord			No, this three -worthy and real brave Lord

Shall not so stale his palm, nobly acquir'd,			Should not stale, his palm, won noble,

Nor, by my will, assubjugate his merit,			Still through my will, grabbed his earnings,

As amply titled as Achilles is,			As abundant as Achilles is,

By going to Achilles.			By going to Achilles.

That were to enlard his fat-already pride,			That should enlarge his grease-general pride,

And add more coals to Cancer when he burns			And add more coal to cancer when it is burning

With entertaining great Hyperion.			With entertaining great hyperion.

This lord go to him! Jupiter forbid,			This gentleman goes to him! Ban Jupiter,

And say in thunder 'Achilles go to him.'			And say in Thunder "Achilles go to him."

NESTOR. [Aside] O, this is well! He rubs the vein of him.			Nestor. [Aside] o, that's good! He rubs his vein from him.

DIOMEDES. [Aside] And how his silence drinks up this applause!			Diomedes. [Apart from] and how his silence brings up this applause!

AJAX. If I go to him, with my armed fist I'll pash him o'er the			Ajax. When I go to him, with my armed fist I will be over the

face.			Face.

AGAMEMNON. O, no, you shall not go.			Agamemnon. Oh, no, you shouldn't go.

AJAX. An 'a be proud with me I'll pheeze his pride.			Ajax. A 'a is proud of me, I will be his pride.

Let me go to him.			Let me go to him.

ULYSSES. Not for the worth that hangs upon our quarrel.			ULYSSES. Not for the value that depends on our dispute.

AJAX. A paltry, insolent fellow!			Ajax. A poor, outrageous guy!

NESTOR. [Aside] How he describes himself!			Nestor. [Apart from] as he describes himself!

AJAX. Can he not be sociable?			Ajax. Can't he be sociable?

ULYSSES. [Aside] The raven chides blackness.			ULYSSES. [Aside] the raven blame the blackness.

AJAX. I'll let his humours blood.			Ajax. I will leave his humor blood blood.

AGAMEMNON. [Aside] He will be the physician that should be the			Agamemnon. [Aside] he will be the doctor who should be

patient.			Patient.

AJAX. An all men were a my mind-			Ajax. One of all men was my mind

ULYSSES. [Aside] Wit would be out of fashion.			ULYSSES. [In addition to] joke would be out of fashion.

AJAX. 'A should not bear it so, 'a should eat's words first.			Ajax. "A shouldn't endure it", "A should eat words first."

Shall pride carry it?			Should it be proudly wearing it?

NESTOR. [Aside] An 'twould, you'd carry half.			Nestor. [Apart from] and you would wear half.

ULYSSES. [Aside] 'A would have ten shares.			ULYSSES. [Aside] 'A would have ten shares.

AJAX. I will knead him, I'll make him supple.			Ajax. I will knead him, I'll make him smooth.

NESTOR. [Aside] He's not yet through warm. Force him with			Nestor. [Aside] he is not yet warm. Enforce him with

praises;			praise;

pour in, pour in; his ambition is dry.			Pour in, pour in; His ambition is dry.

ULYSSES. [To AGAMEMNON] My lord, you feed too much on this			ULYSSES. [To Agamemnon] My Lord, you feed too much of it

dislike.			dislike.

NESTOR. Our noble general, do not do so.			Nestor. Our noble general, do not do this.

DIOMEDES. You must prepare to fight without Achilles.			Diomedes. You have to prepare for it without fighting Achilles.

ULYSSES. Why 'tis this naming of him does him harm.			ULYSSES. Why this name is harmful to him.

Here is a man-but 'tis before his face;			Here is a man-but that in front of his face;

I will be silent.			I will be quiet.

NESTOR. Wherefore should you so?			Nestor. Why should you already?

He is not emulous, as Achilles is.			He is not emula as Achilles is.

ULYSSES. Know the whole world, he is as valiant.			ULYSSES. Know the whole world, it is just as brave.

AJAX. A whoreson dog, that shall palter with us thus!			Ajax. A dog dog that is amazed with us!

Would he were a Troyan!			Would he be a Troyan!

NESTOR. What a vice were it in Ajax now-			Nestor. What kind of truck was it now in Ajax-

ULYSSES. If he were proud.			ULYSSES. If he were proud.

DIOMEDES. Or covetous of praise.			Diomedes. Or coveted praise.

ULYSSES. Ay, or surly borne.			ULYSSES. Ay or grumpy worn.

DIOMEDES. Or strange, or self-affected.			Diomedes. Or strange or self -related.

ULYSSES. Thank the heavens, lord, thou art of sweet composure			ULYSSES. Thanks to the sky, Lord, you are art of sweet serenity

Praise him that gat thee, she that gave thee suck;			Praise him that you, you who could suck you;

Fam'd be thy tutor, and thy parts of nature			Fame would be your tutor and your parts of nature

Thrice-fam'd beyond, beyond all erudition;			Three times beyond all scholarships;

But he that disciplin'd thine arms to fight-			But who disciplined your weapons to fight.

Let Mars divide eternity in twain			Let Mars share the eternity in Twain

And give him half; and, for thy vigour,			And give him half; And for your strength

Bull-bearing Milo his addition yield			Bull application Milo its additional yield

To sinewy Ajax. I will not praise thy wisdom,			To long ajax. I will not praise your wisdom

Which, like a bourn, a pale, a shore, confines			What, like a bourn, a pale, a bank, a bank,

Thy spacious and dilated parts. Here's Nestor,			Your spacious and expanded parts. Here is Nestor,

Instructed by the antiquary times-			Taught by the antiquarian

He must, he is, he cannot but be wise;			He must, he is, he can only be wise;

But pardon, father Nestor, were your days			But forgiveness, father Nestor, were your days

As green as Ajax' and your brain so temper'd,			As green as Ajax 'and your brain as spiritedly,

You should not have the eminence of him,			You shouldn't have the eminence of him

But be as Ajax.			But be as an Ajax.

AJAX. Shall I call you father?			Ajax. Should I call you father?

NESTOR. Ay, my good son.			Nestor. Yes, my good son.

DIOMEDES. Be rul'd by him, Lord Ajax.			Diomedes. Be by him, Lord Ajax.

ULYSSES. There is no tarrying here; the hart Achilles			ULYSSES. There is no guts here; The Hart Achilles

Keeps thicket. Please it our great general			Keep thicket. Please our big general

To call together all his state of war;			To call all his state of war;

Fresh kings are come to Troy. To-morrow			Fresh kings came to Troy. morning

We must with all our main of power stand fast;			We have to be quick with all of our main power forces;

And here's a lord-come knights from east to west			And here is a Lord Come knight from east to west

And cull their flower, Ajax shall cope the best.			And grab your flower, Ajax should master the best.

AGAMEMNON. Go we to council. Let Achilles sleep.			Agamemnon. Go to the advice. Let Achilles sleep.

Light boats sail swift, though greater hulks draw deep.			Light boats sail quickly, even though larger hulks pull deep.

Exeunt			Exit






ACT III. SCENE 1.			Act III. Scene 1.

Troy. PRIAM'S palace			Troy. Priets Palast


Music sounds within. Enter PANDARUS and a SERVANT			Music sounds inside. Enter Pandarus and a servant


PANDARUS. Friend, you-pray you, a word. Do you not follow the			Pandarus. Friend, you show yourself, a word. Don't you follow that?

young			jung

Lord Paris?			Lord Paris?

SERVANT. Ay, sir, when he goes before me.			SERVANT. Yes, sir if he goes in front of me.

PANDARUS. You depend upon him, I mean?			Pandarus. You are dependent on him, I mean?

SERVANT. Sir, I do depend upon the lord.			SERVANT. Sir, I am dependent on the Lord.

PANDARUS. You depend upon a notable gentleman; I must needs			Pandarus. They are dependent on a remarkable gentleman; I have to need

praise			praise

him.			him.

SERVANT. The lord be praised!			SERVANT. The Lord is praised!

PANDARUS. You know me, do you not?			Pandarus. Do you know me, isn't it?

SERVANT. Faith, sir, superficially.			SERVANT. Faith, sir, superficial.

PANDARUS. Friend, know me better: I am the Lord Pandarus.			Pandarus. Friend, know me better: I am the Lord Pandarus.

SERVANT. I hope I shall know your honour better.			SERVANT. I hope I will know your honor better.

PANDARUS. I do desire it.			Pandarus. I wish it.

SERVANT. You are in the state of grace.			SERVANT. They are in the state of grace.

PANDARUS. Grace! Not so, friend; honour and lordship are my			Pandarus. Gracefulness! Not so, friend; Honor and lordship are mine

titles.			Title.

What music is this?			What music is that?

SERVANT. I do but partly know, sir; it is music in parts.			SERVANT. But I sometimes know, sir; It's music in parts.

PANDARUS. Know you the musicians?			Pandarus. Do you know yourself, the musicians?

SERVANT. Wholly, sir.			Gutter. Whole, sir.

PANDARUS. Who play they to?			Pandarus. Who plays it?

SERVANT. To the hearers, sir.			SERVANT. To the listeners, sir.

PANDARUS. At whose pleasure, friend?			Pandarus. At whose pleasure, friend?

SERVANT. At mine, sir, and theirs that love music.			SERVANT. With me, sir, and you who love music.

PANDARUS. Command, I mean, friend.			Pandarus. Command, 1 Mean, friend.

SERVANT. Who shall I command, sir?			SERVANT. Who should I order, sir?

PANDARUS. Friend, we understand not one another: I am to			Pandarus. Friend, we don't understand each other: I am too

courtly,			polite,

and thou art too cunning. At whose request do these men play?			And you are too cunning. At whose request do these men play?

SERVANT. That's to't, indeed, sir. Marry, sir, at the request			SERVANT. Indeed, that is not, sir. Get married, sir, on request

of			from

Paris my lord, who is there in person; with him the mortal			Paris My Lord, who is there personally; With him the mortal

Venus,			Venus,

the heart-blood of beauty, love's invisible soul-			The passion of beauty, the invisible soul of love

PANDARUS. Who, my cousin, Cressida?			Pandarus. Wer, meine Cousine Cressida?

SERVANT. No, sir, Helen. Could not you find out that by her			SERVANT. No, Sir, Helen. Couldn't you find that out of her?

attributes?			Attribute?

PANDARUS. It should seem, fellow, that thou hast not seen the			Pandarus. It should seem that you haven't seen that

Lady			Dame

Cressida. I come to speak with Paris from the Prince Troilus;			Cressida. I come to speak to Paris from the Prince Troilus.

I			I

will make a complimental assault upon him, for my business			Will make a complaint on him for my business

seethes.			Seethes.

SERVANT. Sodden business! There's a stew'd phrase indeed!			SERVANT. Naded Business! There is indeed a deceased sentence!


Enter PARIS and HELEN, attended			Enter Paris and Helen who were visited


PANDARUS. Fair be to you, my lord, and to all this fair			Pandarus. Be fair for you, my Lord and all of these fair

company!			Company!

Fair desires, in all fair measure, fairly guide them-			Fair wishes in all fair measurement you guide fair

especially			especially

to you, fair queen! Fair thoughts be your fair pillow.			For you, fair queen! Fair thoughts are their fair pillow.

HELEN. Dear lord, you are full of fair words.			Helen. Dear Lord, you are full of fair words.

PANDARUS. You speak your fair pleasure, sweet queen. Fair			Pandarus. You speak your fair pleasure, sweet queen. Industrial fair

prince,			Prince,

here is good broken music.			Good broken music is here.

PARIS. You have broke it, cousin; and by my life, you shall			PARIS. You broke it, cousin; And through my life you should

make it			do it

whole again; you shall piece it out with a piece of your			whole again; You will turn it out with a piece of yours

performance.			Perfomance.

HELEN. He is full of harmony.			Helen. He is full of harmony.

PANDARUS. Truly, lady, no.			Pandarus. Really, lady, no.

HELEN. O, sir-			Helen. Is, sir-

PANDARUS. Rude, in sooth; in good sooth, very rude.			Pandarus. Rude, calm; In good calming, very rude.

PARIS. Well said, my lord. Well, you say so in fits.			PARIS. Well said, my lord. Well, you say that in seizures.

PANDARUS. I have business to my lord, dear queen. My lord, will			Pandarus. I have business with my master, dear Queen. My Lord will

you			she

vouchsafe me a word?			Do you guarantee me a word?

HELEN. Nay, this shall not hedge us out. We'll hear you sing,			Helen. No, that must not protect us. We will hear you sing

certainly-			certainly-

PANDARUS. Well sweet queen, you are pleasant with me. But,			Pandarus. Now sweet queen, you are pleasant with me. But,

marry,			marry,

thus, my lord: my dear lord and most esteemed friend, your			So my gentleman: my dear gentleman and the valued friend, yours

brother Troilus-			Brother troilus

HELEN. My Lord Pandarus, honey-sweet lord-			Helen. My Lord Pandarus, honey sweet lord

PANDARUS. Go to, sweet queen, go to-commends himself most			Pandarus. Go to cute queen, go

affectionately to you-			loving to them-

HELEN. You shall not bob us out of our melody. If you do, our			Helen. You shouldn't get us out of our melody. If you do this, ours

melancholy upon your head!			Melancholy on your head!

PANDARUS. Sweet queen, sweet queen; that's a sweet queen, i'			Pandarus. Sweet queen, sweet queen; This is a cute queen, I '' '

faith.			Believe.

HELEN. And to make a sweet lady sad is a sour offence.			Helen. And making a sweet lady sad is a acidic crime.

PANDARUS. Nay, that shall not serve your turn; that shall it			Pandarus. No, it shouldn't be your turn; That is supposed to

not,			Not,

in truth, la. Nay, I care not for such words; no, no. -And,			In truth la. No, I don't care about such words; No no. -And,

my			my

lord, he desires you that, if the King call for him at			Lord, he wishes you that when the king calls him

supper,			Dinner,

you will make his excuse.			You will make his apology.

HELEN. My Lord Pandarus!			Helen. Mein Lord Pandarus!

PANDARUS. What says my sweet queen, my very very sweet queen?			Pandarus. What does my sweet queen say, my very, very sweet queen?

PARIS. What exploit's in hand? Where sups he to-night?			PARIS. What is exploit in the hand? Where does he stop tonight?

HELEN. Nay, but, my lord-			Helen. No, but my gentleman.

PANDARUS. What says my sweet queen?-My cousin will fall out			Pandarus. What does my cute queen say?-My cousin will fail

with			With

you.			She.

HELEN. You must not know where he sups.			Helen. You shouldn't know where to set.

PARIS. I'll lay my life, with my disposer Cressida.			PARIS. I will put my life with my dispatcher Cressida.

PANDARUS. No, no, no such matter; you are wide. Come, your			Pandarus. No, no, no such a thing; You are wide. Come on, yours

disposer			arrange

is sick.			is sick.

PARIS. Well, I'll make's excuse.			PARIS. Well, I'll apologize.

PANDARUS. Ay, good my lord. Why should you say Cressida?			Pandarus. Yes, good my gentleman. Why should you say cressida?

No, your poor disposer's sick.			No, the sick person of her arm.

PARIS. I spy.			PARIS. I spy.

PANDARUS. You spy! What do you spy?-Come, give me an			Pandarus. You spy! What do you spy on? -Gib me one

instrument.			Instrument.

Now, sweet queen.			Well, sweet queen.

HELEN. Why, this is kindly done.			Helen. That is made friendly.

PANDARUS. My niece is horribly in love with a thing you have,			Pandarus. My niece is terribly in love you have

sweet			Sweet

queen.			Queen.

HELEN. She shall have it, my lord, if it be not my Lord Paris.			Helen. You will have it, my Lord, if it is not my gentleman Paris.

PANDARUS. He! No, she'll none of him; they two are twain.			Pandarus. He! No, she doesn't get any of him; You two are Twain.

HELEN. Falling in, after falling out, may make them three.			Helen. If you fall after failing, you can do three.

PANDARUS. Come, come. I'll hear no more of this; I'll sing you			Pandarus. Come come. I will no longer hear about it; I'll sing you

a			a

song now.			Song now.

HELEN. Ay, ay, prithee now. By my troth, sweet lord, thou hast			Helen. Ay, Ay, Prithee now. From my troth, sweet lord, you have

a			a

fine forehead.			Fine forehead.

PANDARUS. Ay, you may, you may.			Pandarus. Yes, you can, you can.

HELEN. Let thy song be love. This love will undo us all. O			Helen. Let your song be love. This love will reverse us all. Ö

Cupid,			Love,

Cupid, Cupid!			Love love!

PANDARUS. Love! Ay, that it shall, i' faith.			Pandarus. Love! Yes, that I think.

PARIS. Ay, good now, love, love, nothing but love.			PARIS. Yes, now good, love, love, nothing but love.

PANDARUS. In good troth, it begins so.			Pandarus. It starts in good Troth.

[Sings]			[Sing]


Love, love, nothing but love, still love, still more!			Love, love, nothing but love, still love, even more!

For, oh, love's bow			Because oh, the sheet of love

Shoots buck and doe;			Shoots Buck and Doe;

The shaft confounds			The shaft confused

Not that it wounds,			Not that it is wounded

But tickles still the sore.			But still tickles the wound.

These lovers cry, O ho, they die!			These loving wines, O HO, they die!

Yet that which seems the wound to kill			But what seems to kill the wound

Doth turn O ho! to ha! ha! he!			Wende o! When! When! ER!

So dying love lives still.			So dying love is still alive.

O ho! a while, but ha! ha! ha!			Oho! For a while, but! When! When!

O ho! groans out for ha! ha! ha!-hey ho!			Or HO! Moans after ha! He has! Ha! -Hey ho!


HELEN. In love, i' faith, to the very tip of the nose.			Helen. I am in love, I think to the tip of the nose.

PARIS. He eats nothing but doves, love; and that breeds hot			PARIS. He eats nothing but pigeons, love; And that breeds hot

blood,			Blood,

and hot blood begets hot thoughts, and hot thoughts beget hot			and hot blood creates hot thoughts and hot thoughts witness hot

deeds, and hot deeds is love.			Act and hot deeds are love.

PANDARUS. Is this the generation of love: hot blood, hot			Pandarus. Is that the generation of love: hot blood, hot

thoughts,			Throughts,

and hot deeds? Why, they are vipers. Is love a generation of			And hot deeds? You are viper. Is love a generation of

vipers? Sweet lord, who's a-field today?			Vipen? Sweet lord, who is a-field today?

PARIS. Hector, Deiphobus, Helenus, Antenor, and all the			Paris. Hector, Deiphobus, Helenus -antenor und All Das

gallantry			Gallantry

of Troy. I would fain have arm'd to-day, but my Nell would			From Troy. I would have equipped it today, but my Nell would do it

not			Not

have it so. How chance my brother Troilus went not?			I have it. How accidentally didn't my brother Troilus go?

HELEN. He hangs the lip at something. You know all, Lord			Helen. He hangs the lip on something. You know everything, Lord

Pandarus.			Pandarus.

PANDARUS. Not I, honey-sweet queen. I long to hear how they			Pandarus. Not me, honey-sweet queen. I long to hear how they

spend			spend

to-day. You'll remember your brother's excuse?			today. Will you remember your brother's apology?

PARIS. To a hair.			PARIS. To a hair.

PANDARUS. Farewell, sweet queen.			Pandarus. Farewell, sweet queen.

HELEN. Commend me to your niece.			Helen. Recommend me.

PANDARUS. I will, sweet queen. Exit. Sound a			Pandarus. I will, sweet queen. Exit. Sound A

retreat			retreat

PARIS. They're come from the field. Let us to Priam's hall			PARIS. They come from the field. Leave us Priam's Hall

To greet the warriors. Sweet Helen, I must woo you			Welcome the warriors. Sweet Helen, I have to rejuvenate you

To help unarm our Hector. His stubborn buckles,			To improve our hector. His stubborn buckles,

With these your white enchanting fingers touch'd,			With these touch their white enchanting fingers,

Shall more obey than to the edge of steel			Should obey more than to the edge of the steel

Or force of Greekish sinews; you shall do more			Or power of the Greek tendons; You should do more

Than all the island kings-disarm great Hector.			Als alle Island Kings-Desimarm Great Hector.

HELEN. 'Twill make us proud to be his servant, Paris;			Helen. 'Till makes us proud to be his servant Paris;

Yea, what he shall receive of us in duty			Yes, what he receives from us on duty

Gives us more palm in beauty than we have,			Gives us more palm trees than we do,

Yea, overshines ourself.			Yes, transfers ourselves.

PARIS. Sweet, above thought I love thee.			PARIS. Sweet, I thought above, I love you.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT III. SCENE 2.			Act III. Scene 2.

Troy. PANDARUS' orchard			Troy. Pandarus' orchard


Enter PANDARUS and TROILUS' BOY, meeting			Enter the boy from Pandarus and Troilus, meet


PANDARUS. How now! Where's thy master? At my cousin Cressida's?			Pandarus. Like right now! Where is your master? With my cousin Cressida?

BOY. No, sir; he stays for you to conduct him thither.			BOY. No sir; He stays for her to lead him there.


Enter TROILUS			Enter troilus


PANDARUS. O, here he comes. How now, how now!			Pandarus. Oh, here he comes. Like now, like now!

TROILUS. Sirrah, walk off. Exit			Troilus. Sirrah, go away. Exit

Boy			Young

PANDARUS. Have you seen my cousin?			Pandarus. Did you see my cousin?

TROILUS. No, Pandarus. I stalk about her door			Troilus. No, Pandarus. I am stalling over your door

Like a strange soul upon the Stygian banks			Like a strange soul in the Stygian banks

Staying for waftage. O, be thou my Charon,			Stay for wafts. Oh, be my Charon,

And give me swift transportance to these fields			And give me quick means of transport to these fields

Where I may wallow in the lily beds			Where I can sow myself in the lily beds

Propos'd for the deserver! O gentle Pandar,			Perfected for the deserver! O gentle pandar,

From Cupid's shoulder pluck his painted wings,			From Cupid's shoulder to the painted wings,

And fly with me to Cressid!			And fly to Cressid with me!

PANDARUS. Walk here i' th' orchard, I'll bring her straight.			Pandarus. Go here, I 'TH' Obstgarten, I will bring you.

Exit			Exit

TROILUS. I am giddy; expectation whirls me round.			Troilus. I am dizzy; I expect to expect.

Th' imaginary relish is so sweet			The imaginary enjoyment is so cute

That it enchants my sense; what will it be			That it spoils my meaning; What will it be

When that the wat'ry palate tastes indeed			If the water palate indeed tastes good

Love's thrice-repured nectar? Death, I fear me;			The three -time nectar of love? Death, I'm afraid;

Swooning destruction; or some joy too fine,			Powered destruction; or some joy too fine,

Too subtle-potent, tun'd too sharp in sweetness,			Too subtle-potent, minitated too sharp in sweetness,

For the capacity of my ruder powers.			For the capacity of my rowing powers.

I fear it much; and I do fear besides			I'm very afraid; And I'm afraid next to it

That I shall lose distinction in my joys;			That I will lose distinction in my joys;

As doth a battle, when they charge on heaps			As a fight for a battle when you ask at aer

The enemy flying.			The enemy flies.


Re-enter PANDARUS			Enter Pandarus again


PANDARUS. She's making her ready, she'll come straight; you			Pandarus. She makes her ready, she'll be coming; she

must be			must be

witty now. She does so blush, and fetches her wind so short,			Now funny. She blushes this and gets her wind so briefly.

as			how

if she were fray'd with a sprite. I'll fetch her. It is the			If you frayed with a sprite. I'll get her. It's the

prettiest villain; she fetches her breath as short as a			most beautiful villain; She takes her breath as short as one

new-ta'en			The new TA

sparrow.			Sparrow.

