What, are you up here, ho! Speak.
Hey, what are you doing up here? Speak!
What are you doing up here? Say something.
what are you doing here? speak
[_Within_.] Who calls?
Who is calling?
Who's there?
who
Diomed. Calchas, I think. Where’s your daughter?
You're Calchas, if I'm not mistaken. Where is your daughter?
Calchas, right? Where's your daughter?
where's your daughter?
[_Within_.] She comes to you.
She is coming to you now.
She's coming to you.
shes coming
Stand where the torch may not discover us.
Stand where the torchlight cannot reveal us.
Stay where the torch can't find us.
stay in the dark
Cressid comes forth to him.
Cressida comes forward to him.
Cressida walks out to him.
cressida comes out
How now, my charge!
What's the matter, my dear?
Hey there, how are you?
hey
Now, my sweet guardian! Hark, a word with you.
Now, my sweet guardian! Listen, I need to talk to you.
Hey, sweet guardian! Can I talk to you?
can we talk?
Yea, so familiar?
Yes, so intimate?
Really? That casual with him?
seriously that close tho
She will sing any man at first sight.
She will court any man at first glance.
She'll come on to any guy right away.
she's into any guy
And any man may sing her, if he can take her cliff; she’s noted.
Any man can court her if he understands her nature; she's known for it.
Any guy can get with her if he knows what to do; she's famous for it.
any guy can get her she's known for it
Will you remember?
Will you remember?
will you remember?
will you remember?
Remember! Yes.
Remember! Yes.
remember! yes.
remember! yes.
Nay, but do, then;
And let your mind be coupled with your words.
No, really do; And make your actions match your words.
No, actually do it; And mean what you say.
actually do it mean it
What should she remember?
And what is supposed to be on her mind?
What's she supposed to keep in mind?
what's she supposed to remember?
List!
Listen!
Listen up!
listen up
Sweet honey Greek, tempt me no more to folly.
Sweet honey, you Greek, stop tempting me into foolishness.
Sweet thing, stop trying to make me do something stupid.
stop making me do stupid stuff
Roguery!
Roguery!
roguery!
roguery!
Nay, then—
No, then—
Well, then—
well then
I’ll tell you what—
Let me explain what's happening—
Here's the thing—
listen to me
Fo, fo! come, tell a pin; you are a forsworn.
Come on, I don't care; you've broken your oath.
Come on, I don't care; you broke your promise.
you broke your promise
In faith, I cannot. What would you have me do?
Honestly, I can't. What do you want me to do?
I can't do this. What do you want from me?
i can't what do you want?
A juggling trick, to be secretly open.
A deceptive trick—to be openly unfaithful while pretending secrecy.
A con—pretending to be secret while being completely obvious.
she's playing games obvious con
What did you swear you would bestow on me?
What did you swear you would give me?
What did you promise to give me?
what did you promise?
I prithee, do not hold me to mine oath;
Bid me do anything but that, sweet Greek.
I beg you, don't hold me to my promise; Tell me to do anything except that, sweet Greek.
Please don't make me keep my promise; Ask me to do anything but that, sweet guy.
don't make me keep it ask me anything else
Good night.
Good night.
I'm out of here.
peace
Hold, patience!
Hold, have patience!
Stay calm. Hold it together.
hang on stay cool
How now, Trojan!
What now, Trojan?
Trojan, what's going on?
yo trojan
Diomed!
Diomed!
Diomed!
diomed
No, no, good night; I’ll be your fool no more.
No, no, good night; I won't be your fool anymore.
No, good night; I'm done being your sucker.
i'm done being played
Thy better must.
your better must.
your better must.
your better must.
Hark! a word in your ear.
Listen! Let me say something in your ear.
Hey, let me tell you something.
let me tell you
O plague and madness!
Oh, curse and madness!
Oh, this is torture!
this is insane
You are moved, Prince; let us depart, I pray,
Lest your displeasure should enlarge itself
To wrathful terms. This place is dangerous;
The time right deadly; I beseech you, go.
You are upset, Prince; let us leave, I beg, Lest your anger should grow Into violent words. This place is dangerous; The time is dire; I beg you, go.
You're upset, Prince; let's get out of here, Before your anger gets out of hand. This isn't a safe place; It's a bad time; please, let's go.
let's leave it's not safe please go
Behold, I pray you.
Look, I beg you.
Just look at this.
look
Nay, good my lord, go off;
You flow to great distraction; come, my lord.
