Written and performed in the early 1600s, shakespeares. The end crowns all, and that old common arbitrator, time, will one day end it. This production is part of a famous series produced by bbc of all of william shakespeares plays. Directed by bernard hepton, michael croft, paul hill. Pourst in the open ulcer of my heart her eyes, her hair, her cheek, her gait, her voice, handlest in thy discourse, o, that her hand, in whose comparison all whites are ink. Troilus and cressida is shakespeares problem play about the trojan war. The first surviving reference to him is in homers iliad, which some scholars theorize was composed by bards and sung in the late 9th or 8th century bc in greek mythology, troilus is a.
Reference william shakespeare the oxford shakespeare troilus and cressida the end crowns all, and that old common arbitrator, time, will one day end it. Troilus and cressida exists in two different early versions, both of which have complicated histories, although the textual variants are not significant enough for most readers to notice. Cressida if you love an addle egg as well as you love an idle head, you would eat chickens i th shell. Anthony white troilus, irene worth cressida, gary watson hector, donald beves pandarus, tony church ajax, peter woodthorpe. John glover will play the wily gobetween pandarus in the julyaugust free central park production of william shakespeares troilus and cressida at the delacorte theater it will be the second of. But in the seventh year of the siege of troy their innocence is tested, and exposed to the savage corrupting influence of war, with tragic consequences. The action takes place in the city and in the greek camp outside the city walls.
Project gutenberg offers 61,821 free ebooks to download. Shakespeare resource center troilus and cressida synopsis. Troilus and cressida is the blackest of black comedies and this production is suitably harsh and cynical. The story of troilus and cressida is a medieval tale that is not part of greek mythology. Why should i war without the walls of troy, that find such cruel battle here within. Troilus and cressida by william shakespeare free ebook. Apr 23, 2012 troilus and cressida a knotty, bittersweet love story set across the battlelines of the trojan war, like a rerun of romeo and juliet without the consolation of death is a hard sell at the. As the opening chorus tells us, the play begins in the middle of the epic conflict, and counterpoints the drama of. Troilus and cressida complete text degol dead cycle. Helen loves troilus cressida troilus will stand to the proof if youll prove it so. The earlier state qa has a title page describing the play as a historie published as it was acted by the kings. Troilus shall be such to cressid as 1726what envy can say worst shall be a mock for his truth, 1727and what truth can speak truest.
Calchas, cressidas father, visits agamemnon, and persuades him to release antenor, recently taken prisoner, in exchange for cressida. Her uncle pandarus brings the two together, but after. Librivox recording of troilus and cressida by william shakespeare. Folio 1 1623, folio 2 1632, folio 3 16634, folio 4 1685 quartos. Troilus and cressida begins with the trojan war going on its seventh year. Troilus and cressida audiobook, by william shakespeare. Troilus will stand to the proof, if youll prove it so. Rent troilus and cressida 1981 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Een theatervoorstelling met leerlingen, docenten, muziek en dans. And also pray for those that have despaired of love, and never can recover. Cressida s uncle, pandarus, encourages a romance that blossoms between the two. But in the seventh year of the siege of troy, their innocence is tested and exposed to the savage corrupting influence of. See more ideas about troilus and cressida, shakespeare and shakespeare plays. Now seems like a good time to tell you that pandaruss name is associated with the term pander, which means to act as a gobetween in a sexual hookup.
Troy is besieged by the invading greeks, but the young trojan prince troilus can think only of his love for cressida. Matte paintings from movies concept art, digital paintings, fantasy. Troilus and cressida, act i, scene 1 open source shakespeare. Cheek by jowls production of shakespeares troilus and cressida is. Troilus and criseyde by geoffrey chaucer download troilus and criseyde pdf. A top new york troupe teams up with the rsc to stage a cynics iliad, but the result is an awkward collision, writes michael billington. Into this setting comes the story of two young lovers, troilus and cressida, and that of cressida s betrayal. During the trojan war, a trojan warrior is distraught when his. Troilus and cressida audiobook audio theater listen. Shakespeare drew on a number of sources for this plotline, in particular chaucers version of the tale, troilus and criseyde, but also john lydgates troy book and caxtons translation of the recuyell of the historyes of troye.
Troilus and cressida david hillman, tavistock centre, london ignorance in physiologicisthat damned idealism. The greeks laid siege to the city of troy after paris david firth of troy abducted the beautiful helen ann pennington from sparta. I cannot choose but laugh, to think how she tickled 285. If you love an addle egg as well as you love an idle head, you would eat chickens i the shell. The oxford shakespeare reference william shakespeare the oxford shakespeare troilus and cressida. The monologues are organized by play, then categorized by comedy, history and tragedy. Paris and helen suspect a liaison between troilus and cressida, though pandarus denies it. Cressidas uncle, pandarus, encourages a romance that blossoms between the two. He then brings cressida to a secret meeting with troilus, and they declare their mutual love, promising fidelity. Pandarus i cannot choose but laugh to think how she 140 tickled his chin. In the city, troilus anton lesser, brother of paris, is.