Exit			Exit

TROILUS. Even such a passion doth embrace my bosom.			Troilus. Even such a passion hugs my breasts.

My heart beats thicker than a feverous pulse,			My heart beats thicker than a febrile pulse,

And all my powers do their bestowing lose,			And all of my forces do their loss

Like vassalage at unawares encount'ring			How vasallage pursue in the event of an inappropriate manner

The eye of majesty.			The eye of the majesty.


Re-enter PANDARUS With CRESSIDA			Pandarus step back with Cressida


PANDARUS. Come, come, what need you blush? Shame's a baby.-Here			Pandarus. Come on, what do you need red? Shame is a baby. here

she			you

is now; swear the oaths now to her that you have sworn to			is now; Now swear to her the oath you swore

me.-			me.-

What, are you gone again? You must be watch'd ere you be made			What are you gone again? They have to be observed before they are made

tame, must you? Come your ways, come your ways; an you draw			Zahm, do you have to? Come on your ways, come your ways; And you draw

backward, we'll put you i' th' fills.-Why do you not speak to			Backwards, we put them with the filler-you don't talk to the

her?-Come, draw this curtain and let's see your picture.			You?-Draw this curtain and let us see your picture.

Alas the day, how loath you are to offend daylight! An 'twere			Unfortunately, how hideous they are to insult the daylight! A 'twere

dark, you'd close sooner. So, so; rub on, and kiss the			Dark, you would close earlier. So that's how; Gring and kiss them

mistress			Herrin

How now, a kiss in fee-farm! Build there, carpenter; the air			Like now, a kiss in the fee! Building, carpenter; the air

is			is

sweet. Nay, you shall fight your hearts out ere I part you.			Sweet. No, you should fight your hearts before I separate you.

The			That

falcon as the tercel, for all the ducks i' th' river. Go to,			Falcon like the Tercel, for all ducks I the river. Go to,

go			walk

to.			to.

TROILUS. You have bereft me of all words, lady.			Troilus. You robbed me of all words, lady.

PANDARUS. Words pay no debts, give her deeds; but she'll			Pandarus. Words do not pay debts, give her deeds; But she will

bereave			deprive

you o' th' deeds too, if she call your activity in question.			They are also deeds when they call their activity in question.

What, billing again? Here's 'In witness whereof the parties			What, billing again? Here is the testimony of the parties

interchangeably.' Come in, come in; I'll go get a fire.			interchangeable. ' Come in, come in; I'll get a fire.

Exit			Exit

CRESSIDA. Will you walk in, my lord?			Cressida. Will you go in, sir?

TROILUS. O Cressid, how often have I wish'd me thus!			Troilus. O Cressid, how often did I want!

CRESSIDA. Wish'd, my lord! The gods grant-O my lord!			Cressida. I wish my Lord! The gods Grant-O Mein Lord!

TROILUS. What should they grant? What makes this pretty			Troilus. What should you grant? What does that do

abruption?			Interruption?

What too curious dreg espies my sweet lady in the fountain of			What too curious, Deger plays my sweet lady in the fountain of

our			our

love?			Love?

CRESSIDA. More dregs than water, if my fears have eyes.			Cressida. More degs than water when my fears have eyes.

TROILUS. Fears make devils of cherubims; they never see truly.			Troilus. Fears make devils from Cherubims; You never really see.

CRESSIDA. Blind fear, that seeing reason leads, finds safer			Cressida. Blind fear, this reason leads, is more secure

footing			Foundation

than blind reason stumbling without fear. To fear the worst			to stumble as blind reason without fear. The worst fear

oft			frequently

cures the worse.			heals all the worse.

TROILUS. O, let my lady apprehend no fear! In all Cupid's			Troilus. Oh, don't let my lady grasp! In all amors

pageant			pageant

there is presented no monster.			No monster is presented.

CRESSIDA. Nor nothing monstrous neither?			Cressida. Nothing monstrous yet?

TROILUS. Nothing, but our undertakings when we vow to weep			Troilus. Nothing, except for our activities when we cry

seas,			Sea,

live in fire, cat rocks, tame tigers; thinking it harder for			Live in the fire, cat rocks, tame tigers; I think it's harder for

our			our

mistress to devise imposition enough than for us to undergo			Mistress, to develop enough contemplation than to be subjected to us

any			any

difficulty imposed. This is the monstruosity in love, lady,			Difficulties imposed. This is the monstuosity in love, lady,

that			the

the will is infinite, and the execution confin'd; that the			The will is infinite and the execution was crossed; that the

desire			Desire

is boundless, and the act a slave to limit.			Is limitless and the plot is a slave for limitation.

CRESSIDA. They say all lovers swear more performance than they			Cressida. You say all lovers swear more performance than you

are			are

able, and yet reserve an ability that they never perform;			capable and yet reserved for a skill that you never carry out;

vowing			Virgo

more than the perfection of ten, and discharging less than			more than the perfection of ten and less than

the			the

tenth part of one. They that have the voice of lions and the			Tenth part of one. Those who have the voice of the lions and they

act			Plot

of hares, are they not monsters?			of rabbits, are you not monsters?

TROILUS. Are there such? Such are not we. Praise us as we are			Troilus. Is there? We are not like that. Praise us as we are

tasted, allow us as we prove; our head shall go bare till			Try, let us prove how we prove; Our head will just go until

merit			Earnings

crown it. No perfection in reversion shall have a praise in			crown it. No praise may have a perfection in the reversal

present. We will not name desert before his birth; and, being			currently. We will not call the desert before his birth; and be

born, his addition shall be humble. Few words to fair faith:			Born, his addition will be humble. A few words about fair belief:

Troilus shall be such to Cressid as what envy can say worst			Troilus is said to be Cressid like what envy can say worst

shall			target

be a mock for his truth; and what truth can speak truest not			Be a appearance for its truth; And what truth can not speak

truer than Troilus.			True more than troilus.

CRESSIDA. Will you walk in, my lord?			Cressida. Will you go in, sir?


Re-enter PANDARUS			Enter Pandarus again


PANDARUS. What, blushing still? Have you not done talking yet?			Pandarus. What else? Have you not spoken yet?

CRESSIDA. Well, uncle, what folly I commit, I dedicate to you.			Cressida. Well, uncle, what I oblige, I dedicate you.

PANDARUS. I thank you for that; if my lord get a boy of you,			Pandarus. Thank you for that; When my Lord gets a boy from you

you'll			you will

give him me. Be true to my lord; if he flinch, chide me for			Give him him. Be true to my Lord; When he twitches, take care of me for

it.			it is.

TROILUS. You know now your hostages: your uncle's word and my			Troilus. You now know your hostages: your uncle word and mine

firm			Parties

faith.			Believe.

PANDARUS. Nay, I'll give my word for her too: our kindred,			Pandarus. No, I will also give my word for you: our relatives,

though			although

they be long ere they are wooed, they are constant being won;			They are long before they are courted, they are constantly won;

they are burs, I can tell you; they'll stick where they are			You are Burs, I can tell you; You stay where you are

thrown.			thrown.

CRESSIDA. Boldness comes to me now and brings me heart.			Cressida. Kühnke is now coming to me and brings me heart.

Prince Troilus, I have lov'd you night and day			Prince Troilus, I loved you day and night

For many weary months.			For many tired months.

TROILUS. Why was my Cressid then so hard to win?			Troilus. Why was my Cressid so difficult to win back then?

CRESSIDA. Hard to seem won; but I was won, my lord,			Cressida. To appear difficult to appear; But I was won, my Lord,

With the first glance that ever-pardon me.			With the first glance that always administered me.

If I confess much, you will play the tyrant.			If I confess a lot, you will play the tyrant.

I love you now; but till now not so much			I love you now; But not so much so far

But I might master it. In faith, I lie;			But I could master it. I lie in faith;

My thoughts were like unbridled children, grown			My thoughts were like unbridled children, grown

Too headstrong for their mother. See, we fools!			Too obvious for her mother. See, we fool!

Why have I blabb'd? Who shall be true to us,			Why did I blow? Who should be true to us

When we are so unsecret to ourselves?			When are we so unbearable?

But, though I lov'd you well, I woo'd you not;			But even though I loved you well, I haven't consecrated you;

And yet, good faith, I wish'd myself a man,			And yet I wish for a man.

Or that we women had men's privilege			Or that we women had the privilege of men

Of speaking first. Sweet, bid me hold my tongue,			Speak first. Sweet, offer me, keep my tongue,

For in this rapture I shall surely speak			Because in this rapture I will certainly speak

The thing I shall repent. See, see, your silence,			What I will regret. See you, see your silence,

Cunning in dumbness, from my weakness draws			List in stupidity, pulls out of my weakness

My very soul of counsel. Stop my mouth.			My soul of the council. Stop my mouth.

TROILUS. And shall, albeit sweet music issues thence.			Troilus. And becomes, albeit sweet music problems from there.

PANDARUS. Pretty, i' faith.			Pandarus. Nice, I think.

CRESSIDA. My lord, I do beseech you, pardon me;			Cressida. My Lord, I will be betting you, forgive me;

Twas not my purpose thus to beg a kiss.			It was not my purpose to ask a kiss.

I am asham'd. O heavens! what have I done?			I am Asham'd. O heaven! What have I done?

For this time will I take my leave, my lord.			I will say goodbye for this time, my Lord.

TROILUS. Your leave, sweet Cressid!			Troilus. Your vacation, sweet cressid!

PANDARUS. Leave! An you take leave till to-morrow morning-			Pandarus. Leave! And you do it in the morning in the morning.

CRESSIDA. Pray you, content you.			Cressida. Pray you, pour yourself satisfied.

TROILUS. What offends you, lady?			Troilus. What insults you, Lady?

CRESSIDA. Sir, mine own company.			Cressida. Sir, my own company.

TROILUS. You cannot shun yourself.			Troilus. You can't avoid.

CRESSIDA. Let me go and try.			Cressida. Let me go and try.

I have a kind of self resides with you;			I have a species with you myself;

But an unkind self, that itself will leave			But an unfriendly self that will go

To be another's fool. I would be gone.			Be a different fool. I would be gone.

Where is my wit? I know not what I speak.			Where is my joke? I don't know what I'm talking about.

TROILUS. Well know they what they speak that speak so wisely.			Troilus. Well, you know what you are talking about, who speak in this way.

CRESSIDA. Perchance, my lord, I show more craft than love;			Cressida. Session, my lord, I show more craft than love;

And fell so roundly to a large confession			And fell around a big confession

To angle for your thoughts; but you are wise-			To the angle for your thoughts; But you are wise-

Or else you love not; for to be wise and love			Or you don't love; Be for wise and love

Exceeds man's might; that dwells with gods above.			Surpasses human power; This lives with gods above.

TROILUS. O that I thought it could be in a woman-			Troilus. Oh, that I thought it could be in a woman.

As, if it can, I will presume in you-			If it can, I will accept them.

To feed for aye her lamp and flames of love;			To feed after their lamp and flames of love;

To keep her constancy in plight and youth,			To keep their resistance in need and youth,

Outliving beauty's outward, with a mind			Beauty is revised with a mind

That doth renew swifter than blood decays!			This is the extension of Swifter as a bloodfall!

Or that persuasion could but thus convince me			Or this conviction could only convince me

That my integrity and truth to you			That my integrity and truth for you

Might be affronted with the match and weight			Could be insulted with match and weight

Of such a winnowed purity in love.			Of such a certain purity in love.

How were I then uplifted! but, alas,			Then how was I increased! But unfortunately, unfortunately,

I am as true as truth's simplicity,			I am as true as the simplicity of truth

And simpler than the infancy of truth.			And easier than the childhood of truth.

CRESSIDA. In that I'll war with you.			Cressida. I will get war with you.

TROILUS. O virtuous fight,			Troilus. O virtuous struggle,

When right with right wars who shall be most right!			If you are correct with the right wars, who has to be the best!

True swains in love shall in the world to come			True Schwainer in love will come in the world to come

Approve their truth by Troilus, when their rhymes,			Approved their truth when their rhymes,

Full of protest, of oath, and big compare,			Full of protest, oath and a large comparison,

Want similes, truth tir'd with iteration-			Wants parable, truth with iteration

As true as steel, as plantage to the moon,			As true as steel, such as plantation to the moon,

As sun to day, as turtle to her mate,			As a sun on day, as a turtle to her buddy,

As iron to adamant, as earth to th' centre-			Too relentless than iron as earth to the center

Yet, after all comparisons of truth,			But according to all comparisons of truth,

As truth's authentic author to be cited,			As the authentic author of the truth to be quoted,

As true as Troilus' shall crown up the verse			As true as troilus' should crown the verse

And sanctify the numbers.			And sanctify the numbers.

CRESSIDA. Prophet may you be!			Cressida. They may be prophet!

If I be false, or swerve a hair from truth,			When I'm wrong or a hair out of the truth,

When time is old and hath forgot itself,			When time is old and has forgotten itself

When waterdrops have worn the stones of Troy,			When water drops have worn the stones from Troy,

And blind oblivion swallow'd cities up,			And blind oblivion swallowed cities,

And mighty states characterless are grated			And powerful conditions are grated characterless

To dusty nothing-yet let memory			Too dusty nothing-let yourself remember

From false to false, among false maids in love,			From wrong to wrong, under false maids in love,

Upbraid my falsehood when th' have said 'As false			I expanded my falsehood when they said "as wrong"

As air, as water, wind, or sandy earth,			As air, such as water, wind or sandy earth,

As fox to lamb, or wolf to heifer's calf,			Als Fuch

Pard to the hind, or stepdame to her son'-			Award to the backbzier or climbed to her son .-

Yea, let them say, to stick the heart of falsehood,			Yes, let them say to keep the heart of untruth,

As false as Cressid.'			As wrong as Cressid. '

PANDARUS. Go to, a bargain made; seal it, seal it; I'll be the			Pandarus. Go to a bargain; Seal it, seal it; I'll be that

witness. Here I hold your hand; here my cousin's. If ever you			Witness. Here I hold your hand; Here is my cousin. If you ever

prove false one to another, since I have taken such pains to			Prove wrong to the other because I have put such an effort

bring you together, let all pitiful goers- between be call'd			Bring them together, let all of the pathetic visitor- between call'd

to			to

the world's end after my name-call them all Pandars; let all			the end of the world according to my name, which you apply for all the pandars; Leave everyone

constant men be Troiluses, all false women Cressids, and all			Constant men are Troilen, all false women Cressid and everyone

brokers between Pandars. Say 'Amen.'			Broker between Pandars. Say 'Amen.'

TROILUS. Amen.			Troilus. Amen.

CRESSIDA. Amen.			Cressida. Amen.

PANDARUS. Amen. Whereupon I will show you a chamber			Pandarus. Amen. I will show you a chamber there

and a bed; which bed, because it shall not speak of your			And a bed; Which bed because it shouldn't speak of yours

pretty encounters, press it to death. Away!			Nice encounters, press it to death. A way!

And Cupid grant all tongue-tied maidens here,			And cupid grant all the tension -bound girls here,

Bed, chamber, pander, to provide this gear!			Bed, chamber, pander to provide this equipment!

Exeunt			Exit





ACT III. SCENE 3.			Act III. Scene 3.

The Greek camp			The Greek camp


Flourish. Enter AGAMEMNON, ULYSSES, DIOMEDES, NESTOR, AJAX,			Bloom. Enter Agamemnon, Ulysses, Diomedes, Nestor, Ajax,

MENELAUS,			Menelaus,

and CALCHAS			und Calchas


CALCHAS. Now, Princes, for the service I have done,			Calchas. Well, prince, for the service I did,

Th' advantage of the time prompts me aloud			The advantage of time demands me out loud

To call for recompense. Appear it to your mind			Request after reward. They appear in the sense

That, through the sight I bear in things to come,			I have that through the sight of the upcoming things.

I have abandon'd Troy, left my possession,			I left Troy, leave my possession

Incurr'd a traitor's name, expos'd myself			The name of a traitor that I had exposed myself

From certain and possess'd conveniences			Of certain and own amenities

To doubtful fortunes, sequest'ring from me all			To dubious assets, Sequest me all of me

That time, acquaintance, custom, and condition,			This time, acquaintances, custom and condition,

Made tame and most familiar to my nature;			Tame and my nature tame and best known;

And here, to do you service, am become			And here to serve, I became

As new into the world, strange, unacquainted-			As new into the world, strange, not familiar

I do beseech you, as in way of taste,			I give you like a type of taste,

To give me now a little benefit			To give me a little benefit now

Out of those many regist'red in promise,			Of the many registates in promises,

Which you say live to come in my behalf.			What you say to come in my name.

AGAMEMNON. What wouldst thou of us, Troyan? Make demand.			Agamemnon. What would you do from us, Troyan? Make demand.

CALCHAS. You have a Troyan prisoner call'd Antenor,			Calchas. They have a Troyan prisoner who called antenor,

Yesterday took; Troy holds him very dear.			Yesterday took; Troy loves him very much.

Oft have you-often have you thanks therefore-			Do you often thank you?

Desir'd my Cressid in right great exchange,			I wish my Cressid in the right big exchange,

Whom Troy hath still denied; but this Antenor,			Who Troy still contested; But this Antenor,

I know, is such a wrest in their affairs			I know is such a wrest

That their negotiations all must slack			That their negotiations have to loosen

Wanting his manage; and they will almost			Wish his management; And they almost

Give us a prince of blood, a son of Priam,			Give us a prince of the blood, a son of Priam,

In change of him. Let him be sent, great Princes,			In change from him. Let him be sent, big princes,

And he shall buy my daughter; and her presence			And he will buy my daughter; and their presence

Shall quite strike off all service I have done			Should all the services that I have provided

In most accepted pain.			With most accepted pain.

AGAMEMNON. Let Diomedes bear him,			Agamemnon. Let diomedes endure him,

And bring us Cressid hither. Calchas shall have			And bring us Cressid here. Calchas should have

What he requests of us. Good Diomed,			What he demands from us. Good diomed,

Furnish you fairly for this interchange;			Give them fair for this exchange;

Withal, bring word if Hector will to-morrow			Bring Withal if Hector will want to

Be answer'd in his challenge. Ajax is ready.			Be answered in his challenge. Ajax is ready.

DIOMEDES. This shall I undertake; and 'tis a burden			Diomedes. I should do that; And it is a burden

Which I am proud to bear.			What I am proud to wear.

Exeunt DIOMEDES and			Leave diomeds and

CALCHAS			CALCHAS


ACHILLES and PATROCLUS stand in their tent			Achilles and patrol are in her tent


ULYSSES. Achilles stands i' th' entrance of his tent.			ULYSSES. Achilles is the entrance to his tent.

Please it our general pass strangely by him,			Ask our general passport strange from him,

As if he were forgot; and, Princes all,			As if he was forgotten; and prince all

Lay negligent and loose regard upon him.			Place him negligently and loosely on him.

I will come last. 'Tis like he'll question me			I will come last. It's like asking me

Why such unplausive eyes are bent, why turn'd on him?			Why are such at no time bent, why turn to him?

If so, I have derision med'cinable			If so, I have mockery med'cinable

To use between your strangeness and his pride,			To use between your strangeness and its pride,

Which his own will shall have desire to drink.			What his own will should wish.

It may do good. Pride hath no other glass			It can do it well. Pride has no other glass

To show itself but pride; for supple knees			To show yourself, but proud; For smooth knees

Feed arrogance and are the proud man's fees.			Feed the arrogance and are the proud human fees.

AGAMEMNON. We'll execute your purpose, and put on			Agamemnon. We will run and attract your purpose

A form of strangeness as we pass along.			A form of strangeness when we go on.

So do each lord; and either greet him not,			So also every gentleman; And either won't greet him

Or else disdainfully, which shall shake him more			Or otherwise contemptuous, which will shake him more

Than if not look'd on. I will lead the way.			Than if not looking. I will lead the way.

ACHILLES. What comes the general to speak with me?			ACHILLES. What is the general to speak to me?

You know my mind. I'll fight no more 'gainst Troy.			You know my mind. I will no longer fight Troy.

AGAMEMNON. What says Achilles? Would he aught with us?			Agamemnon. What does Achilles say? Would he something with us?

NESTOR. Would you, my lord, aught with the general?			Nestor. Would you, my Lord, do something with the general?

ACHILLES. No.			ACHILLES. no

NESTOR. Nothing, my lord.			Nestor. Nothing, sir.

AGAMEMNON. The better.			Agamemnon. The better.

Exeunt AGAMEMNON and			Leave Agamemnon and

NESTOR			Nestor

ACHILLES. Good day, good day.			ACHILLES. Good afternoon Good afternoon.

MENELAUS. How do you? How do you?			Menelaus. How do you do? How do you do?

Exit			Exit

ACHILLES. What, does the cuckold scorn me?			ACHILLES. What, does the rooster me?

AJAX. How now, Patroclus?			Ajax. How now, patroclus?

ACHILLES. Good morrow, Ajax.			ACHILLES. Good morning, Ajax.

AJAX. Ha?			Ajax. Ha?

ACHILLES. Good morrow.			ACHILLES. Good morning

AJAX. Ay, and good next day too.			Ajax. Ay and also good the next day.

Exit			Exit

ACHILLES. What mean these fellows? Know they not Achilles?			ACHILLES. What does these people mean? Do you know that you don't have Achilles?

PATROCLUS. They pass by strangely. They were us'd to bend,			Patrical. You walk over strangely. You should bend us

To send their smiles before them to Achilles,			To send their smile to Achilles in front of them,

To come as humbly as they us'd to creep			Come as humble as they would crawl to us

To holy altars.			To sacred altars.

ACHILLES. What, am I poor of late?			ACHILLES. What has I've been poor lately?

Tis certain, greatness, once fall'n out with fortune,			It is certain, size, once with assets,

Must fall out with men too. What the declin'd is,			Must also fail with men. What the declin is, is

He shall as soon read in the eyes of others			He will read in the eyes of others so quickly

As feel in his own fall; for men, like butterflies,			As feels like in his own fall; For men like butterflies,

Show not their mealy wings but to the summer;			Do not show your floury wings, but until summer;

And not a man for being simply man			And not a man who is just a man

Hath any honour, but honour for those honours			Has every honor, but honor for these honors

That are without him, as place, riches, and favour,			These are without him as a place, wealth and favor,

Prizes of accident, as oft as merit;			Accident prices often as earnings;

Which when they fall, as being slippery standers,			What if you fall as a slippery stand,

The love that lean'd on them as slippery too,			The love that she also leaned against them as slippery,

Doth one pluck down another, and together			To another and put together

Die in the fall. But 'tis not so with me:			Die in autumn. But it's not like that with me:

Fortune and I are friends; I do enjoy			Happiness and I are friends; I enjoy it

At ample point all that I did possess			At sufficient points everything I have obsessed

Save these men's looks; who do, methinks, find out			Save the appearance of these men; Who to do, I find out to find out

Something not worth in me such rich beholding			Something that is so rich to see so rich

As they have often given. Here is Ulysses.			As you have given often. Here is Ulysses.

I'll interrupt his reading.			I will interrupt his reading.

How now, Ulysses!			Like now, Ulysses!

ULYSSES. Now, great Thetis' son!			ULYSSES. Well, great thetis' son!

ACHILLES. What are you reading?			ACHILLES. What are you reading?