No, come on, we need to go; You're falling into distraction; come, my lord.
No, come on, we need to go; You're losing it; come on.
we need to go you're losing it
I pray thee stay.
I beg you, stay.
Please stay.
stay
You have not patience; come.
You have no patience; come.
You can't handle this; let's go.
come on
I pray you, stay; by hell and all hell’s torments,
I will not speak a word.
I'm begging you, stay here; by every terrible thing in hell, I swear I'll stay silent.
Please stay; I swear by hell, I won't say anything.
please stay i promise i'll keep quiet
And so, good night.
That's it then. Goodbye.
Well, good night.
bye
Nay, but you part in anger.
No, but you're leaving in anger.
Wait, you're mad at me.
you're leaving mad
Doth that grieve thee? O withered truth!
Does that grieve you? Oh, dead truth!
Does that bother you? Truth is dead!
truth is dead
How now, my lord?
What's wrong, my lord?
What's happening, my lord?
what's wrong?
By Jove, I will be patient.
I swear by Jove, I'm going to contain myself.
I'll stay calm, I promise.
i'll control myself
Guardian! Why, Greek!
Guardian! Why, Greek?
Wait, Guardian! Come back!
wait come back
Fo, fo! adieu! you palter.
Come on, goodbye! You're being dishonest.
Fine, bye! You're just playing games.
bye you're messing around
In faith, I do not. Come hither once again.
Honestly, I'm not playing games. Come back here again.
I'm not! Come back here.
nah i'm serious come back
You shake, my lord, at something; will you go?
You will break out.
You're trembling at something, my lord; will you leave? You will break down.
You're shaking; should we go? You're about to lose it.
let's go you're breaking
She strokes his cheek.
She's caressing his face.
She's touching his face.
she's caressing him
Come, come.
Let's go, let's go.
Come on, we're leaving.
let's go let's go
Nay, stay; by Jove, I will not speak a word:
There is between my will and all offences
A guard of patience. Stay a little while.
No, please stay; I swear by Jove I will remain silent: My patience stands between me and my impulses. Just stay a moment longer.
Wait, stay; I swear I won't say a word: I have patience standing between me and what I want to do. Just wait a minute.
stay i'm holding back just wait
How the devil Luxury, with his fat rump and potato finger, tickles
these together! Fry, lechery, fry!
Look at how Lust, with its fat body and diseased finger, makes these two flirt! Burn up, filthy desire, burn!
Look at how Lust, with its bloated body and gross fingers, gets these two going! May lust burn itself out!
lust is all over them let it burn itself out
But will you, then?
Will you actually do it then?
So will you?
you gonna do it?
In faith, I will, la; never trust me else.
I truly will; hold me to it if I break my word.
Yeah, I will; don't trust me if I'm lying.
yes i promise
Give me some token for the surety of it.
Give me some token to prove it.
Give me something to prove it.
prove it
I’ll fetch you one.
I'll get you one.
I'll get something for you.
ok
You have sworn patience.
You have sworn to be patient.
You promised to stay calm.
you promised to calm down
Fear me not, my lord;
I will not be myself, nor have cognition
Of what I feel. I am all patience.
Don't worry about me, my lord; I will not be myself, nor will I understand What I feel. I am completely patient.
Don't worry, my lord; I won't even be myself; I won't even process what I'm feeling. I'm totally calm.
i'm numb i won't feel anything i'm calm
Now the pledge; now, now, now!
Now the token; now, now, now!
Give me the token now!
now! now! now!
Here, Diomed, keep this sleeve.
Take this, Diomed. It's yours now.
There you go, Diomed. Hold onto this.
it's yours
O beauty! where is thy faith?
Oh beauty! Where is your faithfulness?
Oh, where did your honesty go?
where's your loyalty?
My lord!
My lord!
Sir!
my lord
I will be patient; outwardly I will.
I will be patient; at least outwardly I will.
I can stay calm; at least I can look calm.
i'll look calm
You look upon that sleeve; behold it well.
He lov’d me—O false wench!—Give’t me again.
You look at that sleeve; see it well. He loved me—Oh, you false woman!—Give it back to me.
Look at that sleeve; really look at it. He loved me—You fake!—Give it back.
he loved me you faker give it back
Whose was’t?
Whose was it?
Who gave you that?
whose was it
It is no matter, now I have’t again.
I will not meet with you tomorrow night.
