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     TROILUS AND CRESSIDA.

Copyright (c) 1990 Interconnection Publications Inc.

     DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

TROILUS.
          Son of Priam, King of Troy.

CRESSIDA.
          Daughter of Calchas.

PANDARUS.
          Uncle of Cressida.

AGAMEMNON.
          Greek general.

ACHILLES.
          Greek commander.

PATROCLUS.
          Greek commander.

ULYSSES.
          Greek commander.

THERSITES.
          Deformed and scurrilous Greek.

AJAX.
          Greek commander.

NESTOR.
          Greek commander.

DIOMEDES.
          Greek commander.

MENELAUS.
          Brother of Agamemnon.

PRIAM.
          King of Troy.

HECTOR.
          Son of Priam.

PARIS.
          Son of Priam.

AENEAS.
          Trojan commander.

ANTENOR.
          Trojan commander.

CASSANDRA.
          Daughter of Priam.

ANDROMACHE.
          Wife of Hector.

DEIPHOBUS.
          Son of Priam.

HELENUS.
          Son of Priam.

CALCHAS.
          Trojan priest, taking part with the Greeks.

HELEN.
          Wife of Meneleus.

MARGARELON.
          Bastard son of Priam.

ALEXANDER.
          Servant to Cressida.

SERVANT TO TROILUS.

SERVANT TO PARIS.

SERVANT TO DIOMEDES.

TROJAN SOLDIERS, MYRMIDONS and other GREEK SOLDIERS, and 
ATTENDANTS.


     SYNOPSIS.

Prologue.
     The scene is set.

1/1  Troy. Before Priam's palace.
     PANDARUS discusses Cressida with TROILUS; when PANDARUS 
exits, TROILUS ponders his situation.
     AENEAS enters from battle; he and TROILUS speak.

1/2  Troy. A street.
     CRESSIDA and ALEXANDER discuss Hector and Ajax; 
PANDARUS enters, and the conversation turns to Troilus.
     They watch as AENEAS, ANTENOR, HECTOR, PARIS, HELENUS, 
TROILUS, and the COMMON SOLDIERS pass; CRESSIDA and PANDARUS 
comment and banter.
     TROILUS' BOY enters, summoning PANDARUS, who exits; 
CASSANDRA muses on Troilus.

1/3  The Grecian camp. Before Agamemnon's tent.
     AGAMEMNON, NESTOR, and ULYSSES, accompanied by MENELEUS 
and others, discuss the stalemate and Achilles' snit.
     AENEAS enters and issues a challenge on Hector's 
behalf; the Greeks approve; all but ULYSSES and NESTOR exit 
with AENEAS.
     ULYSSES and NESTOR plot to have Ajax duel Hector.

2/1  A part of the Grecian camp.
     THERSITES baits an irate AJAX; ACHILLES and PATROCLUS 
enter; THERSITES upbraids the rest, then exits; ACHILLES 
tells AJAX of Hector's challenge.

2/2  Troy. Priam's palace.
     PRIAM, HECTOR, TROILUS, PARIS, and HELENUS discuss 
returning Helen to the Greeks; CASSANDRA enters; she 
predicts doom if Helen is kept, then exits; after further 
talk, PRIAM opts for prolonging the war.

2/3  The Grecian camp. Before Achilles' tent.
     THERSITES rails; PATROCLUS, and then ACHILLES, enter, 
to abuse from THERSITES; ACHILLES and THERSITES exit.
     AGAMEMNON, ULYSSES, NESTOR, DIOMEDES, and AJAX enter, 
seeking Achilles; PATROCLUS exits to find him; NESTOR and 
ULYSSES discuss the feud between AJAX and Achilles.
     PATROCLUS returns without Achilles; AGAMEMNON voices a 
stern message for Achilles; PATROCLUS exits; AGAMEMNON sends 
ULYSSES after him.
      AGAMEMNON and AJAX discuss Achilles; ULYSSES 
re-enters; AGAMEMNON asks AJAX to speak with Achilles, but 
the others countermand him; AJAX rails at Achilles; the 
other's calm AGAMEMNON's ire.