ULYSSES. A strange fellow here			ULYSSES. A strange guy here

Writes me that man-how dearly ever parted,			Write to me that the man whom he separated very separately separated

How much in having, or without or in-			How much in or without or in-

Cannot make boast to have that which he hath,			Can't boast of having what he has

Nor feels not what he owes, but by reflection;			It doesn't feel what he owes, but through reflection;

As when his virtues shining upon others			As if his virtues seem to others

Heat them, and they retort that heat again			Heat them and you expand these heat again

To the first giver.			To the first donor.

ACHILLES. This is not strange, Ulysses.			ACHILLES. This is not strange, Ulysses.

The beauty that is borne here in the face			The beauty that is worn here on the face

The bearer knows not, but commends itself			The wearer does not know, but recommends himself

To others' eyes; nor doth the eye itself-			To the eyes of others; still the eye self-

That most pure spirit of sense-behold itself,			This pure spirit of the meaning ---

Not going from itself; but eye to eye opposed			Do not go from yourself; But eye against the eye

Salutes each other with each other's form;			Greet each other;

For speculation turns not to itself			For speculation, does not revolve around yourself

Till it hath travell'd, and is mirror'd there			Until it is travell'd and reflect there

Where it may see itself. This is not strange at all.			Where it can see itself. This is not strange at all.

ULYSSES. I do not strain at the position-			ULYSSES. I am not bursting at the position.

It is familiar-but at the author's drift;			It is familiar-but the drift of the author;

Who, in his circumstance, expressly proves			Who explicitly proves under his circumstances

That no man is the lord of anything,			That no one is the Lord of anything,

Though in and of him there be much consisting,			Although there is a lot of existing in and from him,

Till he communicate his parts to others;			Until he communicated his parts to others;

Nor doth he of himself know them for aught			He still knows her for something

Till he behold them formed in th' applause			Until he saw them who have formed in this applause

Where th' are extended; who, like an arch, reverb'rate			Where they are extended; Who, like an arc

The voice again; or, like a gate of steel			The voice again; Or like a steel gate

Fronting the sun, receives and renders back			Procedure of the sun, receives and renders back

His figure and his heat. I was much rapt in this;			His figure and heat. I was very enthusiastic about it;

And apprehended here immediately			And immediately arrested here

Th' unknown Ajax. Heavens, what a man is there!			The unknown Ajax. Heaven, what a man is there!

A very horse that has he knows not what!			A very horse that he doesn't know what!

Nature, what things there are			Nature, what are there things

Most abject in regard and dear in use!			The broken and expensive in use!

What things again most dear in the esteem			What things like to appreciate again

And poor in worth! Now shall we see to-morrow-			And poor in value! Now we will see tomorrow-

An act that very chance doth throw upon him-			An deed that is very accidental.

Ajax renown'd. O heavens, what some men do,			Ajax renowned. Oh sky, what some men do,

While some men leave to do!			While some men go!

How some men creep in skittish Fortune's-hall,			How some men crawl in the Hall of Skittish Fortune,

Whiles others play the idiots in her eyes!			While others play the idiots in their eyes!

How one man eats into another's pride,			How a man eats in the pride of another,

While pride is fasting in his wantonness!			While the pride in his wantonality almost!

To see these Grecian lords!-why, even already			To see these Greek gentlemen!

They clap the lubber Ajax on the shoulder,			They clap the Lubber Ajax on the shoulder,

As if his foot were on brave Hector's breast,			As if his foot was on the chest of Brave Hector,

And great Troy shrinking.			And shrink big troy.

ACHILLES. I do believe it; for they pass'd by me			ACHILLES. I think it; Because they passed me

As misers do by beggars-neither gave to me			Like from beggars who gave me, none gave me

Good word nor look. What, are my deeds forgot?			Have a good word. What are my deeds forgotten?

ULYSSES. Time hath, my lord, a wallet at his back,			ULYSSES. My lord, a wallet on his back, has time

Wherein he puts alms for oblivion,			Whereby he brings alms for forgetting,

A great-siz'd monster of ingratitudes.			A large monster from Ingratitudes.

Those scraps are good deeds past, which are devour'd			These scrap have passed good deeds that are devoured

As fast as they are made, forgot as soon			As fast as you made, forget so quickly

As done. Perseverance, dear my lord,			As done. Endurance, dear my lord,

Keeps honour bright. To have done is to hang			Keeps the honor bright. To have done it, it is stuck

Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail			Completely out of fashion, like a rusty post

In monumental mock'ry. Take the instant way;			In monumental mock'ry. Take the immediate path;

For honour travels in a strait so narrow -			For honor, a street drives on such a narrow street - - -

Where one but goes abreast. Keep then the path,			But where you are up to date. Then keep the way

For emulation hath a thousand sons			For the emulation, a thousand sons have

That one by one pursue; if you give way,			The one by one; If you give in

Or hedge aside from the direct forthright,			Or apart from the direct direct

Like to an ent'red tide they all rush by			Gladly to a dilated flood that you all come by

And leave you hindmost;			And let yourself be sested;

Or, like a gallant horse fall'n in first rank,			Or like a gallant horse in first place,

Lie there for pavement to the abject rear,			Lie there to the sidewalk for evil butt,

O'er-run and trampled on. Then what they do in present,			O'er-Run and kicked with feet. Then what they do in the present

Though less than yours in past, must o'ertop yours;			Although less than yours in the past, you have to;

For Time is like a fashionable host,			For time is like a fashionable host,

That slightly shakes his parting guest by th' hand;			That shakes his evening guest through his hand;

And with his arms out-stretch'd, as he would fly,			And with his arms, how he would fly,

Grasps in the corner. The welcome ever smiles,			Grabs in the corner. The greeting ever smiles,

And farewell goes out sighing. O, let not virtue seek			And farewell is sighing. O, don't let any virtue

Remuneration for the thing it was;			Remuneration for what it was;

For beauty, wit,			For beauty, joke,

High birth, vigour of bone, desert in service,			High birth, power of the bone, desert on duty,

Love, friendship, charity, are subjects all			Love, friendship, charity are all topics

To envious and calumniating Time.			Too jealous and defaming.

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin-			A touch of nature makes the whole world kin-

That all with one consent praise new-born gawds,			All this with approval praise newborn gawds,

Though they are made and moulded of things past,			Although they are made and shaped by things in the past,

And give to dust that is a little gilt			And give the dust that is a bit gilded

More laud than gilt o'er-dusted.			More Laud than gilded.

The present eye praises the present object.			The current eye praises the current object.

Then marvel not, thou great and complete man,			Then don't be surprised, you great and full man,

That all the Greeks begin to worship Ajax,			That all Greeks begin to worship Ajax,

Since things in motion sooner catch the eye			Since things get in the eye in motion since then

Than what stirs not. The cry went once on thee,			Than what does not stir. The cry once went to you

And still it might, and yet it may again,			And still it could and maybe again

If thou wouldst not entomb thyself alive			If you don't stay alive

And case thy reputation in thy tent,			And fall your call in your tent,

Whose glorious deeds but in these fields of late			But their wonderful acts in these areas recently

Made emulous missions 'mongst the gods themselves,			Made emulous missions' mongst the gods themselves,

And drave great Mars to faction.			And Drave Great Mars for the parliamentary group.

ACHILLES. Of this my privacy			ACHILLES. From this my privacy

I have strong reasons.			I have strong reasons.

ULYSSES. But 'gainst your privacy			ULYSSES. But 'win your privacy

The reasons are more potent and heroical.			The reasons are more effective and heroic.

Tis known, Achilles, that you are in love			It is known, Achilles that they are in love

With one of Priam's daughters.			With one of Priam's daughters.

ACHILLES. Ha! known!			ACHILLES. Ha! known!

ULYSSES. Is that a wonder?			ULYSSES. Is that a miracle?

The providence that's in a watchful state			The providence that is in a vigilant state

Knows almost every grain of Plutus' gold;			Almost every grain from Plutus' gold;

Finds bottom in th' uncomprehensive deeps;			Finds the soil in the uncomplicated depths;

Keeps place with thought, and almost, like the gods,			Keep the place with thoughts and almost like the gods,

Do thoughts unveil in their dumb cradles.			Reveal thoughts in their stupid weighing.

There is a mystery-with whom relation			There is a secret with whom relation

Durst never meddle-in the soul of state,			Thur never interferes with the soul of the state,

Which hath an operation more divine			What has an operation divine

Than breath or pen can give expressure to.			As a breath or pen, can give expression.

All the commerce that you have had with Troy			The entire trade you had with Troy

As perfectly is ours as yours, my lord;			How perfectly belongs to yours, my Lord;

And better would it fit Achilles much			And better a lot of Achilles would fit

To throw down Hector than Polyxena.			Throw Hector as a polyxena.

But it must grieve young Pyrrhus now at home,			But young Pyrrhus has to mourn at home now,

When fame shall in our island sound her trump,			When fame sounds your Trump on our island, sound

And all the Greekish girls shall tripping sing			And all Greek girls should sing

Great Hector's sister did Achilles win;			Great Hector's sister won Achilles;

But our great Ajax bravely beat down him.'			But our big Ajax brave him bravely. '

Farewell, my lord. I as your lover speak.			Farewell, sir. I speak like your lover.

The fool slides o'er the ice that you should break.			The fool slides over the ice that you should break.

Exit			Exit

PATROCLUS. To this effect, Achilles, have I mov'd you.			Patrical. At that time, Achilles, I moved you.

A woman impudent and mannish grown			A woman who has not grown

Is not more loath'd than an effeminate man			Is not more detested than a female man

In time of action. I stand condemn'd for this;			In the plot. I stand for this;

They think my little stomach to the war			You think my little stomach in war

And your great love to me restrains you thus.			And your great love for me holds you back.

Sweet, rouse yourself; and the weak wanton Cupid			Sweet, wake yourself; And the weak Mutonor Cupid

Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold,			Should relieve his fold in love from your neck,

And, like a dew-drop from the lion's mane,			And like a dew drop from the lion's mane,

Be shook to airy air.			Too airy air are shaken.

ACHILLES. Shall Ajax fight with Hector?			ACHILLES. Should Ajax fight with Hector?

PATROCLUS. Ay, and perhaps receive much honour by him.			Patrical. Ay, and maybe get a lot of honor from him.

ACHILLES. I see my reputation is at stake;			ACHILLES. I see that my reputation is at stake;

My fame is shrewdly gor'd.			My fame is smart to be a gor.

PATROCLUS. O, then, beware:			Patrical. O Then pay attention:

Those wounds heal ill that men do give themselves;			These wounds heal sick who give themselves men;

Omission to do what is necessary			Ocitional to do what is necessary

Seals a commission to a blank of danger;			Seals a commission to a blank bark of danger;

And danger, like an ague, subtly taints			And danger, like an ague, subtle powers

Even then when they sit idly in the sun.			Even if they are idle in the sun.

ACHILLES. Go call Thersites hither, sweet Patroclus.			ACHILLES. Call Thersites here, sweet patrol.

I'll send the fool to Ajax, and desire him			I will send the fool to Ajax and wish him

T' invite the Troyan lords, after the combat,			T 'invite the Troyan gentlemen after the fight,

To see us here unarm'd. I have a woman's longing,			To see us unarmed here. I have the longing of a woman

An appetite that I am sick withal,			An appetite with which I am sick

To see great Hector in his weeds of peace;			To see great hector in his weed of peace;

To talk with him, and to behold his visage,			Talk to him and see his face

Even to my full of view.			Even at my full look.


Enter THERSITES			Enter Thersites


A labour sav'd!			ET Labor Sav'd!

THERSITES. A wonder!			Thersites. A wonder!

ACHILLES. What?			ACHILLES. Was?

THERSITES. Ajax goes up and down the field asking for himself.			Thersites. Ajax goes up and down the field and wonders.

ACHILLES. How so?			ACHILLES. As?

THERSITES. He must fight singly to-morrow with Hector, and is			Thersites. He has to fight with Hector individually tomorrow and is

so			Also

prophetically proud of an heroical cudgelling that he raves			Prophetically proud of a heroic cuddling that he raves about

in			in

saying nothing.			say nothing.

ACHILLES. How can that be?			ACHILLES. How can that be?

THERSITES. Why, 'a stalks up and down like a peacock-a stride			Thersites. Why, a stem up and down like a peacock

and a			and a

stand; ruminaies like an hostess that hath no arithmetic but			Was standing; Ruminaies like a host who is not arithmetics, but

her			she

brain to set down her reckoning, bites his lip with a politic			Brain to put down their billing bites the lip with a policy

regard, as who should say 'There were wit in this head, an			Regard

twould out'; and so there is; but it lies as coldly in him			Twoll from '; And so there is; But it is just as cold in him

as			how

fire in a flint, which will not show without knocking. The			Fire in a flint that cannot be seen without knocking. That

man's			Mann

undone for ever; for if Hector break not his neck i' th'			reversed forever; Because if Hector doesn't break his neck, 'th'

combat,			Battle,

he'll break't himself in vainglory. He knows not me. I said			He won't break in Vainglory. He does not know me. I said

Good			Gut

morrow, Ajax'; and he replies 'Thanks, Agamemnon.' What think			Morrow, Ajax '; And he answers "Thank you, Agamemnon." What

you			she

of this man that takes me for the general? He's grown a very			From this man who takes me for the general? He has grown very much

land			Land

fish, languageless, a monster. A plague of opinion! A man may			Fish, Trägelos, a monster. A plague of the opinion! A man May

wear it on both sides, like leather jerkin.			Wear it on both sides like leather jerk.

ACHILLES. Thou must be my ambassador to him, Thersites.			ACHILLES. You have to be my ambassador for him, Thersites.

THERSITES. Who, I? Why, he'll answer nobody; he professes not			Thersites. Who I? Why, he will not answer anyone; He doesn't give it to

answering. Speaking is for beggars: he wears his tongue in's			Answer. Speaking is for beggars: he carries his tongue into it

arms. I will put on his presence. Let Patroclus make his			Weapons. I will put on his presence. Let PatroClus make his

demands			requirements

to me, you shall see the pageant of Ajax.			For me you should see the pageant of Ajax.

ACHILLES. To him, Patroclus. Tell him I humbly desire the			ACHILLES. Patroclus for him. Tell him, I humbly wish that

valiant			brave

Ajax to invite the most valorous Hector to come unarm'd to my			Ajax to invite the bravest Hector to be unarmed

tent; and to procure safe conduct for his person of the			Tent; and to procure safe behavior for the person of the person

magnanimous and most illustrious six-or-seven-times-honour'd			Large and famous six or seven Times-Honour'd

Captain General of the Grecian army, et cetera, Agamemnon. Do			Captain General of the Greek Army, etc., Agamemnon. Do

this.			Dies.

PATROCLUS. Jove bless great Ajax!			Patroklus. Jove segne great ajax!

THERSITES. Hum!			Thersites. Summen!

PATROCLUS. I come from the worthy Achilles-			Patrical. I come from the worthy Achilles-

THERSITES. Ha!			Thersites. Ha!

PATROCLUS. Who most humbly desires you to invite Hector to his			Patrical. Who would like to invite Hector to him to him

tent-			Tent-

THERSITES. Hum!			Thersites. Summen!

PATROCLUS. And to procure safe conduct from Agamemnon.			Patrical. And to procure safe behavior of Agamemnon.

THERSITES. Agamemnon!			Thersites. Agamemnon!

PATROCLUS. Ay, my lord.			Patroklus. Ja, mein herr.

THERSITES. Ha!			Thersites. Ha!

PATROCLUS. What you say to't?			Patrical. What do you not say?

THERSITES. God buy you, with all my heart.			Thersites. God buy yourself with all my heart.

PATROCLUS. Your answer, sir.			Patrical. Your answer, sir.

THERSITES. If to-morrow be a fair day, by eleven of the clock			Thersites. If tomorrow there will be a fair day from eleven o'clock

it			it is

will go one way or other. Howsoever, he shall pay for me ere			will go in one direction or another. Anyway, he will pay for me marriage

he			is

has me.			had me.

PATROCLUS. Your answer, sir.			Patrical. Your answer, sir.

THERSITES. Fare ye well, with all my heart.			Thersites. Targe yourself well, with all my heart.

ACHILLES. Why, but he is not in this tune, is he?			ACHILLES. Why, but he's not in this melody, isn't it?

THERSITES. No, but he's out a tune thus. What music will be in			Thersites. No, but he's such a melody. In what music

him			him

when Hector has knock'd out his brains I know not; but, I am			When Hector has triggered his brain, I don't know; but I am

sure,			secure,

none; unless the fiddler Apollo get his sinews to make			none; Unless the violinist Apollo brings his seeers

catlings			Catlings

on.			an.

ACHILLES. Come, thou shalt bear a letter to him straight.			ACHILLES. Come on, you should wear a letter to him.

THERSITES. Let me carry another to his horse; for that's the			Thersites. Let me wear another to his horse; Because that's that

more			more

capable creature.			capable creature.

ACHILLES. My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirr'd;			ACHILLES. My mind is worried, like a fountain that has been touched;

And I myself see not the bottom of it.			And I don't see the ground myself.

Exeunt ACHILLES and			Achilles leave and

PATROCLUS			Patroklus

THERSITES. Would the fountain of your mind were clear again,			Thersites. If the fountain of your mind would be clear again

that I			that I

might water an ass at it. I had rather be a tick in a sheep			Could water an ass on it. I preferred to be a tick in a sheep

than			as

such a valiant ignorance.			Such a brave ignorance.

Exit			Exit









ACT IV. SCENE 1.			Act IV. Szene 1.

Troy. A street			Troy. A street


Enter, at one side, AENEAS, and servant with a torch; at another,			Enter Aeneas and servants with a torch on one side; With another,

PARIS, DEIPHOBUS, ANTENOR, DIOMEDES the Grecian, and others, with			Paris, Deiphobus, Antenor, Diomedes the Greek and others with

torches			Torch


PARIS. See, ho! Who is that there?			PARIS. See, HO! Who is this?

DEIPHOBUS. It is the Lord Aeneas.			Deiphobus. It is the Lord Aeneas.

AENEAS. Is the Prince there in person?			AENEAS. Is the prince personal there?

Had I so good occasion to lie long			I had such a good opportunity to lie for a long time

As you, Prince Paris, nothing but heavenly business			Like her, Prince Paris, nothing but heavenly business

Should rob my bed-mate of my company.			Should deport my company to my bed colleague.

DIOMEDES. That's my mind too. Good morrow, Lord Aeneas.			Diomedes. That is also my mind. Good morning, Lord Aeneas.

PARIS. A valiant Greek, Aeneas -take his hand:			PARIS. A brave Greek, aeneas -takes his hand:

Witness the process of your speech, wherein			Experience the process of your speech in that

You told how Diomed, a whole week by days,			You told how Diomed, a whole week for days,

Did haunt you in the field.			I followed you in the field.

AENEAS. Health to you, valiant sir,			AENEAS. Health for you, brave sir,

During all question of the gentle truce;			During all question of the gentle ceasefire;

But when I meet you arm'd, as black defiance			But when I meet you, arm'd as a black one despite

As heart can think or courage execute.			How heart can think or do courage.

DIOMEDES. The one and other Diomed embraces.			Diomedes. One and the other diomated hugs.

Our bloods are now in calm; and so long health!			Our blood is now calm; And so long health!

But when contention and occasion meet,			But when arguments and opportunity meet

By Jove, I'll play the hunter for thy life			From Jove I will play the hunter for your life

With all my force, pursuit, and policy.			With all my strength, persecution and politics.

AENEAS. And thou shalt hunt a lion, that will fly			AENEAS. And you should chase a lion that will fly

With his face backward. In humane gentleness,			With his face backwards. With human gentleness,

Welcome to Troy! now, by Anchises' life,			Welcome to Troy! Well, through anchises' life,

Welcome indeed! By Venus' hand I swear			Welcome in action! I swear from Venus' hand

No man alive can love in such a sort			No living man can love in such a kind

The thing he means to kill, more excellently.			What it means to kill more excellently.

DIOMEDES. We sympathise. Jove let Aeneas live,			Diomedes. We sympathize. Jove let Aeneas live,

If to my sword his fate be not the glory,			If my sword will not be the glory

A thousand complete courses of the sun!			A thousand complete sun courses!

But in mine emulous honour let him die			But in my emuleless honor let him die

With every joint a wound, and that to-morrow!			A wound with every joint and tomorrow!

AENEAS. We know each other well.			AENEAS. We know each other well.

DIOMEDES.We do; and long to know each other worse.			Diomedes. We do it; And long to know each other worse.

PARIS. This is the most despiteful'st gentle greeting			PARIS. This is the most defiant gentle greeting

The noblest hateful love, that e'er I heard of.			The noblest hatched love that I heard about.

What business, lord, so early?			Which business, Lord, so early?

AENEAS. I was sent for to the King; but why, I know not.			AENEAS. I was sent to the king; But why, I don't know.

PARIS. His purpose meets you: 'twas to bring this Greek			PARIS. His purpose hits you: 'Twas to bring this Greek

To Calchas' house, and there to render him,			To Calcha's house and there to render him,

For the enfreed Antenor, the fair Cressid.			For the Entreeed -Antenor, the Fair Cressid.

Let's have your company; or, if you please,			Let us have your company. Or if you want

Haste there before us. I constantly believe-			Brush in front of us. I think constantly-

Or rather call my thought a certain knowledge-			Or rather my thinking a certain knowledge.

My brother Troilus lodges there to-night.			My brother Troilus lives tonight.

Rouse him and give him note of our approach,			Awaken him and give him our approach

With the whole quality wherefore; I fear			With all quality, why; I'm afraid

We shall be much unwelcome.			We will be much undesirable.

AENEAS. That I assure you:			AENEAS. That I assure you:

Troilus had rather Troy were borne to Greece			Troilus had worn Troy to Greece

Than Cressid borne from Troy.			As a cressid from Troy.

PARIS. There is no help;			PARIS. There is no help;

The bitter disposition of the time			The bitter disposition of the time

Will have it so. On, lord; we'll follow you.			It will have. On, Lord; We will follow you.

AENEAS. Good morrow, all. Exit with			AENEAS. Good morning, everything. Finish

servant			Knecht

PARIS. And tell me, noble Diomed-faith, tell me true,			PARIS. And tell me, noble diomed belief, tell me true

Even in the soul of sound good-fellowship-			Even in the soul of the Klanggoodes Fellowship

Who in your thoughts deserves fair Helen best,			Who deserves fair Helen in your thoughts best

Myself or Menelaus?			I or Menelaus?

DIOMEDES. Both alike:			Diomedes. Both the same:

He merits well to have her that doth seek her,			He deserves well to have her that she is looking for her.

Not making any scruple of her soilure,			Do not make her soil scruples,

With such a hell of pain and world of charge;			With such a damn pain and world of cargo;

And you as well to keep her that defend her,			And you too, to keep them that they defend,

Not palating the taste of her dishonour,			Not the taste of their shame Pals,

With such a costly loss of wealth and friends.			With such a costly loss of prosperity and friends.

He like a puling cuckold would drink up			He would drink like a peeding cuckold

The lees and dregs of a flat tamed piece;			The lees and Dregs of a flat tamed piece;

You, like a lecher, out of whorish loins			You, like a Lecher, outside the whorish lends

Are pleas'd to breed out your inheritors.			Look forward to breeding their heirs.

Both merits pois'd, each weighs nor less nor more;			Both earn POIs, each or more;

But he as he, the heavier for a whore.			But he like him, the more difficult for a whore.

PARIS. You are too bitter to your country-woman.			PARIS. You are too bitter for your country woman.

DIOMEDES. She's bitter to her country. Hear me, Paris:			Diomedes. She is bitter in her country. Listen to me, Paris:

For every false drop in her bawdy veins			For every wrong drop in their tedious veins

A Grecian's life hath sunk; for every scruple			The life of a Greek life has decreased; For every scruple

Of her contaminated carrion weight			From your contaminated aa weight

A Troyan hath been slain; since she could speak,			A Troyan was killed; Then she could speak

She hath not given so many good words breath			She didn't give so many good words breath

As for her Greeks and Troyans suff'red death.			As for their Greeks and Troyans, death fulfilled.