I prithee, Diomed, visit me no more.
It doesn't matter now that I have it again. I will not meet with you tomorrow night. I beg you, Diomed, visit me no more.
Forget it, now I have it back. I'm not seeing you tomorrow. Don't come back.
i got it back no tomorrow don't come back
Now she sharpens. Well said, whetstone.
Now she gets sharp. Well done, you tool.
Now she's getting clever. Nice work, tool.
she's sharp now tool
I shall have it.
I will have it.
I'll get it.
it's mine
What, this?
This sleeve?
You want this one?
you want this
Ay, that.
Yes, that one.
Yeah, that's the one.
yeah that one
O all you gods! O pretty, pretty pledge!
Thy master now lies thinking on his bed
Of thee and me, and sighs, and takes my glove,
And gives memorial dainty kisses to it,
As I kiss thee. Nay, do not snatch it from me;
He that takes that doth take my heart withal.
Oh, all you gods! Oh, beautiful, beautiful token! Your master is lying on his bed now Thinking of you and me, and sighs, and takes my glove, And gives tender memorial kisses to it, As I kiss you. No, don't grab it from me; Whoever takes that takes my heart with it.
Oh my gods! You're so pretty! He's lying in bed thinking about us, sighing, taking my glove And kissing it like I kiss you. Don't rip it from me; If you take it, you take my heart too.
he loves me he's thinking of me it's my heart
I had your heart before; this follows it.
I had your heart before; this just follows.
I already had your heart; this is just the thing that goes with it.
i already had your heart
I did swear patience.
I did swear to be patient.
I promised to stay calm.
i swore to stay calm
You shall not have it, Diomed; faith, you shall not;
I’ll give you something else.
No, Diomed, you will not get it; on my honor; I'll offer you something else instead.
You can't have it, Diomed; you really can't; I'll give you something different.
you can't have it i'll give you something else
I will have this. Whose was it?
I'm taking this with me. Who did this belong to?
I'm getting this. Whose was it?
who gave it to you?
It is no matter.
It doesn't matter.
Never mind.
doesn't matter
Come, tell me whose it was.
Come on, you need to tell me whose it was originally.
Tell me who gave it to you.
whose was it originally?
’Twas one’s that lov’d me better than you will.
But, now you have it, take it.
It was someone who loved me more than you will. But now that you have it, take it.
It's from someone who loved me more than you ever will. But you have it now, so keep it.
someone loved me more it's yours
Whose was it?
Whose was it?
Who gave that to you?
whose was it
By all Diana’s waiting women yond,
And by herself, I will not tell you whose.
By all of Diana's attendants there, And by Diana herself, I will not tell you whose.
I swear by Diana and all her nymphs, I won't tell you whose it is.
i won't tell
Tomorrow will I wear it on my helm,
And grieve his spirit that dares not challenge it.
Tomorrow I will wear it on my helmet, And grieve the spirit of him who doesn't dare challenge me for it.
Tomorrow I'll wear it on my helmet, And torment the guy who's too scared to fight me for it.
i'll wear it proud make him suffer
Wert thou the devil and wor’st it on thy horn,
It should be challeng’d.
Even if you were the devil and wore it on your horn, It should be challenged.
Even if you were the devil and wore it on your horn, I'd fight you for it.
i'd fight you for it
Well, well, ’tis done, ’tis past; and yet it is not;
I will not keep my word.
Well, well, it's done, it's in the past; and yet it is not; I will not keep my word.
It's done, it's finished; and yet it's not; I won't keep my promise.
it's done but it's not i won't do it
Why, then farewell;
Thou never shalt mock Diomed again.
Why, then goodbye; You will never mock Diomed again.
Fine, goodbye; You won't make fun of me again.
bye stop mocking me
You shall not go. One cannot speak a word
But it straight starts you.
You shall not leave. One cannot say a word But it immediately startles you.
Don't go. I can't even say anything without you jumping.
stay you're so jumpy
I do not like this fooling.
I do not like this joking around.
I don't like this game.
quit fooling around
Nor I, by Pluto; but that that likes not you
Pleases me best.
Neither do I, by Pluto; but what you don't like Pleases me most.
Neither do I, by Pluto; but whatever you hate I love.
i love what you hate
What, shall I come? The hour?
What, shall I come? When?
So I'm coming? What time?
what time?
Ay, come; O Jove! Do come. I shall be plagu’d.