3/1  Troy. Priam's palace.
     PANDARUS questions Paris' SERVANT; PARIS and HELEN 
enter; PANDARUS flatters HELEN, who makes him sing a song; 
after further chatter, PANDARUS exits; the rest go to greet 
the returning warriors.

3/2  Pandarus' orchard.
     PANDARUS meets TROILUS' BOY; TROILUS enters, and the 
BOY exits; at TROILUS' request, PANDARUS exits to fetch 
Cressida; TROILUS imagines his approaching transports; 
PANDARUS enters; he and TROILUS speak, then PANDARUS exits, 
returning with CRESSIDA; PANDARUS encourages the lovers, 
then exits.
     TROILUS and CRESSIDA speak; PANDARUS enters and 
oversees the courtship; they exit, PANDARUS ushering the 
lovers to bed.

3/3  The Grecian camp.
     CALCHAS asks AGAMEMNON, ULYSSES, DIOMEDES, NESTOR, 
AJAX, and MENELEUS to exchange their prisoner, Antenor, for 
Cressida; AGAMEMNON assigns the exchange to DIOMEDES, who 
exits with CALCHAS.
     ACHILLES and PATROCLUS emerge from their tent; on 
ULYSSES' advice, the Greeks ignore ACHILLES as all, except 
for ULYSSES, exit; ACHILLES complains; ULYSSES fuels the 
feud between ACHILLES and Ajax, then exits; ACHILLES and 
PATROCLUS discuss the situation.
     THERSITES enters and describes Ajax' posturing; 
ACHILLES asks THERSITES to bear a message to Ajax; ACHILLES 
and PATROCLUS exit, followed by THERSITES.

4/1  Troy. A street.
     AENEAS, with his SERVANT, meet PARIS, DEIPHOBUS, 
ANTENOR, DIOMEDES, and others, on their way to fetch 
Cressida; after hearty banter between AENEAS and DIOMEDES, 
PARIS asks AENEAS to warn Troilus of their approach; AENEAS 
and his SERVANT exit.
     DIOMEDES tells PARIS his opinion of Helen.

4/2  Court of Pandarus' house.
     TROILUS bids CRESSIDA good night; PANDARUS enters and 
teases them; at a knocking on the door, TROILUS and CRESSIDA 
exit. 
     AENEAS enters; PANDARUS denies Troilus' presence; 
TROILUS enters, and AENEAS tells him of the exchange of 
Antenor for Cressida; TROILUS and AENEAS exit.
     CRESSIDA enters; PANDARUS tells her the news; she 
laments.

4/3  Before Pandarus' house.
     TROILUS, PARIS, DEIPHOBUS, ANTENOR, AENEAS and DIOMEDES 
enter; TROILUS exits to fetch Cressida.

4/4  A room in Pandarus' house.
     PANDARUS tries to calm CRESSIDA; TROILUS enters and 
urges CRESSIDA's faithfulness.
     AENEAS, PARIS, ANTENOR, DEIPHOBUS, and DIOMEDES enter; 
TROILUS gives CRESSIDA to DIOMEDES' safekeeping; TROILUS, 
CRESSIDA, and DIOMEDES exit; at the sound of Hector's entry 
onto the field, the others exit.

4/5  The Grecian camp. Lists set out.
     AJAX awaits a challenger, with AGAMEMNON, ACHILLES, 
PATROCLUS, MENELEUS, ULYSSES, NESTOR, and others.
     DIOMEDES and CRESSIDA enter; CRESSIDA is greeted by a 
kiss from each of the Greeks; DIOMEDES and CRESSIDA exit; 
ULYSSES appraises Cressida.
     HECTOR, TROILUS, and AENEAS enter, with ATTENDANTS; 
AENEAS, speaking for HECTOR, arranges terms for the duel; 
DIOMEDES enters; AJAX and HECTOR prepare to fight.
     ULYSSES points out TROILUS as Cressida's lover to 
AGAMEMNON. 
     After a lengthy battle, AJAX and HECTOR agree to a 
draw; the Greeks and Trojans consort together; all exit, 
except TROILUS and ULYSSES; ULYSSES agrees to bring TROILUS 
to Calchas' tent.