PARIS. Fair Diomed, you do as chapmen do,			PARIS. Fair diomed, you do like chapmen,

Dispraise the thing that you desire to buy;			Praise what you want to buy.

But we in silence hold this virtue well:			But we hold this virtue well in silence:

We'll not commend what we intend to sell.			We will not recommend what we want to sell.

Here lies our way.			Here is our way.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT IV. SCENE 2.			Act IV. Szene 2.

Troy. The court of PANDARUS' house			Troy. The Pandarus 'courtyard' house


Enter TROILUS and CRESSIDA			Enter Troilus and Cressida


TROILUS. Dear, trouble not yourself; the morn is cold.			Troilus. Dear, not yourself; The morning is cold.

CRESSIDA. Then, sweet my lord, I'll call mine uncle down;			Cressida. Then, sweet, sir, I'll run my uncle;

He shall unbolt the gates.			He will build the gates.

TROILUS. Trouble him not;			Troilus. Don't annoy him;

To bed, to bed! Sleep kill those pretty eyes,			In bed, to bed! Sleep kill these pretty eyes

And give as soft attachment to thy senses			And indicate your senses as a soft attachment

As infants' empty of all thought!			As empty of all thoughts of infants!

CRESSIDA. Good morrow, then.			Cressida. Good morning then.

TROILUS. I prithee now, to bed.			Troilus. I am now prithine to bed.

CRESSIDA. Are you aweary of me?			Cressida. Are you betting from me

TROILUS. O Cressida! but that the busy day,			Troilus. O Cressida! But that the exhausting day,

Wak'd by the lark, hath rous'd the ribald crows,			Won by the lark, the Ribald Crows,

And dreaming night will hide our joys no longer,			And dreaming night will no longer hide our joys,

I would not from thee.			I wouldn't from you.

CRESSIDA. Night hath been too brief.			Cressida. The night was too short.

TROILUS. Beshrew the witch! with venomous wights she stays			Troilus. Bet the witch! With poisonous watches she stays

As tediously as hell, but flies the grasps of love			As boring as it is hellish, but the grip of love flies

With wings more momentary-swift than thought.			With wings more than thought.

You will catch cold, and curse me.			You will catch cold and curse me.

CRESSIDA. Prithee tarry.			Cresida. Prithee tarry.

You men will never tarry.			You will never order men.

O foolish Cressid! I might have still held off,			O stupid cressid! I might have still been able to rely on

And then you would have tarried. Hark! there's one up.			And then you would have had. Listen! There is one.

PANDARUS. [Within] What's all the doors open here?			Pandarus. [In] What are all doors open here?

TROILUS. It is your uncle.			Troilus. It's your uncle.


Enter PANDARUS			Enter Pandarus


CRESSIDA. A pestilence on him! Now will he be mocking.			Cressida. A pestilence for him! Now he will mock himself.

I shall have such a life!			I will have such a life!

PANDARUS. How now, how now! How go maidenheads?			Pandarus. Like now, like now! How do maidenheads go?

Here, you maid! Where's my cousin Cressid?			Here, you girl! Where is my cousin cressid?

CRESSIDA. Go hang yourself, you naughty mocking uncle.			Cressida. Hang up, you cheeky, mocked uncle.

You bring me to do, and then you flout me too.			You bring me and then you hit me too.

PANDARUS. To do what? to do what? Let her say what.			Pandarus. To do what? To do what? Let them say what.

What have I brought you to do?			What did I bring you for?

CRESSIDA. Come, come, beshrew your heart! You'll ne'er be good,			Cressida. Come on, see your heart! You won't be good


Nor suffer others.			Still others suffer.

PANDARUS. Ha, ha! Alas, poor wretch! a poor capocchia! hast not			Pandarus. Haha! Unfortunately, bad misery! A bad kapocchie! You don't have

slept to-night? Would he not, a naughty man, let it sleep? A			slept tonight? Wouldn't he let a naughty man sleep? A

bugbear take him!			Bugbear take it!

CRESSIDA. Did not I tell you? Would he were knock'd i' th'			Cressida. Didn't I tell you? If he had knocked, I 'th'

head!			Head!

[One			[One

knocks]			Knock]

Who's that at door? Good uncle, go and see.			Who is at the door? Good uncle, go and see.

My lord, come you again into my chamber.			My Lord, come back to my chamber.

You smile and mock me, as if I meant naughtily.			You smile and mock me as if I mean it.

TROILUS. Ha! ha!			Troilus. Ha! Ha!

CRESSIDA. Come, you are deceiv'd, I think of no such thing.			Cressida. Come on, you are deceived, I think of nothing.

[Knock]			[Beat]

How earnestly they knock! Pray you come in:			How seriously you knock! Pray, you come in:

I would not for half Troy have you seen here.			I wouldn't be seen here for half troy.

Exeunt TROILUS and			Leave troilus and

CRESSIDA			Cressida

PANDARUS. Who's there? What's the matter? Will you beat down			Pandarus. Who's there? What's happening? You will be reflected

the			the

door? How now? What's the matter?			Door? Like right now? What's happening?


Enter AENEAS			Enter aeneas

AENEAS. Good morrow, lord, good morrow.			AENEAS. Good morning, Lord, good morning.

PANDARUS. Who's there? My lord Aeneas? By my troth,			Pandarus. Who's there? My Lord Aeneas? From my troth,

I knew you not. What news with you so early?			I didn't know you. What news with you so early?

AENEAS. Is not Prince Troilus here?			AENEAS. Isn't Prince Troilus here?

PANDARUS. Here! What should he do here?			Pandarus. Here! What should he do here?

AENEAS. Come, he is here, my lord; do not deny him.			AENEAS. Come on, he's here, my Lord; Don't deny him.

It doth import him much to speak with me.			It imports him a lot to speak to me.

PANDARUS. Is he here, say you? It's more than I know, I'll be			Pandarus. Is he here, you say? It's more than I know it will be

sworn. For my own part, I came in late. What should he do			sworn. For my part I came late. What should he do

here?			here?

AENEAS. Who!-nay, then. Come, come, you'll do him wrong ere you			AENEAS. Who! -Nein, then. Come on, come, you will go wrong before you

are			are

ware; you'll be so true to him to be false to him. Do not you			Goods; You will be so faithful to him to be wrong. Do not do you

know of him, but yet go fetch him hither; go.			Do you know him, but get him here; walk.


Re-enter TROILUS			Re -enter troilus


TROILUS. How now! What's the matter?			Troilus. Like right now! What's happening?

AENEAS. My lord, I scarce have leisure to salute you,			AENEAS. My Lord, I rarely have free time to greet you

My matter is so rash. There is at hand			My matter is so decisive. There is at hand

Paris your brother, and Deiphobus,			Paris your brother and deiphobus,

The Grecian Diomed, and our Antenor			The Greek diomed and our Antenor

Deliver'd to us; and for him forthwith,			Delivered us; and for him immediately

Ere the first sacrifice, within this hour,			Before the first victim within this hour

We must give up to Diomedes' hand			We have to give up the hand of diomedes

The Lady Cressida.			Die Lady Cressida.

TROILUS. Is it so concluded?			Troilus. Is it that concluded?

AENEAS. By Priam, and the general state of Troy.			AENEAS. By Priam and the general state troy.

They are at hand and ready to effect it.			They are at hand and ready to do it.

TROILUS. How my achievements mock me!			Troilus. How my services mock me!

I will go meet them; and, my lord Aeneas,			I will meet her; And my Lord Aeneas,

We met by chance; you did not find me here.			We met by chance; You didn't find me here.

AENEAS. Good, good, my lord, the secrets of neighbour Pandar			AENEAS. Well, good, my lord, the secrets of the neighbor Pandar

Have not more gift in taciturnity.			I no longer have a gift in Taciturnity.

Exeunt TROILUS and			Leave troilus and

AENEAS			Even

PANDARUS. Is't possible? No sooner got but lost? The devil take			Pandarus. Can not? Hardly, but lost, but lost? The devil takes

Antenor! The young prince will go mad. A plague upon Antenor!			Antenor! The young prince will go crazy. A plague about Antenor!

I			I

would they had broke's neck.			Would you have broken your neck?


Re-enter CRESSIDA			Cressida re -enacted you again


CRESSIDA. How now! What's the matter? Who was here?			Cressida. Like right now! What's happening? Who was here?

PANDARUS. Ah, ah!			Pandarus. Ah ah!

CRESSIDA. Why sigh you so profoundly? Where's my lord? Gone?			Cressida. Why sigh so deep? Where is my lord? Path?

Tell			Tell

me, sweet uncle, what's the matter?			I, sweet uncle, what's going on?

PANDARUS. Would I were as deep under the earth as I am above!			Pandarus. Would I be as deep underground as above?

CRESSIDA. O the gods! What's the matter?			Cressida. O the gods! What's happening?

PANDARUS. Pray thee, get thee in. Would thou hadst ne'er been			Pandarus. Pray yourself, get in it. Wouldn't you have been

born!			born!

I knew thou wouldst be his death! O, poor gentleman! A plague			I knew you would be his death! O, poor gentleman! A plague

upon Antenor!			On Antenor!

CRESSIDA. Good uncle, I beseech you, on my knees I beseech you,			Cressida. Good uncle, I ask you on my knees, I ask you

what's the matter?			What's happening?

PANDARUS. Thou must be gone, wench, thou must be gone; thou art			Pandarus. You have to be gone, Wuber, you have to be gone; You are art

chang'd for Antenor; thou must to thy father, and be gone			changed for Antenor; You have to be your father and path

from			out

Troilus. 'Twill be his death; 'twill be his bane; he cannot			Troilus. 'His death; 'Will be his curse; he can not

bear			Berries

it.			it is.

CRESSIDA. O you immortal gods! I will not go.			Cressida. O you immortal gods! I will not go.

PANDARUS. Thou must.			Pandarus. Du Musst.

CRESSIDA. I will not, uncle. I have forgot my father;			Cressida. I'm not going to uncle. I forgot my father;

I know no touch of consanguinity,			I don't know a hint of consicinity,

No kin, no love, no blood, no soul so near me			No relationship, no love, no blood, no soul so near me

As the sweet Troilus. O you gods divine,			Like the sweet troilus. O Du gods divine,

Make Cressid's name the very crown of falsehood,			Make Cressid's names of the crown of untruth,

If ever she leave Troilus! Time, force, and death,			If she ever leaves troilus! Time, strength and death,

Do to this body what extremes you can,			Do this body which extremes you can,

But the strong base and building of my love			But the strong basis and the structure of my love

Is as the very centre of the earth,			Is like the center of the earth,

Drawing all things to it. I'll go in and weep-			Draw all things about it. I will go in and cry.

PANDARUS. Do, do.			Pandarus. Give.

CRESSIDA. Tear my bright hair, and scratch my praised cheeks,			Cressida. Tear my light hair and scratch my praised cheeks

Crack my clear voice with sobs and break my heart,			Crack my clear voice with sobs and break my heart,

With sounding 'Troilus.' I will not go from Troy.			With "troilus". I won't go from Troy.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT IV. SCENE 3.			Act IV. Szene 3.

Troy. A street before PANDARUS' house			Troy. A street in front of Pandarus' house


Enter PARIS, TROILUS, AENEAS, DEIPHOBUS, ANTENOR, and DIOMEDES			Enter Paris, Troilus, Aeneas, Deiphobus, Antenor and Diomedes


PARIS. It is great morning; and the hour prefix'd			PARIS. It's a great morning; And the hour prefix

For her delivery to this valiant Greek			For their delivery to these brave Greek

Comes fast upon. Good my brother Troilus,			Comes quickly. Well my brother Troilus,

Tell you the lady what she is to do			Tell yourself the lady what to do

And haste her to the purpose.			And hurried it to the purpose.

TROILUS. Walk into her house.			Troilus. Go to your house.

I'll bring her to the Grecian presently;			I will currently bring them to Greek;

And to his hand when I deliver her,			And at his hand when I deliver it

Think it an altar, and thy brother Troilus			Think that there is an altar and your brother Troilus

A priest, there off'ring to it his own heart.			A priest because his own heart is held from it.

Exit			Exit

PARIS. I know what 'tis to love,			PARIS. I know what to love, what to love

And would, as I shall pity, I could help!			And I would help, as I will be pity,!

Please you walk in, my lords.			Please go in, my Lords.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT IV. SCENE 4.			Act IV. Szene 4.

Troy. PANDARUS' house			Troy. Pandarus' Haus


Enter PANDARUS and CRESSIDA			Enter Pandarus and Cressida


PANDARUS. Be moderate, be moderate.			Pandarus. Be moderate, be moderate.

CRESSIDA. Why tell you me of moderation?			Cressida. Why tell you about moderation?

The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste,			The grief is okay, full, perfect that I taste,

And violenteth in a sense as strong			And violently in a certain sense as strong

As that which causeth it. How can I moderate it?			Than what it causes. How can I moderate it?

If I could temporize with my affections			If I could make time with my affection

Or brew it to a weak and colder palate,			Or brew it into a weak and colder palate,

The like allayment could I give my grief.			I could give the same painting my grief.

My love admits no qualifying dross;			My love does not admit any qualifying sleepers;

No more my grief, in such a precious loss.			No longer my grief, in such a precious loss.


Enter TROILUS			Enter troilus


PANDARUS. Here, here, here he comes. Ah, sweet ducks!			Pandarus. Here, here, here he comes. Ah, sweet ducks!

CRESSIDA. O Troilus! Troilus! [Embracing him]			Cressida. O troilus! Troilus! [Hug him]

PANDARUS. What a pair of spectacles is here! Let me embrace			Pandarus. What a few glasses is here! Let me hug

too. 'O			to. Ö

heart,' as the goodly saying is,			Heart, 'how the good saying is,

O heart, heavy heart,			O heart, heavy heart,

Why sigh'st thou without breaking?			Why do you sigh without breaking?

where he answers again			Where he answers again

Because thou canst not ease thy smart			Because you cannot relieve your clever

By friendship nor by speaking.			Through friendship or through speaking.

There was never a truer rhyme. Let us cast away nothing, for			There was never a true rhyme. Don't let us throw away because

we			we

may live to have need of such a verse. We see it, we see it.			Can live to need such a verse. We see it, we see it.

How			As

now, lambs!			Well, lambs!

TROILUS. Cressid, I love thee in so strain'd a purity			Troilus. Cressid, I love you in such a stressful purity

That the bless'd gods, as angry with my fancy,			That the blessing gods, so angry with my imagination,

More bright in zeal than the devotion which			More light in enthusiasm than the devotion, the

Cold lips blow to their deities, take thee from me.			Cold lips blow into their deities and take you from me.

CRESSIDA. Have the gods envy?			Cressida. Did the gods envy?

PANDARUS. Ay, ay, ay; 'tis too plain a case.			Pandarus. Ay, is; It is too clear a case.

CRESSIDA. And is it true that I must go from Troy?			Cressida. And is it true that I have to go from Troy?

TROILUS. A hateful truth.			Troilus. A hateful truth.

CRESSIDA. What, and from Troilus too?			Cressida. What and also from Troilus?

TROILUS. From Troy and Troilus.			Troilus. From Troy and Troilus.

CRESSIDA. Is't possible?			Cressida. Can not?

TROILUS. And suddenly; where injury of chance			Troilus. And suddenly; Where random injury

Puts back leave-taking, justles roughly by			Cover the rejection, the youngsters roughly over

All time of pause, rudely beguiles our lips			We roughly give our lips every time of the break

Of all rejoindure, forcibly prevents			From all re -influences prevents violent

Our lock'd embrasures, strangles our dear vows			Our closed hugs are strangled by our dear vows

Even in the birth of our own labouring breath.			Also at the birth of our own workplace.

We two, that with so many thousand sighs			We two, that with so many thousands of sigh

Did buy each other, must poorly sell ourselves			Has bought each other, we have to sell us badly

With the rude brevity and discharge of one.			With the rude brevity and unloading of one.

Injurious time now with a robber's haste			Injured time now with the hurry of a robber

Crams his rich thievery up, he knows not how.			Whip his rich theft, he doesn't know how.

As many farewells as be stars in heaven,			As many farewell as stars in heaven,

With distinct breath and consign'd kisses to them,			With pronounced breath and kisses to you,

He fumbles up into a loose adieu,			He fiddles with a loose,

And scants us with a single famish'd kiss,			And align us with a single kiss, kiss,

Distasted with the salt of broken tears.			Reduced with the salt of broken tears.

AENEAS. [Within] My lord, is the lady ready?			AENEAS. [In] My Lord is the lady ready?

TROILUS. Hark! you are call'd. Some say the Genius so			Troilus. Listen! They are called. Some say the genius like that

Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die.			Scream 'come' to him, who has to die immediately.

Bid them have patience; she shall come anon.			Offer that you are patient; She will come anon.

PANDARUS. Where are my tears? Rain, to lay this wind, or my			Pandarus. Where are my tears? Rain to lay this wind or mine

heart			heart

will be blown up by th' root?			Is the root blown into the air?

Exit			Exit

CRESSIDA. I must then to the Grecians?			Cressida. Then I have to go to the Greeks?

TROILUS. No remedy.			Troilus. No means.

CRESSIDA. A woeful Cressid 'mongst the merry Greeks!			Cressida. A sad cressid 'Mongst the Merry Greeks!

When shall we see again?			When should we see again?

TROILUS. Hear me, my love. Be thou but true of heart-			Troilus. Listen to me, my love. Be you, but true for heart

CRESSIDA. I true! how now! What wicked deem is this?			Cressida. I true! like right now! What kind of a bad deem is that?

TROILUS. Nay, we must use expostulation kindly,			Troilus. No, we have to use the expostulation in a friendly manner,

For it is parting from us.			Because it separates us.

I speak not 'Be thou true' as fearing thee,			I don't speak "you are true" as you fear for you,

For I will throw my glove to Death himself			Because I will throw my glove to death myself

That there's no maculation in thy heart;			That there is no maculation in your heart;

But 'Be thou true' say I to fashion in			But "are you true?" I say to fashionable

My sequent protestation: be thou true,			My sequent protestation: Be true

And I will see thee.			And I'll see you.

CRESSIDA. O, you shall be expos'd, my lord, to dangers			Cressida. Oh, you will be exposed to my Lord,

As infinite as imminent! But I'll be true.			As infinite as immediately immediately! But I will be true.

TROILUS. And I'll grow friend with danger. Wear this sleeve.			Troilus. And I will grow friends with danger. Wear this sleeve.

CRESSIDA. And you this glove. When shall I see you?			Cressida. And you this glove. When should I see you

TROILUS. I will corrupt the Grecian sentinels			Troilus. I will corrupt the Greek guards

To give thee nightly visitation.			To give you night visits to you.

But yet be true.			But true.

CRESSIDA. O heavens! 'Be true' again!			Cressida. O heaven! Again "be true"!

TROILUS. Hear why I speak it, love.			Troilus. Listen why I speak it, love.

The Grecian youths are full of quality;			The Greek young people are full of quality;

They're loving, well compos'd with gifts of nature,			They love, well composing with nature gifts,

And flowing o'er with arts and exercise.			And fluent with art and movement.

How novelties may move, and parts with person,			How the innovations can move and share with person,

Alas, a kind of godly jealousy,			Unfortunately a kind of divine jealousy,

Which I beseech you call a virtuous sin,			What I ask you call a virtuous sin,

Makes me afeard.			Makes me heart.

CRESSIDA. O heavens! you love me not.			Cressida. O heaven! you do not love me.

TROILUS. Die I a villain, then!			Troilus. I die a villain!

In this I do not call your faith in question			In it I do not call your belief into question

So mainly as my merit. I cannot sing,			So mainly my earnings. I can not sing,

Nor heel the high lavolt, nor sweeten talk,			Still the high lavolt or sweet conversation,

Nor play at subtle games-fair virtues all,			All, all, all, all, all, all, all, all,

To which the Grecians are most prompt and pregnant;			Whereupon the Greeks are fastest and pregnant;

But I can tell that in each grace of these			But I can say that in every grace of these

There lurks a still and dumb-discoursive devil			There is a silent and stupid devil lurking

That tempts most cunningly. But be not tempted.			That seduces on the lock. But don't be tried.

CRESSIDA. Do you think I will?			Cressida. Do you think I will?

TROILUS. No.			Troilus. no

But something may be done that we will not;			But something can be done that we will not do;

And sometimes we are devils to ourselves,			And sometimes we are devils for ourselves

When we will tempt the frailty of our powers,			If we seduce the frailty of our forces

Presuming on their changeful potency.			Suppose from their changing potency.

AENEAS. [Within] Nay, good my lord!			AENEAS. [In] no, good my gentleman!

TROILUS. Come, kiss; and let us part.			Troilus. Come, kiss; And let's separate us.

PARIS. [Within] Brother Troilus!			PARIS. [Within] brother troilus!

TROILUS. Good brother, come you hither;			Troilus. Good brother, you come here;

And bring Aeneas and the Grecian with you.			And bring aeneas and the Greek with you.

CRESSIDA. My lord, will you be true?			Cressida. My Lord, will you be true?

TROILUS. Who, I? Alas, it is my vice, my fault!			Troilus. Who I? Unfortunately it is my truck, my fault!

Whiles others fish with craft for great opinion,			While others fishing with craft for a great opinion,

I with great truth catch mere simplicity;			I catch mere simplicity with great truth;

Whilst some with cunning gild their copper crowns,			While some with forged copper crowns, while some go with gold,

With truth and plainness I do wear mine bare.			With truth and clarity I wear my naked.


Enter AENEAS, PARIS, ANTENOR, DEIPHOBUS, and DIOMEDES			Enter Aeneas, Paris, Antenor, Deiphobus and Diomedes


Fear not my truth: the moral of my wit			Don't fear my truth: the morality of my mind

Is 'plain and true'; there's all the reach of it.			Is 'simple and true'; There is the whole range.

Welcome, Sir Diomed! Here is the lady			Welcome, Sir Diomed! Here is the lady

Which for Antenor we deliver you;			What Antenor we deliver to you;

At the port, lord, I'll give her to thy hand,			In the harbor, Lord, I will give them to your hand

And by the way possess thee what she is.			And by the way, have what it is.

Entreat her fair; and, by my soul, fair Greek,			Your mass asks; And through my soul, fair Greek,

If e'er thou stand at mercy of my sword,			If you are gracious my sword,

Name Cressid, and thy life shall be as safe			Name Cressid and your life will be just as safe

As Priam is in Ilion.			As Priam is in Ilion.

DIOMEDES. Fair Lady Cressid,			DIODES. Make Lady Cressid,

So please you, save the thanks this prince expects.			So please, save the thanks that this prince expects.

The lustre in your eye, heaven in your cheek,			The shine in your eye, heaven in your cheek,

Pleads your fair usage; and to Diomed			Advocates your fair use; And to Diomed

You shall be mistress, and command him wholly.			You should be a mistress and command him completely.

TROILUS. Grecian, thou dost not use me courteously			Troilus. Greek, you didn't use me politely

To shame the zeal of my petition to the			To shake the zeal of my petition to them

In praising her. I tell thee, lord of Greece,			She praised her. I tell you, Lord of Greece,

She is as far high-soaring o'er thy praises			It is as far as possible about your praise

As thou unworthy to be call'd her servant.			When you are not worthy of calling their servant.