Yes, come; Oh Jove! Do come. I will be tormented.
Yes, come; I'll be tormented waiting for you.
yes come i'll be suffering
Farewell till then.
Goodbye until then.
See you then.
see u then
Good night. I prithee come.
Good night. I'm begging you to visit me.
Good night. Please come.
bye come back soon
Troilus, farewell! One eye yet looks on thee;
But with my heart the other eye doth see.
Ah, poor our sex! this fault in us I find,
The error of our eye directs our mind.
What error leads must err; O, then conclude,
Minds sway’d by eyes are full of turpitude.
Troilus, goodbye! One eye still looks at you, but my heart has taken the other eye elsewhere. Ah, poor us women! I see this weakness in us: our eyes' errors direct our minds. When our eyes go wrong, our minds must follow them; then minds led by their eyes fill with shame.
Goodbye Troilus. One part of me's still looking at you, but honestly my heart's already gone somewhere else. That's our real problem as women—our eyes lead us astray and our minds just follow along. When your eyes mess up, you mess up. That's how we end up compromised.
goodbye troilus one eye's on you the other went with my heart that's our curse as women
A proof of strength she could not publish more,
Unless she said ‘My mind is now turn’d whore.’
She could not show the strength of her infidelity more clearly, Unless she said 'My mind has become a prostitute.'
She couldn't show how unfaithful she is more clearly, Unless she just said 'I'm a whore.'
she's a whore now she's that unfaithful
All’s done, my lord.
Everything is finished, my lord.
It's all over.
it's over
It is.
It is.
Yeah, that just happened.
it is
Why stay we, then?
So why are we lingering here?
Why are we still here?
let's go
To make a recordation to my soul
Of every syllable that here was spoke.
But if I tell how these two did co-act,
Shall I not lie in publishing a truth?
Sith yet there is a credence in my heart,
An esperance so obstinately strong,
That doth invert th’attest of eyes and ears;
As if those organs had deceptious functions
Created only to calumniate.
Was Cressid here?
To burn into my soul Every word that was spoken here. But if I tell what these two did together, Would I be lying by telling the truth? Because there is still a belief in my heart, A hope so stubbornly strong, That it overrides what my eyes and ears say; As if my senses were created Just to deceive me. Was Cressida even here?
To burn into my memory Every single word. But if I tell you what I just saw, Will I be lying about the truth? Because part of me still refuses to believe it, A desperate hope so strong That it overrides what I saw and heard; Like my senses were designed Just to trick me. Was that really Cressida?
i can't believe what i saw it doesn't make sense was she even here?
I cannot conjure, Trojan.
I cannot make this disappear by magic, Trojan.
I can't make this go away, Trojan.
i can't make it go away
She was not, sure.
She was not here, surely.
That wasn't really her.
that wasn't her
Most sure she was.
She was definitely here.
Yes, she was.
it was her
Why, my negation hath no taste of madness.
Well, my denial doesn't sound crazy.
My denial seems reasonable.
my denial makes sense
Nor mine, my lord. Cressid was here but now.
Neither does mine, my lord. Cressida was here just moments ago.
Neither does mine. She was just here a second ago.
she was just here
Let it not be believ’d for womanhood.
Think, we had mothers; do not give advantage
To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme,
For depravation, to square the general sex
By Cressid’s rule. Rather think this not Cressid.
Don't condemn all women because of this. Remember, we all have mothers. Don't let spiteful critics who are looking for any excuse to attack women use Cressida's behavior as a standard to judge all women by. Consider this woman not to be Cressida.
Don't judge all women by what Cressida did. We all have mothers, and we shouldn't give these mean people a reason to attack women in general. This can't really be Cressida we're talking about.
don't blame all women cuz of cressida we got moms too this isn't really her
What hath she done, Prince, that can soil our mothers?
What has she done, Prince, that could dishonor our mothers?
What did Cressida do that would shame all of our mothers?
what'd she do to disgrace us?
Nothing at all, unless that this were she.
Nothing at all, unless this woman here is actually Cressida.
Nothing—unless that's actually her.
if that's not her then cool no offense
Will he swagger himself out on’s own eyes?
Will he boast and argue himself into denying what his own eyes see?
Is he going to brag so hard he argues himself into not believing what he's seeing?
he gonna talk himself blind?
This she? No; this is Diomed’s Cressida.