5/1  The Grecian camp. Before Achilles' tent.
     ACHILLES and PATROCLUS speak; THERSITES enters and 
banters with them; ACHILLES and PATROCLUS exit; THERSITES 
raves further.
     HECTOR, TROILUS, AJAX, AGAMEMNON, ULYSSES, NESTOR, 
MENELEUS, and DIOMEDES enter, and ACHILLES comes out to meet 
them; after some greetings, AGAMEMNON and MENELEUS exit; 
when DIOMEDES exits, ULYSSES and TROILUS follow him; the 
rest are led by ACHILLES to his tent.
     THERSITES raves.

5/2  The Grecian camp. Before Calchas' tent.
     DIOMEDES calls to CALCHAS to send out CRESSIDA; TROILUS
and ULYSSES enter, unseen, followed by THERSITES.
     CRESSIDA enters; she greets DIOMEDES familiarly, 
startling TROILUS; their talk exposes an amour; though urged 
by ULYSSES to leave, TROILUS remains, fuming; THERSITES 
comments.
     CRESSIDA exits, and re-enters with a sleeve, a token 
from TROILUS, which she gives to DIOMEDES; DIOMEDES exits, 
soon followed by CRESSIDA; TROILUS rants with jealousy.
     AENEAS enters, seeking TROILUS, to return him to Troy; 
TROILUS, AENEAS, and ULYSSES exit; THERSITES comments.

5/3  Troy. Before Priam's palace.
     ANDROMACHE begs HECTOR not to go to war; CASSANDRA 
enters and seconds her; as CASSANDRA exits to fetch Priam, 
TROILUS enters. 
     TROILUS enjoins HECTOR to be less merciful in battle.
     CASSANDRA and PRIAM enter; PRIAM tells HECTOR not to 
fight; ANDROMACHE exits, sent out by HECTOR; CASSANDRA 
rants, then exits, sent out by TROILUS; HECTOR exits to the 
battle; PRIAM exits.
     PANDARUS enters with a letter for TROILUS from 
Cressida; TROILUS tears it up.

5/4  Plains between Troy and the Grecian camp.
     THERSITES describes the battle.
     TROILUS and DIOMEDES, who wears the sleeve, enter, then 
exit, fighting.
     HECTOR enters, scorns THERSITES, and exits; THERSITES 
exits, seeking Troilus and Diomedes.

5/5  Another part of the plains.
     DIOMEDES sends his SERVANT to Cressida with Troilus' 
horse.
     AGAMEMNON enters and lists the Greek casualties; NESTOR 
enters, confirming Patroclus' death.
     ULYSSES enters and announces that Achilles is arming.
     AJAX enters and exits, seeking Troilus; ACHILLES 
enters, seeking Hector.

5/6  Another part of the plains.
     AJAX and DIOMEDES meet, seeking Troilus; TROILUS 
enters; the three exit, fighting.
     HECTOR enters, followed by ACHILLES; after a few words, 
ACHILLES exits, without fighting; TROILUS enters, then exits 
to rescue Aeneas; a Greek enters, and is chased out by 
HECTOR.

5/7  Another part of the plains.
     ACHILLES instructs his MYRMIDONS; they exit.
     MENELEUS and PARIS enter, fighting, followed by 
THERSITES; the combatants exit; MARGARELON enters, 
challenging THERSITES, who flees; MARGARELON exits after 
him.

5/8  Another part of the plains.
     HECTOR lays aside his weapons to rest; ACHILLES and the 
MYRMIDONS enter and kill him.

5/9  Another part of the plains.
     AGAMEMNON, AJAX, MENELAUS, NESTOR, DIOMEDES, and other 
Greeks hear that Hector is dead.

5/10 Another part of the plains.
     TROILUS enters and tells AENEAS, PARIS, ANTENOR, and 
DEIPHOBUS that Hector is dead; they mourn him.
     As the Trojans exit, PANDARUS enters, and is scorned by 
TROILUS.
     PANDARUS begs understanding for procurers.