I charge thee use her well, even for my charge;			I calculate you to use it well, even for my indictment;

For, by the dreadful Pluto, if thou dost not,			Because through the terrible pluto, if you don't have it

Though the great bulk Achilles be thy guard,			Although the big mass -axilles are your guard

I'll cut thy throat.			I will cut your neck.

DIOMEDES. O, be not mov'd, Prince Troilus.			Diomedes. Oh, don't be moved, Prince Troilus.

Let me be privileg'd by my place and message			Let me be privileged by my place and my message

To be a speaker free: when I am hence			A spokesman to be free: so when I'm

I'll answer to my lust. And know you, lord,			I will respond to my lust. And know yourself, Lord,

I'll nothing do on charge: to her own worth			I will not do anything in the line: for your own value

She shall be priz'd. But that you say 'Be't so,'			It should be pressed. But that you say 'be not like that,'

I speak it in my spirit and honour, 'No.'			I speak it in my mind and honor, 'no'

TROILUS. Come, to the port. I'll tell thee, Diomed,			Troilus. Come to the port. I'll tell you diomed,

This brave shall oft make thee to hide thy head.			This brave should often make you hide your head.

Lady, give me your hand; and, as we walk,			Woman, give me your hand; And while we go

To our own selves bend we our needful talk.			We bend our necessary conversation to our own self.

Exeunt TROILUS, CRESSIDA, and			Troilus, crressida and

DIOMEDES			Diomedes

[Sound			[Klang

trumpet]			Trumpet]

PARIS. Hark! Hector's trumpet.			PARIS. Listen! Hector's trumpet.

AENEAS. How have we spent this morning!			AENEAS. How did we spend this morning?

The Prince must think me tardy and remiss,			The prince has to think late and remissed,

That swore to ride before him to the field.			The swore to drive to the field in front of him.

PARIS. 'Tis Troilus' fault. Come, come to field with him.			PARIS. 'TIS TROILUS'. Come on, come to the field with him.

DEIPHOBUS. Let us make ready straight.			Deiphobus. Let's get ready.

AENEAS. Yea, with a bridegroom's fresh alacrity			AENEAS. Yes, with the fresh speed of a groom

Let us address to tend on Hector's heels.			Let us tackle the heels of Hectors.

The glory of our Troy doth this day lie			The glory of our Troys is today that day

On his fair worth and single chivalry.			On his fair value and a single knightly.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT IV. SCENE 5.			Act IV. Szene 5.

The Grecian camp. Lists set out			The Greek camp. Lists laid out


Enter AJAX, armed; AGAMEMNON, ACHILLES, PATROCLUS, MENELAUS,			Enter ajax, armed; Agamemnon, Achilles, Patroclus, Menelaus,

ULYSSES,			ULYSSES,

NESTOR, and others			Nestor and others


AGAMEMNON. Here art thou in appointment fresh and fair,			Agamemnon. Here you are fresh and fair in the appointment

Anticipating time with starting courage.			Todive time to start courage.

Give with thy trumpet a loud note to Troy,			Give Troy a loud note with your trumpet,

Thou dreadful Ajax, that the appalled air			You terribly Ajax that the horrified air

May pierce the head of the great combatant,			May the head of the great fighter penetrate,

And hale him hither.			And stop him here.

AJAX. Thou, trumpet, there's my purse.			Ajax. You, trumpet, there is my handbag.

Now crack thy lungs and split thy brazen pipe;			Now crack your lungs and divide your brazen pipe;

Blow, villain, till thy sphered bias cheek			Beat, evil

Out-swell the colic of puff Aquilon'd.			The colic of Puff Aquilon'd exceeded.

Come, stretch thy chest, and let thy eyes spout blood:			Come on, stretch your chest and let your eyes spout blood:

Thou blowest for Hector. [Trumpet			You blow for Hector. [Trumpet

sounds]			Sounds]

ULYSSES. No trumpet answers.			ULYSSES. No trumpet answers.

ACHILLES. 'Tis but early days.			ACHILLES. But it is early.


Enter DIOMEDES, with CRESSIDA			Enter Diomedes with Cressida


AGAMEMNON. Is not yond Diomed, with Calchas' daughter?			Agamemnon. Isn't Yond Diomed with Calchas' daughter?

ULYSSES. 'Tis he, I ken the manner of his gait:			ULYSSES. It is he, I know the way of his course:

He rises on the toe. That spirit of his			He rises at the toe. This spirit from him

In aspiration lifts him from the earth.			In aspiration he lifts him from the earth.

AGAMEMNON. Is this the lady Cressid?			Agamemnon. Is that the Lady Cressid?

DIOMEDES. Even she.			Diomedes. Even you.

AGAMEMNON. Most dearly welcome to the Greeks, sweet lady.			Agamemnon. Preferably welcome to the Greeks, sweet lady.

NESTOR. Our general doth salute you with a kiss.			Nestor. Our general greets you with a kiss.

ULYSSES. Yet is the kindness but particular;			ULYSSES. But is the friendliness, but special;

Twere better she were kiss'd in general.			Better, it was generally kissed.

NESTOR. And very courtly counsel: I'll begin.			Nestor. And very courtly lawyer: I will start.

So much for Nestor.			So much for the nestor.

ACHILLES. I'll take that winter from your lips, fair lady.			ACHILLES. I'll take your lips from your lips this winter, fair lady.

Achilles bids you welcome.			Achilles welcomed them.

MENELAUS. I had good argument for kissing once.			Menelaus. I had good arguments that I kissed once.

PATROCLUS. But that's no argument for kissing now;			Patrical. But that's not an argument for kissing;

For thus popp'd Paris in his hardiment,			Because so Pack'd Paris in his hardmapie,

And parted thus you and your argument.			And thus shared you and your argument.

ULYSSES. O deadly gall, and theme of all our scorns!			ULYSSES. O Deadly Gall and the subject of all of our matters!

For which we lose our heads to gild his horns.			For which we lose our heads to pour his horns.

PATROCLUS. The first was Menelaus' kiss; this, mine-			Patrical. The first was Menelaus' kiss; This mine

[Kisses her			[Kisses it

again]			again]

Patroclus kisses you.			Patrolic kisses you.

MENELAUS. O, this is trim!			Menelaus. Oh, that's trim!

PATROCLUS. Paris and I kiss evermore for him.			Patrical. Paris and I always kiss for him.

MENELAUS. I'll have my kiss, sir. Lady, by your leave.			Menelaus. I will have my kiss, sir. Lady, through your vacation.

CRESSIDA. In kissing, do you render or receive?			Cressida. Renders or do you get kissing?

PATROCLUS. Both take and give.			Patrical. Take and give both.

CRESSIDA. I'll make my match to live,			Cressida. I will make my match to life

The kiss you take is better than you give;			The kiss you take is better than you give;

Therefore no kiss.			Therefore no kiss.

MENELAUS. I'll give you boot; I'll give you three for one.			Menelaus. I'll give you boots; I'll give you three for one.

CRESSIDA. You are an odd man; give even or give none.			Cressida. You are a strange man; Give or give none.

MENELAUS. An odd man, lady? Every man is odd.			Menelaus. A strange man, lady? Every man is strange.

CRESSIDA. No, Paris is not; for you know 'tis true			Cressida. No, Paris is not; Because you know it true

That you are odd, and he is even with you.			That you are strange and he is with you at all.

MENELAUS. You fillip me o' th' head.			Menelaus. You fill me on the head.

CRESSIDA. No, I'll be sworn.			Cressida. No, I'm sworn.

ULYSSES. It were no match, your nail against his horn.			ULYSSES. It was not a match, your nail against his horn.

May I, sweet lady, beg a kiss of you?			May I, sweet lady, ask you a kiss of you?

CRESSIDA. You may.			Cressida. You could.

ULYSSES. I do desire it.			ULYSSES. I wish it.

CRESSIDA. Why, beg then.			Cressida. Why, begging.

ULYSSES. Why then, for Venus' sake give me a kiss			ULYSSES. Then why to kiss Venus' sake?

When Helen is a maid again, and his.			When Helen is again a maid and his.

CRESSIDA. I am your debtor; claim it when 'tis due.			Cressida. I am your debtor; claim it if it is due.

ULYSSES. Never's my day, and then a kiss of you.			ULYSSES. Never is my day and then a kiss of you.

DIOMEDES. Lady, a word. I'll bring you to your father.			Diomedes. Lady, a word. I will bring you to your father.

Exit with			Finish

CRESSIDA			Cressida

NESTOR. A woman of quick sense.			Nestor. A woman of quick sense.

ULYSSES. Fie, fie upon her!			Ulysses. Either on you!

There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip,			There is language in your eye, her cheek, her lip,

Nay, her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out			No, your foot speaks; Your willful ghosts look out

At every joint and motive of her body.			With every joint and motif of your body.

O these encounters so glib of tongue			O These encounters so lightning

That give a coasting welcome ere it comes,			That harbors a coast before it comes

And wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts			And broadly relax the tables of your thoughts

To every ticklish reader! Set them down			At every tickled reader! Make them off

For sluttish spoils of opportunity,			For Sluttic opportunities for opportunities,

And daughters of the game. [Trumpet			And daughters of the game. [Trumpet

within]			inside]

ALL. The Troyans' trumpet.			EVERYONE. The trumpet of the Troyans.


Enter HECTOR, armed; AENEAS, TROILUS, PARIS, HELENUS,			Give Hector armed; Aeneas, troilus, Paris, Helenus,

and other Trojans, with attendants			and other Trojans with companions


AGAMEMNON. Yonder comes the troop.			Agamemnon. The troop comes over over there.

AENEAS. Hail, all the state of Greece! What shall be done			AENEAS. Hail, the entire state of Greece! What should be done

To him that victory commands? Or do you purpose			For him these victory commands? Or are you aiming?

A victor shall be known? Will you the knights			A winner should be known? You will be the knights

Shall to the edge of all extremity			Should be up to the brim of all extremities

Pursue each other, or shall they be divided			Pursue each other or they will be shared

By any voice or order of the field?			Through a voice or order of the field?

Hector bade ask.			Ask Hector bath.

AGAMEMNON. Which way would Hector have it?			Agamemnon. Which way would Hector have it?

AENEAS. He cares not; he'll obey conditions.			AENEAS. He doesn't care; It will obey conditions.

ACHILLES. 'Tis done like Hector; but securely done,			ACHILLES. It's done like Hector; But made sure,

A little proudly, and great deal misprizing			A little proud and very wrong

The knight oppos'd.			The knight goes opposite.

AENEAS. If not Achilles, sir,			AENEAS. If not Achilles, sir,

What is your name?			What's your name?

ACHILLES. If not Achilles, nothing.			ACHILLES. If not Achilles, nothing.

AENEAS. Therefore Achilles. But whate'er, know this:			AENEAS. So Achilles. But what, you know that:

In the extremity of great and little			At the end of big and small

Valour and pride excel themselves in Hector;			Bravery and pride look in Hector;

The one almost as infinite as all,			The one almost as infinite as everyone,

The other blank as nothing. Weigh him well,			The other empty like nothing. Weigh him well

And that which looks like pride is courtesy.			And what looks like how proud is friendly.

This Ajax is half made of Hector's blood;			This Ajax is half of Hector's blood;

In love whereof half Hector stays at home;			In love, stays at home from the half hector;

Half heart, half hand, half Hector comes to seek			Half -flock, half hand, half hector comes to search

This blended knight, half Troyan and half Greek.			This mixed knight, half Troyan and half Greek.

ACHILLES. A maiden battle then? O, I perceive you!			ACHILLES. A girl battle then? Oh, I notice you!


Re-enter DIOMEDES			Back in Diomedes


AGAMEMNON. Here is Sir Diomed. Go, gentle knight,			Agamemnon. Here is Sir Diomed. Go, gentle knights,

Stand by our Ajax. As you and Lord ]Eneas			Stand for our Ajax. Like you and Lord] shown

Consent upon the order of their fight,			Approval to the order of your struggle,

So be it; either to the uttermost,			So be it; Either for the extreme,

Or else a breath. The combatants being kin			Or otherwise a breath. The fighters are kin

Half stints their strife before their strokes begin.			Half their disputes before their blows begin.

[AJAX and HECTOR enter the			[Ajax and Hector enter them

lists]			Listen]

ULYSSES. They are oppos'd already.			ULYSSES. They are already opposite.

AGAMEMNON. What Troyan is that same that looks so heavy?			Agamemnon. Which Troyan is the same that looks so difficult?

ULYSSES. The youngest son of Priam, a true knight;			ULYSSES. The youngest son of Priam, a real knight;

Not yet mature, yet matchless; firm of word;			Not yet ripe, but incomparable; Word company;

Speaking in deeds and deedless in his tongue;			Languages in actions and in his tongue without activity;

Not soon provok'd, nor being provok'd soon calm'd;			Not soon provoke, and not soon calmed down;

His heart and hand both open and both free;			His heart and hand open and both free;

For what he has he gives, what thinks he shows,			For what he has, he gives what he believes, shows

Yet gives he not till judgment guide his bounty,			But he does not give until the court leads his bounty

Nor dignifies an impair thought with breath;			Also an impaired thought with breath;

Manly as Hector, but more dangerous;			Male as a hector, but more dangerous;

For Hector in his blaze of wrath subscribes			For Hector in his fire from anger is emerging

To tender objects, but he in heat of action			Objects, but he in the heat of action

Is more vindicative than jealous love.			Is more radical than jealous love.

They call him Troilus, and on him erect			They call him troilus and upright with him

A second hope as fairly built as Hector.			A second hope that was pretty much like Hector.

Thus says Aeneas, one that knows the youth			So Aeneas says one who knows the youth

Even to his inches, and, with private soul,			Even to his centimeter and with private soul,

Did in great Ilion thus translate him to me.			He translated him like this in Großer Ilion.

[Alarum. HECTOR and AJAX			[Wing. Hector and Ajax

fight]			Battle]

AGAMEMNON. They are in action.			Agamemnon. You are in action.

NESTOR. Now, Ajax, hold thine own!			Nestor. Now, Ajax, keep your own!

TROILUS. Hector, thou sleep'st;			Troilus. Hector, you sleep;

Awake thee.			Wake up.

AGAMEMNON. His blows are well dispos'd. There, Ajax!			Agamemnon. His blows are well disposed. There, Ajax!

[Trumpets			[Trumpets

cease]			break up]

DIOMEDES. You must no more.			Diomedes. You are no longer allowed.

AENEAS. Princes, enough, so please you.			AENEAS. Princes, enough, please.

AJAX. I am not warm yet; let us fight again.			Ajax. I'm not warm yet; Let's fight again.

DIOMEDES. As Hector pleases.			Diomedes. How Hector likes.

HECTOR. Why, then will I no more.			BULLYING. Why, then I won't be anymore.

Thou art, great lord, my father's sister's son,			You are art, great man, the son of my father's sister,

A cousin-german to great Priam's seed;			A cousin-German to great Priam's Seed;

The obligation of our blood forbids			Forbids the obligation of our blood

A gory emulation 'twixt us twain:			A bloody emulation 'Twixt US Twain:

Were thy commixtion Greek and Troyan so			Were your commixion Greek and Troyan like that

That thou could'st say 'This hand is Grecian all,			That you could say: 'This hand is all Greek, all,

And this is Troyan; the sinews of this leg			And that's Troyan; The tendons of this leg

All Greek, and this all Troy; my mother's blood			All Greek and all Troy; My mother's blood

Runs on the dexter cheek, and this sinister			Runs on the dexter -cheek and this darkness

Bounds in my father's'; by Jove multipotent,			Limits to that of my father '; by Jove Multipotent,

Thou shouldst not bear from me a Greekish member			You shouldn't endure a Greek member from me

Wherein my sword had not impressure made			Although my sword hadn't impressed

Of our rank feud; but the just gods gainsay			Our rankings; But win the just gods

That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother,			That every drop is borrowed from your mother,

My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword			My holy aunt, my mortal sword should be from my mortal sword

Be drained! Let me embrace thee, Ajax.			Be drained! Let me hug you, Ajax.

By him that thunders, thou hast lusty arms;			From him that you have lustful arms;

Hector would have them fall upon him thus.			Hector would let her fall on him.

Cousin, all honour to thee!			Cousin, all honor for you!

AJAX. I thank thee, Hector.			Ajax. I thank you, Hector.

Thou art too gentle and too free a man.			You are too gentle and too free. A man.

I came to kill thee, cousin, and bear hence			I came to kill you, cousin, and bear data

A great addition earned in thy death.			A great addition that was deserved in her death.

HECTOR. Not Neoptolemus so mirable,			Bullying. Not so angry

On whose bright crest Fame with her loud'st Oyes			Become famous on his bright coat of arms with their loud oyes

Cries 'This is he' could promise to himself			Scream 'this is he could promise himself

A thought of added honour torn from Hector.			A thought of added honor from Hector.

AENEAS. There is expectance here from both the sides			AENEAS. There are expectations from both sides

What further you will do.			What will you continue?

HECTOR. We'll answer it:			BULLYING. We will answer it:

The issue is embracement. Ajax, farewell.			The problem is the hug. Ajax, farewell.

AJAX. If I might in entreaties find success,			Ajax. If I could be successful in the requests, have success

As seld I have the chance, I would desire			As a SEL I have the chance, I would like

My famous cousin to our Grecian tents.			My famous cousin in our Greek tents.

DIOMEDES. 'Tis Agamemnon's wish; and great Achilles			Diomedes. 'Tis Agamemnon's wish; And big Achilles

Doth long to see unarm'd the valiant Hector.			It is long to see the Valiant Hector.

HECTOR. Aeneas, call my brother Troilus to me,			BULLYING. Aeneas, call my brother Troilus to me,

And signify this loving interview			And mean this loving interview

To the expecters of our Troyan part;			To the experts of our Troyan part;

Desire them home. Give me thy hand, my cousin;			Wish you home. Give me your hand, my cousin;

I will go eat with thee, and see your knights.			I will eat with you and see your knights.


AGAMEMNON and the rest of the Greeks come forward			Agamemnon and the rest of the Greeks report


AJAX. Great Agamemnon comes to meet us here.			Ajax. Great Agamemnon comes here.

HECTOR. The worthiest of them tell me name by name;			BULLYING. The most worthy of them tell me the name by name;

But for Achilles, my own searching eyes			But for Achilles, my own searches

Shall find him by his large and portly size.			Should find it through its large and load -bearing size.

AGAMEMNON.Worthy all arms! as welcome as to one			Agamemnon.worthy all arms! As welcome in one

That would be rid of such an enemy.			That would get rid of such an enemy.

But that's no welcome. Understand more clear,			But that's not a welcome. Understand more clearly,

What's past and what's to come is strew'd with husks			What is over and what will come is scattered with shells.

And formless ruin of oblivion;			And informal ruin of forgetting;

But in this extant moment, faith and troth,			But in this still existing moment, belief and troth,

Strain'd purely from all hollow bias-drawing,			Purely stressed by all hollow preloads,

Bids thee with most divine integrity,			Offers you with the most divine integrity,

From heart of very heart, great Hector, welcome.			Welcome from the heart of the heart, great hector.

HECTOR. I thank thee, most imperious Agamemnon.			BULLYING. I thank you most imperious agamemnon.

AGAMEMNON. [To Troilus] My well-fam'd lord of Troy, no less to			Agamemnon. [To troilus] My well -known gentleman von Troy, no less too

you.			She.

MENELAUS. Let me confirm my princely brother's greeting.			Menelaus. Let me confirm the greeting of my prince brother.

You brace of warlike brothers, welcome hither.			They stick to warlike brothers, welcome here.

HECTOR. Who must we answer?			BULLYING. Who do we have to answer?

AENEAS. The noble Menelaus.			AENEAS. The noble menelaus.

HECTOR. O you, my lord? By Mars his gauntlet, thanks!			BULLYING. O you, sir? His glove at Mars, thank you!

Mock not that I affect the untraded oath;			Mock does not affect the unimpeded oath;

Your quondam wife swears still by Venus' glove.			Her Quondam woman still swears at Venus' glove.

She's well, but bade me not commend her to you.			She is doing well, but she didn't ask me to recommend her.

MENELAUS. Name her not now, sir; she's a deadly theme.			Menelaus. Don't call them now, sir; It is a fatal topic.

HECTOR. O, pardon; I offend.			BULLYING. O, forgiveness; I insult.

NESTOR. I have, thou gallant Troyan, seen thee oft,			Nestor. I have, you gallant Troyan, saw you, from t,

Labouring for destiny, make cruel way			Work for fate, make cruel gone

Through ranks of Greekish youth; and I have seen thee,			Through rows of Greek youth; And I saw you

As hot as Perseus, spur thy Phrygian steed,			As hot as Perseus, you trace your Phrygian horse,

Despising many forfeits and subduements,			Despite many confusions and documents,

When thou hast hung thy advanced sword i' th' air,			When you hung up your advanced sword, I have the air, the air,

Not letting it decline on the declined;			Do not allow it to be rejected;

That I have said to some my standers-by			That I said my star to some

Lo, Jupiter is yonder, dealing life!'			Lo, Jupiter is over there to act life! '

And I have seen thee pause and take thy breath,			And I saw you and took your breath.

When that a ring of Greeks have hemm'd thee in,			If a ring of Greeks did you in the hem.

Like an Olympian wrestling. This have I seen;			Like an Olympic wrestling. I have seen that;

But this thy countenance, still lock'd in steel,			But this face, still blocked in steel,

I never saw till now. I knew thy grandsire,			I have never seen so far. I knew your Grandsire

And once fought with him. He was a soldier good,			And once fought with him. He was a soldier good

But, by great Mars, the captain of us all,			But through the great Mars, the captain of all of us,

Never like thee. O, let an old man embrace thee;			Never like you. Oh, an old man hug you;

And, worthy warrior, welcome to our tents.			And worthy warrior, welcome to our tents.

AENEAS. 'Tis the old Nestor.			AENEAS. It is the old nestor.

HECTOR. Let me embrace thee, good old chronicle,			BULLYING. Let me hug you, good old chronicle,

That hast so long walk'd hand in hand with time.			This went hand in hand for so long.

Most reverend Nestor, I am glad to clasp thee.			Most worshiped Nestor, I'm happy to close you.

NESTOR. I would my arms could match thee in contention			Nestor. I would match my arms in disputes with you

As they contend with thee in courtesy.			How to fight with you.

HECTOR. I would they could.			BULLYING. I could.

NESTOR. Ha!			Nestor. Ha!

By this white beard, I'd fight with thee to-morrow.			I would fight with you with this white beard tomorrow.

Well, welcome, welcome! I have seen the time.			Welcome, welcome, welcome! I saw the time.

ULYSSES. I wonder now how yonder city stands,			ULYSSES. I am now wondering how the city is over there

When we have here her base and pillar by us.			If we have their base and pillar from ourselves.

HECTOR. I know your favour, Lord Ulysses, well.			BULLYING. I know your favor, Lord Ulysses, well.

Ah, sir, there's many a Greek and Troyan dead,			Ah, sir, there are many Greek and troyan dead.

Since first I saw yourself and Diomed			Since I saw myself and Diomed for the first time

In Ilion on your Greekish embassy.			In Ilion on her Greek message.

ULYSSES. Sir, I foretold you then what would ensue.			ULYSSES. Sir, I then predicted what would arise.

My prophecy is but half his journey yet;			My prophecy is still half of his trip;

For yonder walls, that pertly front your town,			For young walls so that you are making your city in front,

Yond towers, whose wanton tops do buss the clouds,			Yond Towers, whose willful tops the clouds buses,

Must kiss their own feet.			Must kiss your own feet.

HECTOR. I must not believe you.			BULLYING. I can't believe you.