If beauty have a soul, this is not she;
If souls guide vows, if vows be sanctimonies,
If sanctimony be the god’s delight,
If there be rule in unity itself,
This was not she. O madness of discourse,
That cause sets up with and against itself!
Bi-fold authority! where reason can revolt
Without perdition, and loss assume all reason
Without revolt: this is, and is not, Cressid.
Within my soul there doth conduce a fight
Of this strange nature, that a thing inseparate
Divides more wider than the sky and earth;
And yet the spacious breadth of this division
Admits no orifice for a point as subtle
As Ariachne’s broken woof to enter.
Instance, O instance! strong as Pluto’s gates:
Cressid is mine, tied with the bonds of heaven.
Instance, O instance! strong as heaven itself:
The bonds of heaven are slipp’d, dissolv’d, and loos’d;
And with another knot, five-finger-tied,
The fractions of her faith, orts of her love,
The fragments, scraps, the bits, and greasy relics
Of her o’er-eaten faith, are given to Diomed.
This woman? No, this is Diomed's Cressida. If beauty has a soul, this is not her. If souls guide vows, if vows are sacred things, if holiness delights the gods, if there is order in unity itself, this was not her. Oh, the madness of reasoning, where cause argues both for and against itself! Two-faced authority, where reason can rebel without destruction, and loss can claim all logic without rebellion—this is, and is not, Cressida. Within my soul there wages a war of this strange nature: something that cannot be separated divides more widely than sky and earth. And yet across the spacious breadth of this division, there's no opening so small as a thread like Ariadne's to pass through. Proof, oh proof, strong as Pluto's gates: Cressida is mine, bound by the bonds of heaven. Proof, oh proof, strong as heaven itself: the bonds of heaven have slipped, dissolved, and loosened. And with another knot, five-finger-tied, the broken pieces of her faith, scraps of her love, the fragments, bits, and greasy remnants of her consumed faith, are given to Diomed.
This is her? No, this is Diomed's girlfriend now. If beauty had a soul, this wouldn't be her. If our promises guide our souls, if promises are sacred, if the gods love holiness, if there's any order to anything—this wasn't her. Oh, the madness of it! My own reasoning is working against itself. I can lose everything without feeling like I'm losing it, I can believe contradictions—this is and isn't Cressida. My soul is literally at war with itself. Something that should be one thing is split wider than sky and earth. There's no thread so thin that it could pass through the gap between these truths. I have proof, strong as the gates of hell itself: Cressida is mine, bound by heaven's vows. I have proof, strong as heaven: but heaven's vows are broken, dissolved, loose. And now her faith, her love, everything she promised, just bits and scraps and leftovers, are given to Diomed.
is this her? no. this is diomed's girl now. if beauty had a soul she wouldn't be this person my brain is literally fighting itself she's both hers and not hers she's mine by heaven's law but heaven's broken all her promises are just scraps now given to someone else
May worthy Troilus be half attach’d
With that which here his passion doth express?
Can noble Troilus be only partly affected by the passion he's expressing here?
Is Troilus really only half as upset as he's acting right now?
he's only half this mad?
Ay, Greek; and that shall be divulged well
In characters as red as Mars his heart
Inflam’d with Venus. Never did young man fancy
With so eternal and so fix’d a soul.
Hark, Greek: as much as I do Cressid love,
So much by weight hate I her Diomed.
That sleeve is mine that he’ll bear on his helm;
Were it a casque compos’d by Vulcan’s skill
My sword should bite it. Not the dreadful spout
Which shipmen do the hurricano call,
Constring’d in mass by the almighty sun,
Shall dizzy with more clamour Neptune’s ear
In his descent than shall my prompted sword
Falling on Diomed.
Yes, Greek, and that will be made clear in blood as red as Mars's passionate heart inflamed by Venus. Never did a young man love with such eternal and fixed devotion. Listen, Greek: as much as I love Cressida, by that same weight I hate her Diomed. That sleeve is mine that he'll wear on his helmet. Were it armor made by Vulcan's skill, my sword would bite through it. Not the terrible hurricane that shipmen call the hurricano, compressed and driven by the almighty sun, will make more noise crashing into Neptune's ear in its descent than my sword driven by fury will make falling on Diomed.