Troilus and cressida is a tragedy by william shakespeare, believed to have been written in. Winner of special jury award, fifo film festival, french. I tell thee, pandarus, when i do tell thee, there my hopes lie drownd, reply not in how many fathoms deep they lie indrenchd. Each monologue entry includes the characters name, the first line of the. Troilus, the youngest son of trojan king priam, is in love with cressida, the niece of pandarus, through whom he is hoping to arrange a meeting. The first surviving reference to him is in homer s iliad, which some scholars theorize was composed by bards and sung in the late 9th or 8th century bc.
Cressida is the daughter of calchas, a priest of troy. In contrast to the naive, lovesick troilus, cressida is portrayed as fickle, petty and silly. The sevenyear siege of troy by greek forces has reached a stalemate. Rent troilus and cressida 1981 on dvd and bluray netflix. The troilus and cressida play is set in troy, a city in anatolia, which is now in turkey. Rent troilus and cressida 1981 starring charles gray and anton lesser on dvd and bluray. Troilus and cressida troilus and cressida audiobook, by william shakespeare. There is a dvd about the globe theater production of the play, but so far not a dvd of the globe theater production. This is the film of troilus and cressida that ive been waiting forits one of my favorite plays, a savage comedy as noted by professor constantine gianakaris and others, and a fierce antiwar expose that thoroughly explores the many ways that the cruelties of warfare rip great holes in the fabric of societies, turning good people into commodities to be used or killed without a single. William shakespeare troilus and cressida william shakespeare contents. Troilus and cressida library of congress classification.
Aug 09, 2012 a top new york troupe teams up with the rsc to stage a cynics iliad, but the result is an awkward collision, writes michael billington. The greek king, agamemnon, and his brother menelaus, together with their counsellors, ulysses and the aged nestor, are camped outside the trojan walls. You can browse andor search so you can find a monologue whether you know which one you want, or youre looking for monologue ideas. As pandarus leaves, he promises to visit his niece and bring her a token from troilus. With its bipolar tonal shifts and long, formal speeches, troilus and cressida is one of shakespeares most problematic plays. Troilus and cressida swear they will always be true to one another. Why, he esteems her no more than i esteem an addle egg. The play was first published in 1609 as a quarto that exists in two different states. In medieval handlings of the trojan story troilus was portrayed as the embodiment of an innocent young lover betrayed by a fickle girl who abandoned him for the greek hero diomedes. Lust poses as love and ambition as patriotism in this dark and brilliant play depicting the heroic action of the trojan war.
With charles gray, anton lesser, tony steedman, suzanne burden. With timothy block, kenneth cranham, timothy dalton, norman eshley. Meanwhile, the greeks besieging troy are bickering amongst themselves. Troilus and cressida is generally regarded as a problem play. The great trojan warrior hector, troiluss brother, engages in single combat with the greek ajax, a fight that ends inconclusively. William shakespeare, the marlowe society, saland publishing.
The folger shakespeare library is pleased to offer free downloadable files of troilus and cressida. Troilus and cressida, act i, scene 2 open source shakespeare. Read every line of shakespeares original text alongside a modern english translation. Full cast announced for central park troilus and cressida. Distraught at cressidas betrayal, troilus fights diomedes and others. Troilus and cressida a knotty, bittersweet love story set across the battlelines of the trojan war, like a rerun of romeo and juliet without the consolation of death is a hard sell at the. During the trojan war, troilus, younger son of priam, king of troy, falls in love with the lovely and unapproachable cressida, daughter of calchas, a trojan priest who went over to the side of the. The problem is that the great military hero, achilles, is sulking in his tent, refusing to fight, and talking only to his friend, patroclus. Cressida then, sweet my lord, ill call mine uncle down. Troilus is a legendary character associated with the story of the trojan war. The trojan king has carried off helen, wife of menelaus the greek king and achilles refuses to fight in order to secure her return. During the trojan war, a trojan warrior is distraught when his lover takes up with a greek. The recuyell of the historyes of troye raoul lefevre, 1474, the historye sege and dystruccyon of troye john lydgate, 15, the testament of cresseid robert henryson, 1593, the seven books of homers iliads homer, 1598, troilus and criseyde chaucer, c.
Shakespeare drew on a number of sources for this plotline, in particular chaucers version of the tale, troilus and criseyde, but also john lydgates troy book and caxtons translation of the recuyell of the historyes of troye chaucers source was il filostrato by boccaccio, which in turn derives from a. As the opening chorus tells us, the play begins in the middle of the epic conflict, and counterpoints the drama of battle with the romance of the title characters. Rent troilus and cressida 1981 on dvd and bluray dvd. Actually understand troilus and cressida act 2, scene 1.