There they stand yet; and modestly I think			They are still there; And modestly I think

The fall of every Phrygian stone will cost			The case of every Phrygian stone costs

A drop of Grecian blood. The end crowns all;			A drop of Greek blood. The end crowns all;

And that old common arbitrator, Time,			And this old joint referee, time,

Will one day end it.			Will end it one day.

ULYSSES. So to him we leave it.			ULYSSES. So we leave it.

Most gentle and most valiant Hector, welcome.			The gentlest and brave Hector, welcome.

After the General, I beseech you next			After the general I'll give you next

To feast with me and see me at my tent.			Celebrate with me and see me in my tent.

ACHILLES. I shall forestall thee, Lord Ulysses, thou!			ACHILLES. I will prevent you, Lord Ulysses, you!

Now, Hector, I have fed mine eyes on thee;			Well, Hector, I fed my eyes on you;

I have with exact view perus'd thee, Hector,			I have you with an exact view, hector,

And quoted joint by joint.			And quoted joint with joint.

HECTOR. Is this Achilles?			BULLYING. Is that Achilles?

ACHILLES. I am Achilles.			ACHILLES. I am Achilles.

HECTOR. Stand fair, I pray thee; let me look on thee.			BULLYING. Stand fair, I pray you; Let me see.

ACHILLES. Behold thy fill.			ACHILLES. See your filling.

HECTOR. Nay, I have done already.			BULLYING. No, I've already done it.

ACHILLES. Thou art too brief. I will the second time,			ACHILLES. You are too short. I'll be the second time

As I would buy thee, view thee limb by limb.			As I would buy you, look at the limbs.

HECTOR. O, like a book of sport thou'lt read me o'er;			BULLYING. Oh, like a sports book, you read me'er;

But there's more in me than thou understand'st.			But there is more in me than you understand.

Why dost thou so oppress me with thine eye?			Why do you have me in your eye like that?

ACHILLES. Tell me, you heavens, in which part of his body			ACHILLES. Tell me, you heaven in which part of his body

Shall I destroy him? Whether there, or there, or there?			Should I destroy it? Whether or there or there?

That I may give the local wound a name,			So that I can give the local wound a name,

And make distinct the very breach whereout			And make the violation where to

Hector's great spirit flew. Answer me, heavens.			Hector's great spirit flew. Answer me, heaven.

HECTOR. It would discredit the blest gods, proud man,			BULLYING. It would discredit the battles of gods, proud man,

To answer such a question. Stand again.			To answer such a question. Stand again.

Think'st thou to catch my life so pleasantly			Think, you to catch my life so pleasantly

As to prenominate in nice conjecture			To make the beautiful guess

Where thou wilt hit me dead?			Where did you beat me dead?

ACHILLES. I tell thee yea.			ACHILLES. I tell you yes.

HECTOR. Wert thou an oracle to tell me so,			BULLYING. You are an oracle to tell me

I'd not believe thee. Henceforth guard thee well;			I wouldn't believe you. From now on you keep well;

For I'll not kill thee there, nor there, nor there;			Because I won't kill you there, or there or there;

But, by the forge that stithied Mars his helm,			But through the smithy that defeated the Mars his helmet,

I'll kill thee everywhere, yea, o'er and o'er.			I will kill you everywhere, yes, O'er and O'er.

You wisest Grecians, pardon me this brag.			They are wisest Greeks, forgive me for this boast.

His insolence draws folly from my lips;			His insolence pulls folly out of my lips;

But I'll endeavour deeds to match these words,			But I will try to meet these words,

Or may I never-			Or I must never-

AJAX. Do not chafe thee, cousin;			Ajax. Don't chafe yourself, cousin;

And you, Achilles, let these threats alone			And she, Achilles, leave these threats alone

Till accident or purpose bring you to't.			They do not bring until the accident or an end.

You may have every day enough of Hector,			You can have enough of Hector every day,

If you have stomach. The general state, I fear,			If you have stomach. The general state, I fear,

Can scarce entreat you to be odd with him.			Can just ask you to be strange with him.

HECTOR. I pray you let us see you in the field;			BULLYING. I pray, you let us see you in the field;

We have had pelting wars since you refus'd			We have had wars since they refused

The Grecians' cause.			The cause of the Greeks.

ACHILLES. Dost thou entreat me, Hector?			ACHILLES. Dost you ask me, hector?

To-morrow do I meet thee, fell as death;			Tomorrow I meet you, fell as death;

To-night all friends.			All friends at night.

HECTOR. Thy hand upon that match.			BULLYING. Your hand with this match.

AGAMEMNON. First, all you peers of Greece, go to my tent;			Agamemnon. First, all of them go to my tent from Greece;

There in the full convive we; afterwards,			There in full competition; thereafter,

As Hector's leisure and your bounties shall			How Hector's leisure and their head money become

Concur together, severally entreat him.			Vote him together and ask him strictly.

Beat loud the tambourines, let the trumpets blow,			Whip the Tamburine loudly, let the trumpets blow,

That this great soldier may his welcome know.			That this great soldier can be welcome.

Exeunt all but TROILUS and			Leave all out of troilus and

ULYSSES			ULYSSES

TROILUS. My Lord Ulysses, tell me, I beseech you,			Troilus. My Lord Ulysses, tell me, please

In what place of the field doth Calchas keep?			At what location of the field does Calcha hold?

ULYSSES. At Menelaus' tent, most princely Troilus.			ULYSSES. In the Menelaus' tent, the most for the most for the pristine troil.

There Diomed doth feast with him to-night,			There it was tonight to celebrate with him,

Who neither looks upon the heaven nor earth,			Who does not look at the sky or the earth,

But gives all gaze and bent of amorous view			But swirls all the looks and bow from a falling perspective

On the fair Cressid.			On the fair cressid.

TROILUS. Shall I, sweet lord, be bound to you so much,			Troilus. Should I, sweet lord, be so tied to you,

After we part from Agamemnon's tent,			After we separated from Agamemnons tent,

To bring me thither?			Bring me there?

ULYSSES. You shall command me, sir.			ULYSSES. You will order me, sir.

As gentle tell me of what honour was			How gently tell me what was honor

This Cressida in Troy? Had she no lover there			This crressida in Troy? Didn't she have a lover there?

That wails her absence?			That whines your absence?

TROILUS. O, sir, to such as boasting show their scars			Troilus. O, sir, such as B. the boasting show their scars

A mock is due. Will you walk on, my lord?			A certificate is due. Will you go on, sir?

She was belov'd, she lov'd; she is, and doth;			She was popular, she loved; She is and yet;

But still sweet love is food for fortune's tooth.			But still sweet love is food for Fortune's tooth.

Exeunt			Exit







ACT V. SCENE 1.			Nude V. Sene 1.

The Grecian camp. Before the tent of ACHILLES			The Greek camp. In front of the Achilles tent


Enter ACHILLES and PATROCLUS			Enter Achilles and Patroclus


ACHILLES. I'll heat his blood with Greekish wine to-night,			ACHILLES. I will heat his blood with Greek wine tonight,

Which with my scimitar I'll cool to-morrow.			I'll cool that with my scimitar tomorrow.

Patroclus, let us feast him to the height.			Patroclus, let us attach it to the height.

PATROCLUS. Here comes Thersites.			Patrical. Here comes Thersites.


Enter THERSITES			Enter Thersites


ACHILLES. How now, thou core of envy!			ACHILLES. As now, the core of envy!

Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the news?			You are crusty in nature, what is the news?

THERSITES. Why, thou picture of what thou seemest, and idol of			Thersites. Why, you picture of what you seem and idol from

idiot worshippers, here's a letter for thee.			Idiotan prayer, here is a letter for you.

ACHILLES. From whence, fragment?			ACHILLES. From where from, fragment?

THERSITES. Why, thou full dish of fool, from Troy.			Thersites. Why, you full of bowl of the fool, from Troy.

PATROCLUS. Who keeps the tent now?			Patrical. Who holds the tent now?

THERSITES. The surgeon's box or the patient's wound.			Thersites. The surgeon's box or the patient's wound.

PATROCLUS. Well said, Adversity! and what needs these tricks?			Patrical. Well said, adversity! And what does these tricks need?

THERSITES. Prithee, be silent, boy; I profit not by thy talk;			Thersites. Prithee, still, boy; I do not benefit from your conversation;

thou			from

art said to be Achilles' male varlet.			Art is said to be Achilles' male variety.

PATROCLUS. Male varlet, you rogue! What's that?			Patrical. Male Varlet, you villain! What is that?

THERSITES. Why, his masculine whore. Now, the rotten diseases			Thersites. Why, his male whore. Now the lazy diseases

of			from

the south, the guts-griping ruptures, catarrhs, loads o'			The south that breaks belly threads, katarrhs, loads o '

gravel			Choose

in the back, lethargies, cold palsies, raw eyes, dirt-rotten			In the back, lethargia, cold paralysis, raw eyes, dirty

livers, wheezing lungs, bladders full of imposthume,			Liver, stunning, blisters full of imposme,

sciaticas,			Ischias

limekilns i' th' palm, incurable bone-ache, and the rivelled			Limekilns i 'Th' the Palm, incurable bone pain and rivet

fee-			Fee-

simple of the tetter, take and take again such preposterous			Simply like the tetter, take and take as absurd again

discoveries!			Discoveries!

PATROCLUS. Why, thou damnable box of envy, thou, what meanest			Patrical. Why, you damn box envy, you, what does dust mean?

thou			from

to curse thus?			So curse?

THERSITES. Do I curse thee?			Thersites. Do I curse you?

PATROCLUS. Why, no, you ruinous butt; you whoreson			Patrical. Why, no, you ruinous butt; You whoreon

indistinguishable cur, no.			Unstoppable Cur, no.

THERSITES. No! Why art thou, then, exasperate, thou idle			Thersites. No! Then why are you annoying, you trouble?

immaterial			irrelevant

skein of sleid silk, thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye,			Strang by Sleid Seide, you green sarcener lobe for a aching eye,

thou tassel of a prodigal's purse, thou? Ah, how the poor			You tasty of a prodigal's bag, you? Ah like the poor

world is			World is

pest'red with such water-flies-diminutives of nature!			Pest'Red with such water fly diminutives!

PATROCLUS. Out, gall!			Patrol. Out, gall!

THERSITES. Finch egg!			Thersites. Finkei!

ACHILLES. My sweet Patroclus, I am thwarted quite			ACHILLES. My sweet patroclus, I'm pretty thwarted

From my great purpose in to-morrow's battle.			From my big purpose in the morning.

Here is a letter from Queen Hecuba,			Here is a letter from Queen Hecuba,

A token from her daughter, my fair love,			A token from her daughter, my beautiful love,

Both taxing me and gaging me to keep			Both tax me and sit down to keep me

An oath that I have sworn. I will not break it.			An oath that I swore. I won't break it.

Fall Greeks; fail fame; honour or go or stay;			Autumn Greeks; Fail fame; honor or go or stay;

My major vow lies here, this I'll obey.			My main vow is here, I will obey it.

Come, come, Thersites, help to trim my tent;			Come on, come, Thersites, help, to cut my tent;

This night in banqueting must all be spent.			This night in the banquet everyone has to be output.

Away, Patroclus! Exit with			Way, patronage! Finish

PATROCLUS			Patroklus

THERSITES. With too much blood and too little brain these two			Thersites. With too much blood and too little brain these two

may			can

run mad; but, if with too much brain and to little blood they			Run crazy; But if you are too much brain and too little blood

do,			also,

I'll be a curer of madmen. Here's Agamemnon, an honest fellow			I will be a curer of crazy. Here is Agamemnon, an honest guy

enough, and one that loves quails, but he has not so much			Enough and one that loves quail, but he doesn't have that much

brain			Brain

as ear-wax; and the goodly transformation of Jupiter there,			as earwax; and the good transformation of Jupiter there,

his			his

brother, the bull, the primitive statue and oblique memorial			Brother, the bull, the primitive statue and the weird monument

of			from

cuckolds, a thrifty shoeing-horn in a chain, hanging at his			Cuckolds, an economical shoe horn in a chain that hangs on his

brother's leg-to what form but that he is, should wit larded			The brother's leg, in which form it is, should be laid with each other joke

with			With

malice, and malice forced with wit, turn him to? To an ass,			Mostness and malice that are forced with wit do they turn it too? To an ass,

were			war

nothing: he is both ass and ox. To an ox, were nothing: he is			Nothing: he is both ass and ox. There was nothing to an ox: he is

both			both

ox and ass. To be a dog, a mule, a cat, a fitchew, a toad, a			Ochse and ass. A dog, a mule, a cat, a fitchew, a toad, a

lizard, an owl, a put-tock, or a herring without a roe, I			Echsengard

would			want

not care; but to be Menelaus, I would conspire against			show no interest; But to be Menelaus, I would conspire against it

destiny.			Determination.

Ask me not what I would be, if I were not Thersites; for I			Don't ask me what I would be if I weren't a Thersites; for I

care			Care

not to be the louse of a lazar, so I were not Menelaus.			Not to be the louse of a lazar, so I was not a menelaus.

Hey-day!			Flowering!

sprites and fires!			Sprites and fire!


Enter HECTOR, TROILUS, AJAX, AGAMEMNON, ULYSSES,			Enter Hector, Troilus, Ajax, Agamemnon, Ulysses,

NESTOR, MENELAUS, and DIOMEDES, with lights			Nestor, Menelaus and Diomedes with lights


AGAMEMNON. We go wrong, we go wrong.			Agamemnon. We're going wrong, we're going wrong.

AJAX. No, yonder 'tis;			Ajax. No, over there;

There, where we see the lights.			Where we see the lights.

HECTOR. I trouble you.			BULLYING. I worry you.

AJAX. No, not a whit.			Ajax. No, no white.


Re-enter ACHILLES			Back in Achilles


ULYSSES. Here comes himself to guide you.			ULYSSES. Here comes to lead yourself.

ACHILLES. Welcome, brave Hector; welcome, Princes all.			ACHILLES. Welcome, brave hector; Welcome, prince all.

AGAMEMNON. So now, fair Prince of Troy, I bid good night;			Agamemnon. So now, fair prince of Troy, I offer a good night;

Ajax commands the guard to tend on you.			Ajax orders the guard to take care of it.

HECTOR. Thanks, and good night to the Greeks' general.			BULLYING. Thanks and good night to the General of the Greeks.

MENELAUS. Good night, my lord.			Menelaus. Good night sir.

HECTOR. Good night, sweet Lord Menelaus.			BULLYING. Good night, sweet Lord Menelaus.

THERSITES. Sweet draught! 'Sweet' quoth 'a?			Thersites. Sweet design! 'Sweet' quoth 'a?

Sweet sink, sweet sewer!			Sweet sink, sweet sewer!

ACHILLES. Good night and welcome, both at once, to those			ACHILLES. Good night and welcome, both at the same time to which

That go or tarry.			Going or reum.

AGAMEMNON. Good night.			Agamemnon. Good night.

Exeunt AGAMEMNON and			Leave Agamemnon and

MENELAUS			Menelaus

ACHILLES. Old Nestor tarries; and you too, Diomed,			ACHILLES. Old Nestor nestors; And you too, diomed,

Keep Hector company an hour or two.			Keep the Hector Company for an hour or two.

DIOMEDES. I cannot, lord; I have important business,			Diomedes. I can't, Lord; I have important businesses

The tide whereof is now. Good night, great Hector.			The flood that is now. Good night, great hector.

HECTOR. Give me your hand.			BULLYING. Give me your hand.

ULYSSES. [Aside to TROILUS] Follow his torch; he goes to			ULYSSES. [Apart from troilus] follow his torch; he goes to

Calchas' tent; I'll keep you company.			Calchas' tent; I will keep you in society.

TROILUS. Sweet sir, you honour me.			Troilus. Sweet sir, she honor me.

HECTOR. And so, good night.			BULLYING. And so, good night.

Exit DIOMEDES; ULYSSES and TROILUS			Leave diomedes; Ulysses and troilus

following			follow

ACHILLES. Come, come, enter my tent.			ACHILLES. Come on, come, enter my tent.

Exeunt all but			But all end

THERSITES			Thersites

THERSITES. That same Diomed's a false-hearted rogue, a most			Thersites. The same diomed is a false -hearted rogue, a highest

unjust			unjust

knave; I will no more trust him when he leers than I will a			Bube; I will no longer trust him if he is present than me a

serpent when he hisses. He will spend his mouth and promise,			Snake when he hisses. He will spend his mouth and promise

like			how

Brabbler the hound; but when he performs, astronomers			Brabbler the dog; But when he appears, astronomers

foretell			predict

it: it is prodigious, there will come some change; the sun			ES: It is amazing, it will change; The sun

borrows of the moon when Diomed keeps his word. I will rather			Credit of the moon when Diomed holds his word. I will rather

leave to see Hector than not to dog him. They say he keeps a			Let Hector go to the dog. You say he keeps one

Troyan drab, and uses the traitor Calchas' tent. I'll after.			Troyan met and used the tent of the traitors of Calcha. I will.

Nothing but lechery! All incontinent varlets!			Nothing but Lecherie! All incontinent varlets!

Exit			Exit





ACT V. SCENE 2.			Nude V. Sene 2.

The Grecian camp. Before CALCHAS' tent			The Greek camp. In front of Calchas' tent


Enter DIOMEDES			Enter diomedes


DIOMEDES. What, are you up here, ho? Speak.			Diomedes. What are you up here, HO? Speak.

CALCHAS. [Within] Who calls?			Calchas. [Within] Who calls?

DIOMEDES. Diomed. Calchas, I think. Where's your daughter?			Diomedes. Diomed. Calchas, I think. Where is your daughter?

CALCHAS. [Within] She comes to you.			Calchas. [In] she comes to you.


Enter TROILUS and ULYSSES, at a distance; after them			Enter Troilus and Ulysses some distance; after you

THERSITES			Thersites


ULYSSES. Stand where the torch may not discover us.			ULYSSES. Stand where the flashlight may not discover us.


Enter CRESSIDA			Enter Cressida


TROILUS. Cressid comes forth to him.			Troilus. Cressid comes out to him.

DIOMEDES. How now, my charge!			Diomedes. Like now, my indictment!

CRESSIDA. Now, my sweet guardian! Hark, a word with you.			Cressida. Well, my sweet guardian! Hark, a word with you.

[Whispers]			[Whisper]

TROILUS. Yea, so familiar!			Troilus. Yes, so familiar!

ULYSSES. She will sing any man at first sight.			ULYSSES. She will sing every man at first glance.

THERSITES. And any man may sing her, if he can take her cliff;			Thersites. And every man can sing her if he can take her cliff;

she's noted.			She is noticed.

DIOMEDES. Will you remember?			Diomedes. Will you remember

CRESSIDA. Remember? Yes.			Cressida. Are you thinking about it? Yes.

DIOMEDES. Nay, but do, then;			Diomedes. No, but then;

And let your mind be coupled with your words.			And let your mind be coupled with your words.

TROILUS. What shall she remember?			Troilus. What should she remember?

ULYSSES. List!			ULYSSES. List!

CRESSIDA. Sweet honey Greek, tempt me no more to folly.			Cressida. Sweet honey Greek, I no longer send me foolishness.

THERSITES. Roguery!			Thersites. Rojary!

DIOMEDES. Nay, then-			Diomedes. No, then-

CRESSIDA. I'll tell you what-			Cressida. I'll tell you what-

DIOMEDES. Fo, fo! come, tell a pin; you are a forsworn-			Diomedes. Fo, fo! Come on, say a pen; You are a forsworn

CRESSIDA. In faith, I cannot. What would you have me do?			Cressida. I can't believe in faith. What would you let me do?

THERSITES. A juggling trick, to be secretly open.			Thersites. A juggling trick to be secretly open.

DIOMEDES. What did you swear you would bestow on me?			Diomedes. What did you swore, you would give me me?

CRESSIDA. I prithee, do not hold me to mine oath;			Cressida. I prihee, don't stick to my oath;

Bid me do anything but that, sweet Greek.			Offer me anything but this, sweet Greek.

DIOMEDES. Good night.			Diomedes. Good night.

TROILUS. Hold, patience!			Troilus. Hold, Geduld!

ULYSSES. How now, Troyan!			ULYSSES. Like now, Troyan!

CRESSIDA. Diomed!			Crosssida. Demeed!

DIOMEDES. No, no, good night; I'll be your fool no more.			Diomedes. No, no, good night; I won't be your fool anymore.

TROILUS. Thy better must.			Troilus. Your better.

CRESSIDA. Hark! a word in your ear.			Cressida. Listen! A word in your ear.

TROILUS. O plague and madness!			Troilus. O plague and madness!

ULYSSES. You are moved, Prince; let us depart, I pray,			ULYSSES. You are moved, prince; Let us leave, I pray

Lest your displeasure should enlarge itself			So that your displeasure should not enlarge yourself

To wrathful terms. This place is dangerous;			To angry. This place is dangerous;

The time right deadly; I beseech you, go.			The time really fatal; I ask you, go.

TROILUS. Behold, I pray you.			Troilus. See, I pray you.

ULYSSES. Nay, good my lord, go off;			ULYSSES. No, well my gentleman, go away;

You flow to great distraction; come, my lord.			They flow to a big distraction; Come on, my lord.

TROILUS. I prithee stay.			Troilus. I prithee bleiben.

ULYSSES. You have not patience; come.			ULYSSES. You have no patience; Come.

TROILUS. I pray you, stay; by hell and all hell's torments,			Troilus. I pray you, stay; from hell and hell aged,

I will not speak a word.			I won't speak a word.

DIOMEDES. And so, good night.			Diomedes. And so, good night.

CRESSIDA. Nay, but you part in anger.			Cressida. No, but they separate from anger.

TROILUS. Doth that grieve thee? O withered truth!			Troilus. But that you mourn? O Casiled truth!

ULYSSES. How now, my lord?			ULYSSES. How now, sir?

TROILUS. By Jove, I will be patient.			Troilus. I will be patient from Jove.

CRESSIDA. Guardian! Why, Greek!			Cressida. Guardian! Why, Greek!

DIOMEDES. Fo, fo! adieu! you palter.			Diomedes. Kriechen! Adieu! Youuuya Patile.

CRESSIDA. In faith, I do not. Come hither once again.			Cressida. I don't do that in faith. Come here again.

ULYSSES. You shake, my lord, at something; will you go?			ULYSSES. They tremble, my lord, with something; will you go?

You will break out.			You will break out.

TROILUS. She strokes his cheek.			Troilus. It strokes the cheek.

ULYSSES. Come, come.			ULYSSES. Come come.

TROILUS. Nay, stay; by Jove, I will not speak a word:			Troilus. No, stay; I won't speak a word about Jove:

There is between my will and all offences			There are between my will and all crimes

A guard of patience. Stay a little while.			A security guard of patience. Stay for a while.

THERSITES. How the devil luxury, with his fat rump and potato			Thersites. Like the devil luxury with its fat fuselage and potato

finger, tickles these together! Fry, lechery, fry!			Fingers, tickles them together! Roast, lachery, roast!

DIOMEDES. But will you, then?			Diomedes. But then you will?

CRESSIDA. In faith, I will, lo; never trust me else.			Cressida. In faith I become, lo; Never trust me.

DIOMEDES. Give me some token for the surety of it.			Diomedes. Give me a token for the certainty.

CRESSIDA. I'll fetch you one.			Cressida. I'll get you one.

Exit			Exit

ULYSSES. You have sworn patience.			ULYSSES. They swore patience.

TROILUS. Fear me not, my lord;			Troilus. Don't be afraid, my Lord;

I will not be myself, nor have cognition			I will neither be myself nor have no perception

Of what I feel. I am all patience.			From what I feel. I am patient.


