Troilus
from Troilus and Cressida
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
CRESSIDA
Words, vows, gifts, tears, and love's full sacrifice,
He offers in another's enterprise;
But more in Troilus thousand fold I see
Than in the glass of Pandar's praise may be;
Yet hold I off. Women are angels, wooing:
Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.
That…
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
In the Public Domain
Author(s)
Character Name
Troilus
Source Title
Troilus and Cressida
Source Type
Act / Scene
Act 1 Scene ii
Setting
A street
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
FEMALE (FEMININE)
Age Range
20s - EARLY
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
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