Yeah, Greek, and I'll prove it in blood as red as Mars burning with love. No young man ever loved with such deep, unwavering devotion. Listen: I hate Diomed exactly as much as I love Cressida. That sleeve he's wearing is mine, and he'll pay for it. Even if it were armor forged by the god Vulcan himself, my sword would cut through it. Even the worst hurricane, the one that makes the ocean itself roar, won't crash down on the sea god with more force than my sword will crash down on Diomed.
yeah & i'll show it in blood no guy ever loved like i do i hate diomed as much as i love cressida he's wearing her sleeve & he's gonna die for it even god-forged armor won't save him
He’ll tickle it for his concupy.
He'll deal with it for the sake of his lover.
He just wants to get back with his girlfriend.
he's just trying to sleep with her
O Cressid! O false Cressid! false, false, false!
Let all untruths stand by thy stained name,
And they’ll seem glorious.
Oh Cressida! Oh false Cressida, false, false, false! Let all lies stand beside your tainted name, and they'll look honorable by comparison.
Oh Cressida, you traitor, traitor, traitor! If you put all the lies in the world next to your name, they'd actually look honest.
cressida you fake all lies look true next to your name
O, contain yourself;
Your passion draws ears hither.
Oh, control yourself. Your emotional outburst is drawing people here to listen.
Hey, calm down. You're gonna draw a crowd.
chill ppl are listening
I have been seeking you this hour, my lord.
Hector, by this, is arming him in Troy;
Ajax, your guard, stays to conduct you home.
I've been looking for you for the last hour, my lord. By now, Hector is putting on his armor in Troy. Ajax, your escort, is waiting to conduct you home.
I've been looking everywhere for you. Hector's getting ready for battle back in Troy, and Ajax is waiting to take you back home.
been looking for you forever hector's suiting up ajax is waiting to take you home
Have with you, Prince. My courteous lord, adieu.
Fairwell, revolted fair! and, Diomed,
Stand fast, and wear a castle on thy head.
I'll go with you, Prince. Farewell, courteous lord. Farewell, unfaithful lover! And Diomed, stand firm and prepare yourself for battle.
Let's go, Prince. Goodbye, my lord. Goodbye, false lover! And Diomed—you better stand ready, because I'm coming for you.
let's go bye traitor cressida diomed—get ready for a fight
I’ll bring you to the gates.
I'll escort you to the gates.
I'll walk you to the gates.
i'll take you to the gates
Accept distracted thanks.
Accept my confused thanks.
Thanks, though I'm barely holding it together.
thanks im a wreck
Would I could meet that rogue Diomed! I would croak like a
raven; I would bode, I would bode. Patroclus will give me anything for
the intelligence of this whore; the parrot will not do more for an
almond than he for a commodious drab. Lechery, lechery! Still wars and
lechery! Nothing else holds fashion. A burning devil take them!
I wish I could meet that scoundrel Diomed! I would scream like a raven; I would curse, I would curse. Patroclus will give me anything for news of this prostitute; a parrot won't work harder for an almond than he'll work for an easy woman. Lechery, lechery! Still wars and lechery! Nothing else stays in fashion. May a burning devil take them all!
I'd love to run into that bastard Diomed! I'd scream at him like a crow—just shriek curses over and over. Patroclus would pay me anything for gossip about this woman; honestly, he'd work as hard for a convenient hookup as a parrot would for an almond. It's all lechery, lechery! Wars and lechery, that's all there is. Nothing else matters anymore. Damn them all!
wish i could find diomed would curse him like a raven patroclus works as hard for easy women as parrots do for almonds everything's lechery & wars damn them all
The Reckoning
In the play's cruellest scene, Troilus watches Cressida give his love-token to Diomedes, and his idea of love falls apart in front of him. Shakespeare stages it as a spying scene with layers: Diomedes and Cressida bargain, Troilus watches them, Ulysses watches Troilus, and Thersites sneers at all of them. Notice how torn Cressida is. She wavers, takes the sleeve back, relents, and in her short soliloquy blames her own eyes, which leaves her more pitiable than villainous. Troilus's great speech, 'This is, and is not, Cressid,' shows a mind refusing to believe its own senses. By the end his grief has turned into a lust for revenge that will drive the battle scenes to come.
If this happened today…
You and a friend sit in a parked car across from a bar and watch your girlfriend through the window with some guy she swore meant nothing. She pulls away, then leans back in. She hands him the bracelet you gave her, grabs it back, then lets him keep it. Your friend keeps saying you should leave before you make a scene. Afterward you sit there insisting it can't have been her, even though you both saw it. Then the disbelief hardens into something uglier: you want to find him.