Re-enter CRESSIDA			Cressida re -enacted you again


THERSITES. Now the pledge; now, now, now!			Thersites. Now the promise; Now now!

CRESSIDA. Here, Diomed, keep this sleeve.			Cressida. Here, Diomed, keep this sleeve.

TROILUS. O beauty! where is thy faith?			Troilus. O beauty! Where is your belief?

ULYSSES. My lord!			ULYSSES. Sir!

TROILUS. I will be patient; outwardly I will.			Troilus. I will be patient; I get on the outside.

CRESSIDA. You look upon that sleeve; behold it well.			Cressida. You look at this sleeve; See good.

He lov'd me-O false wench!-Give't me again.			He didn't love Mich-Falsche Wench! -Give again.

DIOMEDES. Whose was't?			Diomedes. Who wasn't?

CRESSIDA. It is no matter, now I ha't again.			Cressida. It doesn't matter, now I don't have again.

I will not meet with you to-morrow night.			I won't meet you tomorrow night.

I prithee, Diomed, visit me no more.			I prithmy, diomed, no longer visit myself.

THERSITES. Now she sharpens. Well said, whetstone.			Thersites. Now she sharpens. Well said, whehstone.

DIOMEDES. I shall have it.			Diomedes. I will have it.

CRESSIDA. What, this?			Cressida. What is that?

DIOMEDES. Ay, that.			Diomedes. Ja, das.

CRESSIDA. O all you gods! O pretty, pretty pledge!			Cressida. O All your gods! O Pretty, pretty promise!

Thy master now lies thinking on his bed			Your master is now lying to think about his bed

Of thee and me, and sighs, and takes my glove,			From you and me and sigh and take my glove,

And gives memorial dainty kisses to it,			And gives him memorial decorative kisses,

As I kiss thee. Nay, do not snatch it from me;			How I kiss you. No, don't snap from me;

He that takes that doth take my heart withal.			Anyone who takes this takes my heart with them.

DIOMEDES. I had your heart before; this follows it.			Diomedes. I've had your heart before; This follows him.

TROILUS. I did swear patience.			Troilus. I swore patience.

CRESSIDA. You shall not have it, Diomed; faith, you shall not;			Cressida. You shouldn't have it, diomed; Believe you won't;

I'll give you something else.			I give you something else.

DIOMEDES. I will have this. Whose was it?			Diomedes. I will have that. Who was it?

CRESSIDA. It is no matter.			Cressida. It does not matter.

DIOMEDES. Come, tell me whose it was.			Diomedes. Come on, tell me who it was.

CRESSIDA. 'Twas one's that lov'd me better than you will.			Cressida. 'It was one who loved me better than you will do it.

But, now you have it, take it.			But now you have it, take it.

DIOMEDES. Whose was it?			Diomedes. Who was it?

CRESSIDA. By all Diana's waiting women yond,			Cressida. Of all Dianas waiting women yond,

And by herself, I will not tell you whose.			And I will not tell you who.

DIOMEDES. To-morrow will I wear it on my helm,			Diomedes. Tomorrow I'll wear it on my helmet

And grieve his spirit that dares not challenge it.			And mourn his spirit that does not challenge to challenge him.

TROILUS. Wert thou the devil and wor'st it on thy horn,			Troilus. Here, you the devil and work on your horn,

It should be challeng'd.			It should be a challenge.

CRESSIDA. Well, well, 'tis done, 'tis past; and yet it is not;			Cressida. Well, well, 'it's done,' it's past; And yet it is not;

I will not keep my word.			I won't keep my word.

DIOMEDES. Why, then farewell;			Diomedes. Why, then farewell;

Thou never shalt mock Diomed again.			You should never mock again.

CRESSIDA. You shall not go. One cannot speak a word			Cressida. You shouldn't go. You can't speak a word

But it straight starts you.			But it starts.

DIOMEDES. I do not like this fooling.			Diomedes. I don't like this fool.

THERSITES. Nor I, by Pluto; but that that likes not you			Thersites. Still me, from Pluto; But that doesn't like you

Pleases me best.			I like it best.

DIOMEDES. What, shall I come? The hour-			Diomedes. What should I come? The hour-

CRESSIDA. Ay, come-O Jove! Do come. I shall be plagu'd.			Cressida. Ay, Come-O Jove! Do come. I will plague.

DIOMEDES. Farewell till then.			Diomedes. Farewell until then.

CRESSIDA. Good night. I prithee come. Exit			Cressida. Good night. I come. Exit

DIOMEDES			Diomedes

Troilus, farewell! One eye yet looks on thee;			Troilus, farewell! An eye looks at you and look at you;

But with my heart the other eye doth see.			But with my heart you see the other eye.

Ah, poor our sex! this fault in us I find,			Ah, poor our sex! I find this mistake in us

The error of our eye directs our mind.			The mistake of our eye directs our minds.

What error leads must err; O, then conclude,			What mistakes have to be wrong; O, then close,

Minds sway'd by eyes are full of turpitude.			Minds that fluctuated from eyes are full of temples.

Exit			Exit

THERSITES. A proof of strength she could not publish more,			Thersites. A proof of the strength that she could no longer publish,

Unless she said 'My mind is now turn'd whore.'			Unless she said: "My mind is now being whore."

ULYSSES. All's done, my lord.			ULYSSES. Everything is done, my gentleman.

TROILUS. It is.			Troilus. It is.

ULYSSES. Why stay we, then?			ULYSSES. Then why do we stay?

TROILUS. To make a recordation to my soul			Troilus. Make a recording of my soul

Of every syllable that here was spoke.			Of every syllable that was spoken here.

But if I tell how these two did coact,			But when I say how these two coact made,

Shall I not lie in publishing a truth?			Shouldn't I be in the publication of a truth?

Sith yet there is a credence in my heart,			Sith but there is a faith in my heart

An esperance so obstinately strong,			An Esperanz so stubbornly strong,

That doth invert th' attest of eyes and ears;			This reverses the certificate of eyes and ears;

As if those organs had deceptious functions			As if these organs had deceptive functions

Created only to calumniate.			Only created for defamation.

Was Cressid here?			Was Cressid here?

ULYSSES. I cannot conjure, Troyan.			ULYSSES. I can't conjure up Troyan.

TROILUS. She was not, sure.			Troilus. She was certainly not.

ULYSSES. Most sure she was.			ULYSSES. Most sure it was.

TROILUS. Why, my negation hath no taste of madness.			Troilus. My negation has no foretaste of crazy.

ULYSSES. Nor mine, my lord. Cressid was here but now.			ULYSSES. Still mine, my gentleman. Cressid was here now.

TROILUS. Let it not be believ'd for womanhood.			Troilus. Don't let it believe in femininity.

Think, we had mothers; do not give advantage			Think we had mothers; no advantage

To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme,			To stubborn critics, suitable, without a topic,

For depravation, to square the general sex			To corruptness to squares the general gender

By Cressid's rule. Rather think this not Cressid.			According to Cressid's rule. Better don't think of Cressid.

ULYSSES. What hath she done, Prince, that can soil our mothers?			ULYSSES. What did she do, Prince, can our mothers erode?

TROILUS. Nothing at all, unless that this were she.			Troilus. Nothing at all, unless she was.

THERSITES. Will 'a swagger himself out on's own eyes?			Thersites. Will 'a boasting itself will go out in your own eyes?

TROILUS. This she? No; this is Diomed's Cressida.			Troilus. That she? No; This is Diomed's Cressida.

If beauty have a soul, this is not she;			If beauty has a soul, it is not you;

If souls guide vows, if vows be sanctimonies,			When Souls Guide, when vow are sanctions,

If sanctimony be the god's delight,			When the joy of God was sank

If there be rule in unity itself,			If there is a rule in the unit itself

This was not she. O madness of discourse,			That wasn't her. O Madness of the discourse,

That cause sets up with and against itself!			This cause is committed to and against itself!

Bifold authority! where reason can revolt			Bifold authority! Where the reason can dissolve

Without perdition, and loss assume all reason			Without ruin and loss, all the reason is accepting

Without revolt: this is, and is not, Cressid.			Without revolt: this is and is not Cressid.

Within my soul there doth conduce a fight			In my soul there is a fight

Of this strange nature, that a thing inseparate			From this strange nature that one thing is inseparable

Divides more wider than the sky and earth;			Separating further wider than heaven and earth;

And yet the spacious breadth of this division			And yet the spacious width of this division

Admits no orifex for a point as subtle			Gives no orifex for one point as subtle

As Ariachne's broken woof to enter.			As Ariachne's broken instinct.

Instance, O instance! strong as Pluto's gates:			Instance, o instance! strong as Pluto's goals:

Cressid is mine, tied with the bonds of heaven.			Cressid belongs to me, combined with the bonds of heaven.

Instance, O instance! strong as heaven itself:			Instance, o instance! strong as the sky itself:

The bonds of heaven are slipp'd, dissolv'd, and loos'd;			The bonds of the sky are slipping, disolvated and loose;

And with another knot, five-finger-tied,			And bound five fingers with another knot,

The fractions of her faith, orts of her love,			The breaks of their faith, place of their love,

The fragments, scraps, the bits, and greasy relics			The fragments, scrap, the bits and greasy relics

Of her o'er-eaten faith, are bound to Diomed.			Diomed are bound by their covered faith.

ULYSSES. May worthy Troilus be half-attach'd			ULYSSES. May be worthy troilus half -attached

With that which here his passion doth express?			With what his passion express here?

TROILUS. Ay, Greek; and that shall be divulged well			Troilus. Ay, Greek; And that should be revealed well

In characters as red as Mars his heart			In characters that red as the Mars his heart

Inflam'd with Venus. Never did young man fancy			Inflamed with Venus. Young man has never fucked out

With so eternal and so fix'd a soul.			A soul fixes with so eternal and so.

Hark, Greek: as much as I do Cressid love,			Hark, Greek: As much as I Cressid Love,

So much by weight hate I her Diomed.			I hate them so much by weight.

That sleeve is mine that he'll bear on his helm;			This sleeve belongs to me, which he will endure at his helm;

Were it a casque compos'd by Vulcan's skill			Was it a Casque compos from Vulcan's skill

My sword should bite it. Not the dreadful spout			My sword should bite it. Not the terrible run

Which shipmen do the hurricano call,			Which ships call the hurricano,

Constring'd in mass by the almighty sun,			Restrict the almighty sun in the fair,

Shall dizzy with more clamour Neptune's ear			Should be dizzy with more noise in Neptuns

In his descent than shall my prompted sword			In his descent as if my sword should be requested

Falling on Diomed.			Fall on diomed.

THERSITES. He'll tickle it for his concupy.			Thersites. He will tickle it for his Konkupy.

TROILUS. O Cressid! O false Cressid! false, false, false!			Troilus. O Cressses! O False Cress! Wrong, wrong, wrong!

Let all untruths stand by thy stained name,			Leave all the falsehoods of your colored name,

And they'll seem glorious.			And they will appear wonderful.

ULYSSES. O, contain yourself;			ULYSSES. O, contain;

Your passion draws ears hither.			Her passion pulls ears here.


Enter AENEAS			Enter aeneas


AENEAS. I have been seeking you this hour, my lord.			AENEAS. I was looking for you in this hour, my Lord.

Hector, by this, is arming him in Troy;			Hector arms him in Troy;

Ajax, your guard, stays to conduct you home.			Ajax, her guard, remains to bring her home.

TROILUS. Have with you, Prince. My courteous lord, adieu.			Troilus. Have with you, prince. My polite gentleman, adieu.

Fairwell, revolted fair!-and, Diomed,			Fairwell, refuted! -Und, diomed,

Stand fast and wear a castle on thy head.			Stand quickly and wear a lock on your head.

ULYSSES. I'll bring you to the gates.			ULYSSES. I will bring you to the gates.

TROILUS. Accept distracted thanks.			Troilus. Accept distracted, thank you.


Exeunt TROILUS, AENEAS. and ULYSSES			Leave troilus, aeneas. and Ulysses


THERSITES. Would I could meet that rogue Diomed! I would croak			Thersites. I would meet this villain -diomed! I would croak

like			how

a raven; I would bode, I would bode. Patroclus will give me			A raven; I would Bode, I would Bode. Patroclus will give me

anything for the intelligence of this whore; the parrot will			Everything for the intelligence of this whore; The parrot will

not			Not

do more for an almond than he for a commodious drab. Lechery,			Do more for an almond than he for a usual dreary. Lust,

lechery! Still wars and lechery! Nothing else holds fashion.			Glority! Still wars and Lecherie! Nothing else keeps fashion.

A			A

burning devil take them!			Burning devils take them!

Exit			Exit





ACT V. SCENE 3.			Nude V. Sene 3.

Troy. Before PRIAM'S palace			Troy. Before Priams Palace


Enter HECTOR and ANDROMACHE			Enter Hector and Andromache


ANDROMACHE. When was my lord so much ungently temper'd			Andromache. When was my gentleman so much not spirited

To stop his ears against admonishment?			Stop his ears against a warning?

Unarm, unarm, and do not fight to-day.			Unarm, unarmed and do not fight today.

HECTOR. You train me to offend you; get you in.			BULLYING. They train me to insult them. Bring in.

By all the everlasting gods, I'll go.			After all the eternal gods I will go.

ANDROMACHE. My dreams will, sure, prove ominous to the day.			Andromache. My dreams will certainly be threatening for the day.

HECTOR. No more, I say.			BULLYING. Not more, I say.


Enter CASSANDRA			Enter Cassandra


CASSANDRA. Where is my brother Hector?			Kassandra. Where is my brother Hector?

ANDROMACHE. Here, sister, arm'd, and bloody in intent.			Andromache. Here, sister, arm'd and bloody with intent.

Consort with me in loud and dear petition,			Marriage with me in loud and dear petition,

Pursue we him on knees; for I have dreamt			Let's pursue your knees; Because I dreamed

Of bloody turbulence, and this whole night			Of bloody turbulence and all night

Hath nothing been but shapes and forms of slaughter.			It was nothing more than forms and forms of battles.

CASSANDRA. O, 'tis true!			Kassandra. Oh, it's true!

HECTOR. Ho! bid my trumpet sound.			BULLYING. HO! Offer my trumpet sound.

CASSANDRA. No notes of sally, for the heavens, sweet brother!			Kassandra. No notes by Sally, for the sky, sweet brother!

HECTOR. Be gone, I say. The gods have heard me swear.			BULLYING. Be gone, I say. The gods heard me swear.

CASSANDRA. The gods are deaf to hot and peevish vows;			Kassandra. The gods are deaf to be called and angry vows;

They are polluted off'rings, more abhorr'd			They are polluted, more abrupt

Than spotted livers in the sacrifice.			As discovered liver in the victim.

ANDROMACHE. O, be persuaded! Do not count it holy			Andromache. O, be convinced! Don't count it sacred

To hurt by being just. It is as lawful,			To hurt by doing justice. It's so lawful

For we would give much, to use violent thefts			Because we would give a lot to use violent thefts

And rob in the behalf of charity.			And Rob on behalf of charity.

CASSANDRA. It is the purpose that makes strong the vow;			Kassandra. It is the purpose that makes the vow strong;

But vows to every purpose must not hold.			But vows for any purpose must not hold.

Unarm, sweet Hector.			Unarm, sweet hector.

HECTOR. Hold you still, I say.			BULLYING. Keep up, I say.

Mine honour keeps the weather of my fate.			My honor keeps the weather of my fate.

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man			Life that every man loves; But the dear man

Holds honour far more precious dear than life.			Honor keeps much more precious than life.


Enter TROILUS			Enter troilus


How now, young man! Mean'st thou to fight to-day?			Like now, young man! Do you think you are fighting today?

ANDROMACHE. Cassandra, call my father to persuade.			Andromache. Cassandra, call my father to convince.

Exit			Exit

CASSANDRA			Kassandra

HECTOR. No, faith, young Troilus; doff thy harness, youth;			BULLYING. No, think, young troilus; Doff your belt, youth;

I am to-day i' th' vein of chivalry.			Today I am the vein of chivalry.

Let grow thy sinews till their knots be strong,			Let your tendons grow until their knots are strong

And tempt not yet the brushes of the war.			And temptation not the brushes of war yet.

Unarm thee, go; and doubt thou not, brave boy,			Escapes yourself, go; And you don't doubt, brave boy,

I'll stand to-day for thee and me and Troy.			I will stand for you and myself and Troy today.

TROILUS. Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you			Troilus. Brother, you have a truck of mercy in you

Which better fits a lion than a man.			Which better suits a lion than a man.

HECTOR. What vice is that, good Troilus?			BULLYING. Which truck is that, good troilus?

Chide me for it.			Chide me for that.

TROILUS. When many times the captive Grecian falls,			Troilus. If the prisoner likes Greek, many times fall when

Even in the fan and wind of your fair sword,			Also in the fan and wind of their beautiful sword,

You bid them rise and live.			They offer them and live.

HECTOR. O, 'tis fair play!			BULLYING. Oh, it's fair game!

TROILUS. Fool's play, by heaven, Hector.			Troilus. Fool play, from heaven, hector.

HECTOR. How now! how now!			BULLYING. Like right now! like right now!

TROILUS. For th' love of all the gods,			Troilus. For the love of all gods,

Let's leave the hermit Pity with our mother;			Let's pity with our mother.

And when we have our armours buckled on,			And when we buckle up our armor,

The venom'd vengeance ride upon our swords,			The poisonous revenge ride with our swords,

Spur them to ruthful work, rein them from ruth!			Space them in Ruthful Work, run them from Ruth!

HECTOR. Fie, savage, fie!			Bullying. Either, wild or!

TROILUS. Hector, then 'tis wars.			Troilus. Hector, then the war.

HECTOR. Troilus, I would not have you fight to-day.			BULLYING. Troilus, I wouldn't let you fight today.

TROILUS. Who should withhold me?			Troilus. Who should hold me back?

Not fate, obedience, nor the hand of Mars			Neither fate, obedient nor the hand of Mars

Beck'ning with fiery truncheon my retire;			Beck'ning with fiery truncheon my retirement;

Not Priamus and Hecuba on knees,			Not priam and hecuba on knees,

Their eyes o'ergalled with recourse of tears;			Her eyes were used with tears;

Nor you, my brother, with your true sword drawn,			Still you, my brother, drawn with your true sword,

Oppos'd to hinder me, should stop my way,			Opposite, hinder me, should stop my way

But by my ruin.			But through my ruin.


Re-enter CASSANDRA, with PRIAM			Visit Cassandra again with Priam


CASSANDRA. Lay hold upon him, Priam, hold him fast;			Kassandra. Hold him down, Priam, hold him up;

He is thy crutch; now if thou lose thy stay,			He is your crutch; Well, if you lose your stay,

Thou on him leaning, and all Troy on thee,			You lean him and everything troy on you,

Fall all together.			Cut together.

PRIAM. Come, Hector, come, go back.			Priam. Come on, hector, come, go back.

Thy wife hath dreamt; thy mother hath had visions;			Your wife dreamed; Your mother had visions;

Cassandra doth foresee; and I myself			Cassandra is predictable; And myself

Am like a prophet suddenly enrapt			I am suddenly thrilled like a prophet

To tell thee that this day is ominous.			To tell you that this day is threatening.

Therefore, come back.			So come back.

HECTOR. Aeneas is a-field;			BULLYING. Aeneas is a-field;

And I do stand engag'd to many Greeks,			And I get in with many Greeks

Even in the faith of valour, to appear			Even appear in the belief of bravery

This morning to them.			This morning to you.

PRIAM. Ay, but thou shalt not go.			Priam. Yes, but you shouldn't go.

HECTOR. I must not break my faith.			BULLYING. I can't break my belief.

You know me dutiful; therefore, dear sir,			You know me dutiful; Therefore, Dear Lord,

Let me not shame respect; but give me leave			Don't let me shape respect; But give me a vacation

To take that course by your consent and voice			To prove this course through your approval and voice

Which you do here forbid me, royal Priam.			What you do here forbid me, Royal Priam.

CASSANDRA. O Priam, yield not to him!			Kassandra. O Priam, don't give in to him!

ANDROMACHE. Do not, dear father.			Andromache. Not, dear father.

HECTOR. Andromache, I am offended with you.			BULLYING. Andromache, I'm offended with you.

Upon the love you bear me, get you in.			Get into the love that you wear to me.

Exit			Exit

ANDROMACHE			Andromache

TROILUS. This foolish, dreaming, superstitious girl			Troilus. This stupid, dreaming, superstitious girl

Makes all these bodements.			Makes all of these bodies.

CASSANDRA. O, farewell, dear Hector!			Kassandra. Oh, farewell, dear Hector!

Look how thou diest. Look how thy eye turns pale.			See how you are most urgently. See how your eye will pale.

Look how thy wounds do bleed at many vents.			See how your wounds bleed with many ventilation slots.

Hark how Troy roars; how Hecuba cries out;			Hark, like Troy roars; how to shy away hecuba;

How poor Andromache shrills her dolours forth;			How badly Andromache shrills her dolours;

Behold distraction, frenzy, and amazement,			See distraction, frenzy and astonishment,

Like witless antics, one another meet,			Like witless antics meet each other,

And all cry, Hector! Hector's dead! O Hector!			And all cry, hector! Hector's Dead! O hector!

TROILUS. Away, away!			Troilus. Get rid of it!

CASSANDRA. Farewell!-yet, soft! Hector, I take my leave.			Kassandra. Taking leave! -Yet, soft! Hector, I leave.

Thou dost thyself and all our Troy deceive.			You have to deceive yourself and all our troy.

Exit			Exit

HECTOR. You are amaz'd, my liege, at her exclaim.			BULLYING. You are Amaz'd, my lie, with her, call her out.

Go in, and cheer the town; we'll forth, and fight,			Go in and cheer the city; We will continue and fight

Do deeds worth praise and tell you them at night.			Make praise and say you at night.

PRIAM. Farewell. The gods with safety stand about thee!			Priam. Taking leave. The gods are sure to stand above you!

Exeunt severally PRIAM and HECTOR.			Leave strictly Prie and Hector.

Alarums			Alarums

TROILUS. They are at it, hark! Proud Diomed, believe,			Troilus. You are there, Hark! Proud diomed, believe,

I come to lose my arm or win my sleeve.			I come to lose my arm or win my sleeve.


Enter PANDARUS			Enter Pandarus


PANDARUS. Do you hear, my lord? Do you hear?			Pandarus. Do you hear, sir? Do you hear?

TROILUS. What now?			Troilus. What now?

PANDARUS. Here's a letter come from yond poor girl.			Pandarus. Here is a letter from Yond Poor Girl.

TROILUS. Let me read.			Troilus. Let me read.

PANDARUS. A whoreson tisick, a whoreson rascally tisick so			Pandarus. A Horeson racket

troubles			Problems

me, and the foolish fortune of this girl, and what one thing,			Me and the stupid fortune of this girl and what a thing

what another, that I shall leave you one o' th's days; and I			What others that I will leave you one of the days; and me

have			to have

a rheum in mine eyes too, and such an ache in my bones that			Also a rheum in my eyes and such a pain in my bones, that

unless a man were curs'd I cannot tell what to think on't.			Unless a man would be cursed. I can't say what to think about.

What			Was

says she there?			Does she say there?

TROILUS. Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart;			Troilus. Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart;

Th' effect doth operate another way.			The effect is different.

[Tearing the			[Cracks that

letter]			Letter]

Go, wind, to wind, there turn and change together.			Go, wind, wrap, turn and switch together.

My love with words and errors still she feeds,			She still feeds my love for words and mistakes

But edifies another with her deeds. Exeunt			But it distributes another with their actions. Exeunt

severally			individually





ACT V. SCENE 4.			Nude V. Sene 4.

The plain between Troy and the Grecian camp			The level between Troy and the Greek camp


Enter THERSITES. Excursions			Enter Thersites. Excursions


THERSITES. Now they are clapper-clawing one another; I'll go			Thersites. Now they rattle each other; I will go

look			see

on. That dissembling abominable varlet, Diomed, has got that			on. The burning hideous Varlet, the diomed, has that

same			same

scurvy doting foolish young knave's sleeve of Troy there in			There in Troy in Troy in foolish

his			his

helm. I would fain see them meet, that that same young Troyan			Helmet. I would see it difficult to meet them, the same young Troyaner

ass			is

that loves the whore there might send that Greekish			That loves the whore there could send this Greek

whoremasterly			Whoremasterly

villain with the sleeve back to the dissembling luxurious			Villure with the sleeve back to the dissembing luxurious

drab of			Drab from

a sleeve-less errand. A th' t'other side, the policy of those			A sleeveless supply. Another side, the politics of this

crafty swearing rascals-that stale old mouse-eaten dry			chic ragging swearing ruffle-das stale old mouse-eaten dry

cheese,			Cheese,

Nestor, and that same dog-fox, Ulysses -is not prov'd worth a			Nestor and the same dog fox, Ulysses -St -is not a provis

blackberry. They set me up, in policy, that mongrel cur,			Blackberry. You prepared me in the politics of this mixed breed.

Ajax,			Ajax,

against that dog of as bad a kind, Achilles; and now is the			Against this dog of such bad, Achilles; And now that's

cur,			m

Ajax prouder than the cur Achilles, and will not arm to-day;			Ajax proudly than the Cur Achilles and will not arm it today;

whereupon the Grecians begin to proclaim barbarism, and			what the Greeks start to announce barbaris, and

policy			Political

grows into an ill opinion.			Grows an opinion.


Enter DIOMEDES, TROILUS following			Give diomedes, troilus


Soft! here comes sleeve, and t'other.			Soft! Here comes the sleeve and t'other.

TROILUS. Fly not; for shouldst thou take the river Styx			Troilus. Don't fly; Because you should take the river styx

I would swim after.			I would swim afterwards.

DIOMEDES. Thou dost miscall retire.			Diomedes. You have withdrawn Miscall.

I do not fly; but advantageous care			I don't fly; but advantageous care

Withdrew me from the odds of multitude.			Pulled me back out of the probability of a crowd.

Have at thee.			Have with you.

THERSITES. Hold thy whore, Grecian; now for thy whore,			Thersites. Hold your whore, Greek; Now for your whore,

Troyan-now the sleeve, now the sleeve!			Troyan-Now the sleeves, now the sleeves!

Exeunt TROILUS and DIOMEDES			Leave troilus and diomedes

fighting			Battle


Enter HECTOR			Enter Hector


HECTOR. What art thou, Greek? Art thou for Hector's match?			BULLYING. What art, Greek? Do you art for Hectors Match?

Art thou of blood and honour?			Art of blood and honor?

THERSITES. No, no-I am a rascal; a scurvy railing knave; a very			Thersites. No, I'm a rascal; a Schorvig railing villain; a very

filthy rogue.			Dirty villain.

HECTOR. I do believe thee. Live.			BULLYING. I believe you. Live.

Exit			Exit

THERSITES. God-a-mercy, that thou wilt believe me; but a plague			Thersites. God-a-Mercy that you believe me; But a plague

break thy neck for frighting me! What's become of the			Break your neck because you were startled by me! What has become of that?

wenching			Wenching

rogues? I think they have swallowed one another. I would			Rogue? I think they swallowed each other. I would

laugh at			laugh about

that miracle. Yet, in a sort, lechery eats itself. I'll seek			this miracle. But Lechery eats himself in one way. I will look for

them.			She.

Exit			Exit





ACT V. SCENE 5.			Nude V. Sene 5.

Another part of the plain			Another part of the level


Enter DIOMEDES and A SERVANT			Enter Diomedes and a servant


DIOMEDES. Go, go, my servant, take thou Troilus' horse;			Diomedes. Go, go, my servant, take troilus' horse;

Present the fair steed to my lady Cressid.			Present my Lady Cressid the beautiful Ross.

Fellow, commend my service to her beauty;			Fellow, recommends my service to your beauty;

Tell her I have chastis'd the amorous Troyan,			Tell her, I falsified the Troyan in love,

And am her knight by proof.			And I am your knight from Proof.

SERVANT. I go, my lord.			SERVANT. I go, my lord.

Exit			Exit


Enter AGAMEMNON			Enter agamemnon


AGAMEMNON. Renew, renew! The fierce Polydamus			Agamemnon. Renew, renew! The violent polydamus

Hath beat down enon; bastard Margarelon			ENON has dropped; Bastard Margarelon

Hath Doreus prisoner,			Hath doreus prisoner,

And stands colossus-wise, waving his beam,			And stands colossus and waves with his ray,

Upon the pashed corses of the kings			On the Pasing corsets of the kings

Epistrophus and Cedius. Polixenes is slain;			Epistrophus and Cedius. Polixenes is killed;

Amphimacus and Thoas deadly hurt;			Amphimacus and Thoas fatally injured;

Patroclus ta'en, or slain; and Palamedes			Patroclus ta'en or killed; and palamedes

Sore hurt and bruis'd. The dreadful Sagittary			Wound injured and bruis'd. The terrible shooter

Appals our numbers. Haste we, Diomed,			Fulfills our numbers. We hurry, diomed,

To reinforcement, or we perish all.			To reinforce, or we are all.


Enter NESTOR			Enter Nestor


NESTOR. Go, bear Patroclus' body to Achilles,			Nestor. Go to Achilles' body, carry the body from Patroclus,

And bid the snail-pac'd Ajax arm for shame.			And offer the AJAX arm made of snail walking for shame.

There is a thousand Hectors in the field;			There are a thousand hectares on the field;

Now here he fights on Galathe his horse,			Now he is fighting his horse on gala,

And there lacks work; anon he's there afoot,			And there is no work there; Anon he is in progress

And there they fly or die, like scaled sculls			And they fly or die, like scaled sculls

Before the belching whale; then is he yonder,			In front of the shock whale; Then he is over there

And there the strawy Greeks, ripe for his edge,			And since the strawy Greeks, ripe for his edge,

Fall down before him like the mower's swath.			Fall down in front of him like the mower's swath.

Here, there, and everywhere, he leaves and takes;			Here, there and everywhere, he goes and takes;

Dexterity so obeying appetite			Skill follows so appetite

That what he will he does, and does so much			What he wants and does so much

That proof is call'd impossibility.			This evidence is impossible.


Enter ULYSSES			Enter Ulysses


ULYSSES. O, courage, courage, courage, Princes! Great			ULYSSES. O, courage, courage, courage, princes! Big

Achilles Is arming, weeping, cursing, vowing vengeance.			Achilles is armed, cries, cursed, revenge.

Patroclus' wounds have rous'd his drowsy blood,			Patroclus' wounds have secured his sleepy blood,

Together with his mangled Myrmidons,			Together with his mutilated Myrmidons,

That noseless, handless, hack'd and chipp'd, come to			The hardships, handless, hacked and chipp'd comes to

him, Crying on Hector. Ajax hath lost a friend			He, cried on Hector. Ajax lost a friend

And foams at mouth, and he is arm'd and at it,			And foam in the mouth and he is poor and on it

Roaring for Troilus; who hath done to-day			Roar to troilus; Who did today

Mad and fantastic execution,			Crazy and fantastic execution,

Engaging and redeeming of himself			Committed and redeemed by itself

With such a careless force and forceless care			With such a careless force and huge care

As if that luck, in very spite of cunning,			As if the luck, in very cunning,

Bade him win all.			Bathroom him win everything.


Enter AJAX			Enter ajax


AJAX. Troilus! thou coward Troilus!			Ajax. Troilus! You coward troilus!

Exit			Exit

DIOMEDES. Ay, there, there.			Diomedes. The moon, too, too.

NESTOR. So, so, we draw together.			Nestor. So we contract.

Exit			Exit

Enter ACHILLES			Enter Achilles


ACHILLES. Where is this Hector?			ACHILLES. Where is this hector?

Come, come, thou boy-queller, show thy face;			Come on, come on, you boys' source, show your face;

Know what it is to meet Achilles angry.			Do you know what it is to hit Achilles angrily.

Hector! where's Hector? I will none but Hector.			Bullying! Where is Hector? I won't be anything except Hector.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT V. SCENE 6.			Nude V. Sene 6.

Another part of the plain			Another part of the level


Enter AJAX			Enter ajax


AJAX. Troilus, thou coward Troilus, show thy head.			Ajax. Troilus, du Coward Troilus, show your head.


Enter DIOMEDES			Enter diomedes


DIOMEDES. Troilus, I say! Where's Troilus?			Diomedes. Troilus, I say! Where is Troilus?

AJAX. What wouldst thou?			Ajax. What would you?

DIOMEDES. I would correct him.			Diomedes. I would correct him.

AJAX. Were I the general, thou shouldst have my office			Ajax. If I were the general, you should have my office

Ere that correction. Troilus, I say! What, Troilus!			Before this correction. Troilus, I say! What, troilus!


Enter TROILUS			Enter troilus


TROILUS. O traitor Diomed! Turn thy false face, thou traitor,			Troilus. O Dimed characteristic! Turn

And pay thy life thou owest me for my horse.			And pay your life, you give me for my horse.

DIOMEDES. Ha! art thou there?			Diomedes. Ha! Art you there?

AJAX. I'll fight with him alone. Stand, Diomed.			Ajax. I will fight with him alone. Stand, diomed.

DIOMEDES. He is my prize. I will not look upon.			Diomedes. He is my price. I won't watch.

TROILUS. Come, both, you cogging Greeks; have at you			Troilus. Come on, both, you took off Greeks; Have you with you

Exeunt			Exit

fighting			Battle


Enter HECTOR			Enter Hector


HECTOR. Yea, Troilus? O, well fought, my youngest brother!			BULLYING. Yes, troilus? Oh, well held, my youngest brother!


Enter ACHILLES			Enter Achilles


ACHILLES. Now do I see thee, ha! Have at thee, Hector!			ACHILLES. Now I see you, ha! Have with you, Hector!

HECTOR. Pause, if thou wilt.			BULLYING. Pause when you become.

ACHILLES. I do disdain thy courtesy, proud Troyan.			ACHILLES. I despise your courtesy, proud Troyan.

Be happy that my arms are out of use;			Be glad that my arms are no longer in use;

My rest and negligence befriends thee now,			My calm and negligence now becomes friends with you,

But thou anon shalt hear of me again;			But you should hear from me again;

Till when, go seek thy fortune.			To when, look for your happiness.

Exit			Exit

HECTOR. Fare thee well.			BULLYING. Live well.

I would have been much more a fresher man,			I would have been much more a frisher man

Had I expected thee.			I expected you.


Re-enter TROILUS			Re -enter troilus


How now, my brother!			Like now, my brother!

TROILUS. Ajax hath ta'en Aeneas. Shall it be?			Troilus. Ajax has Ta'en aeneas. Should it be?

No, by the flame of yonder glorious heaven,			No, through the flame of the wonderful glorious sky,

He shall not carry him; I'll be ta'en too,			He shouldn't wear it; I will also be Ta'en

Or bring him off. Fate, hear me what I say:			Or put it off. Fate, hear me what I say:

I reck not though thou end my life to-day.			I don't think you end my life today.

Exit			Exit


Enter one in armour			Enter one in armor


HECTOR. Stand, stand, thou Greek; thou art a goodly mark.			BULLYING. Stand, stand, you Greek; You are a good brand.

No? wilt thou not? I like thy armour well;			No? You do not want to? I like your armor;

I'll frush it and unlock the rivets all			I will shred it and the rivets are all activated

But I'll be master of it. Wilt thou not, beast, abide?			But I'll be a master of it. Don't you want to determine, beast?

Why then, fly on; I'll hunt thee for thy hide.			Why then fly further; I'll hunt you after your hiding place.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT V. SCENE 7.			Nude V. Sene 7.

Another part of the plain			Another part of the level


Enter ACHILLES, with Myrmidons			Enter Achilles with myrmidons


ACHILLES. Come here about me, you my Myrmidons;			ACHILLES. Come over me, you my myrmidons;

Mark what I say. Attend me where I wheel;			Mark what I say. Come to me where I rade bike;

Strike not a stroke, but keep yourselves in breath;			Do not beat a stroke, but keep your breath;

And when I have the bloody Hector found,			And when I found the bloody hector,

Empale him with your weapons round about;			Empal him around with her weapons;

In fellest manner execute your arms.			The most furious carry out their arms.

Follow me, sirs, and my proceedings eye.			Follow me, sirs and my procedures.

It is decreed Hector the great must die.			It is reduced, the big one has to die.

Exeunt			Exit


Enter MENELAUS and PARIS, fighting; then THERSITES			Enter Menelaus and Paris, fight; Then Thersites


THERSITES. The cuckold and the cuckold-maker are at it. Now,			Thersites. The rooster and the tap manufacturer are there. Now,

bull!			Paths!

now, dog! 'Loo, Paris, 'loo! now my double-horn'd Spartan!			Well, dog! 'Loo, Paris,' Loo! Now my double Spartan!

loo,			to,

Paris, 'loo! The bull has the game. Ware horns, ho!			Paris, 'Loo! The bull has the game. Good horns, Ho!

Exeunt PARIS and			Leave Paris and

MENELAUS			Menelaus


Enter MARGARELON			Enter Margarelon


MARGARELON. Turn, slave, and fight.			Margarelon. Turn, slaves and fight.

THERSITES. What art thou?			Thersites. Which art?

MARGARELON. A bastard son of Priam's.			Margarelon. A bastard son from Priam's.

THERSITES. I am a bastard too; I love bastards. I am a bastard			Thersites. I am also a bastard; I love bastards. I am a bastard

begot, bastard instructed, bastard in mind, bastard in			Bastard indicated, bastard in mind, bastard in

valour, in			Bravery, in

everything illegitimate. One bear will not bite another, and			everything illegitimate. A bear will not bite another, and

wherefore should one bastard? Take heed, the quarrel's most			Why should a bastard? Note the argument the most

ominous to us: if the son of a whore fight for a whore, he			Threatening for us: When the son of a whore fights for a whore, he

tempts			Temptations

judgment. Farewell, bastard.			Judgement. Farewell, bastard.

Exit			Exit

MARGARELON. The devil take thee, coward!			Margarelon. The devil takes you, coward!

Exit			Exit





ACT V. SCENE 8.			Nude V. Sene 8.

Another part of the plain			Another part of the level


Enter HECTOR			Enter Hector


HECTOR. Most putrified core so fair without,			BULLYING. Most lazy core so fair without,

Thy goodly armour thus hath cost thy life.			So your good armor cost your life.

Now is my day's work done; I'll take good breath:			Now the work of my day is done; I will take a good breath:

Rest, sword; thou hast thy fill of blood and death!			Quiet, sword; You have your filling of blood and death!

[Disarms]			[Disarmed]


Enter ACHILLES and his Myrmidons			Enter Achilles and his myrmidons


ACHILLES. Look, Hector, how the sun begins to set;			ACHILLES. Look, Hector, how the sun starts to set;

How ugly night comes breathing at his heels;			How ugly the night breathes on his heels;

Even with the vail and dark'ning of the sun,			Even with the Vail and the darkness of the sun,

To close the day up, Hector's life is done.			Hector's life is ready to close the day.

HECTOR. I am unarm'd; forego this vantage, Greek.			BULLYING. I am unarmed; Avoid this look, Greek.

ACHILLES. Strike, fellows, strike; this is the man I seek.			ACHILLES. Strike, companions, strike; This is the man I am looking for.

[HECTOR			[BULLYING

falls]			Falls]

So, Ilion, fall thou next! Come, Troy, sink down;			So, Ilion, fall next! Come on, Troy, sing down;

Here lies thy heart, thy sinews, and thy bone.			Here is your heart, your tendons and your bones.

On, Myrmidons, and cry you an amain			On, myrmidons and cry an amale

Achilles hath the mighty Hector slain.'			Achilles killed the mighty hector. '

[A retreat			[A retreat

sounded]			Sounds]

Hark! a retire upon our Grecian part.			Listen! A retirement on our Greek part.

MYRMIDON. The Troyan trumpets sound the like, my lord.			Myrmidon. The Troyan trumpets sound like that, my Lord.

ACHILLES. The dragon wing of night o'erspreads the earth			ACHILLES. The dragon wing of the night that exceeds the earth

And, stickler-like, the armies separates.			And, like a sticker, the armies separate.

My half-supp'd sword, that frankly would have fed,			My half -serviced sword, which, frankly, would have fed,

Pleas'd with this dainty bait, thus goes to bed.			So with this dainty bait it goes to bed.

[Sheathes his			[Hell his

sword]			Sword]

Come, tie his body to my horse's tail;			Come on, bind his body to my horse's tail.

Along the field I will the Troyan trail.			Along the field I become the Troyan Trail.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT V. SCENE 9.			Nude V. Sene 9.

Another part of the plain			Another part of the level


Sound retreat. Shout. Enter AGAMEMNON, AJAX, MENELAUS, NESTOR,			Blow to retreat. Scream. Enter Agamemnon, Ajax, Menelaus, Nestor,

DIOMEDES,			Diomedes,

and the rest, marching			and the rest march


AGAMEMNON. Hark! hark! what shout is this?			Agamemnon. Listen! Listen! Which scream is that?

NESTOR. Peace, drums!			Nestor. Peace, drums!

SOLDIERS. [Within] Achilles! Achilles! Hector's slain.			Soldiers. [Within] Achilles! Achilles! Hector's murder.

Achilles!			Achilles!

DIOMEDES. The bruit is Hector's slain, and by Achilles.			Diomedes. The bruit is murdered and by Achilles.

AJAX. If it be so, yet bragless let it be;			Ajax. If so, let it be bruke;

Great Hector was as good a man as he.			Great hector was as good as he was.

AGAMEMNON. March patiently along. Let one be sent			Agamemnon. March patiently with. Let one be sent

To pray Achilles see us at our tent.			Achilles to pray, look in our tent.

If in his death the gods have us befriended;			When the gods have made friends in his death;

Great Troy is ours, and our sharp wars are ended.			Big Troy belongs to us and our sharp wars are ended.

Exeunt			Exit





ACT V. SCENE 10.			Nude V. Sene 10.

Another part of the plain			Another part of the level


Enter AENEAS, PARIS, ANTENOR, and DEIPHOBUS			Enter Aeneas, Paris, Antenor and Deiphobus


AENEAS. Stand, ho! yet are we masters of the field.			AENEAS. Stand, HO! But we are masters of the field.

Never go home; here starve we out the night.			Never go home; Here we starve the night.


Enter TROILUS			Enter troilus


TROILUS. Hector is slain.			Troilus. Hector is killed.

ALL. Hector! The gods forbid!			EVERYONE. Bullying! Forbid the gods!

TROILUS. He's dead, and at the murderer's horse's tail,			Troilus. He is dead and on the tail of the murderer's horse,

In beastly sort, dragg'd through the shameful field.			In animal nature, penetrated through the shameful field.

Frown on, you heavens, effect your rage with speed.			Frown, you sky, look your anger at speed.

Sit, gods, upon your thrones, and smile at Troy.			Sit down, gods, on your throne, and smile on Troy.

I say at once let your brief plagues be mercy,			I say immediately, let your short plagues be mercy,

And linger not our sure destructions on.			And do not linger our safe destruction.

AENEAS. My lord, you do discomfort all the host.			AENEAS. My Lord, you worry all the hosts.

TROILUS. You understand me not that tell me so.			Troilus. You don't understand me, so tell me that way.

I do not speak of flight, of fear of death,			I'm not talking about flight, fear of death,

But dare all imminence that gods and men			But dare, all innerness that gods and people

Address their dangers in. Hector is gone.			Address your dangers. Hector is gone.

Who shall tell Priam so, or Hecuba?			Who should say Priam like that or Hecuba?

Let him that will a screech-owl aye be call'd			Let him be called, which a screeching of a screeching

Go in to Troy, and say there 'Hector's dead.'			Go to Troy and say "Hector's Dead" there.

There is a word will Priam turn to stone;			There is a word, Priam will turn into stone;

Make wells and Niobes of the maids and wives,			Make the fountain and niobes of the maids and women,

Cold statues of the youth; and, in a word,			Cold statues of youth; And with a word,

Scare Troy out of itself. But, march away;			Do you terrify Troy out of yourself. But march;

Hector is dead; there is no more to say.			Hector is dead; There is no longer to say.

Stay yet. You vile abominable tents,			Stay. They hideous hideous tents,

Thus proudly pight upon our Phrygian plains,			So proud of our Phrygian levels,

Let Titan rise as early as he dare,			Let Titan get up as early as he dare,

I'll through and through you. And, thou great-siz'd coward,			I'm going through and through you. And you big-size feigling, coward,

No space of earth shall sunder our two hates;			No space on earth will tend to our two hatred;

I'll haunt thee like a wicked conscience still,			I will still follow you like a bad conscience

That mouldeth goblins swift as frenzy's thoughts.			Goblins Swift as a Rasereis thoughts.

Strike a free march to Troy. With comfort go;			Beat a free march to Troy. Go with comfort;

Hope of revenge shall hide our inward woe.			The hope of the revenge will hide our inner Laht.


Enter PANDARUS			Enter Pandarus


PANDARUS. But hear you, hear you!			Pandarus. But hear yourself, listen to you!

TROILUS. Hence, broker-lackey. Ignominy and shame			Troilus. Hence broker lacke. Smile and shame

Pursue thy life and live aye with thy name!			Pover your life and live with your name!

Exeunt all but			But all end

PANDARUS			Pandarus

PANDARUS. A goodly medicine for my aching bones! world! world!			Pandarus. Good medicine for my painful bones! World! World!

thus			hence

is the poor agent despis'd! traitors and bawds, how earnestly			The poor agent is desperate! Traitor and Bawds, how serious

are			are

you set a work, and how ill requited! Why should our			You set a job and how poorly challenged! Why should our

endeavour be			Efforts to be

so lov'd, and the performance so loathed? What verse for it?			So loved and the performance so loathes? Which verse for this?

What			Was

instance for it? Let me see-			Instance for it? Let me see-


Full merrily the humble-bee doth sing			Fully happy the modest beer sings

Till he hath lost his honey and his sting;			Until he lost his honey and his stitch;

And being once subdu'd in armed trail,			And once housed in armed path,

Sweet honey and sweet notes together fail.			Sweet honey and sweet notes.


Good traders in the flesh, set this in your painted			Good dealers in the meat, put this in your painted

cloths. As many as be here of pander's hall,			Slide. As many as from Pander's Hall,

Your eyes, half out, weep out at Pandar's fall;			Your eyes, half out, cry at Pandar's case;

Or, if you cannot weep, yet give some groans,			Or, if you can't cry, but give a few moans,

Though not for me, yet for your aching bones.			Although not for me, but for your painful bones.

Brethren and sisters of the hold-door trade,			Brothers and sisters of the Hold-Door Trade,

Some two months hence my will shall here be made.			About two months, so my will is made here.

It should be now, but that my fear is this,			It should be now, but that my fear is that

Some galled goose of Winchester would hiss.			Some painted goose would hiss.

Till then I'll sweat and seek about for eases,			Until then I will sweat and look for loosening

And at that time bequeath you my diseases.			And at that time my illnesses leave you.

Exit			Exit


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