The Oxford Shakespeare: Troilus and CressidaTroilus and Cressida is perhaps Shakespeare's most philosophical play, and its preoccupation with war, sex, and time has seemed peculiarly relevant since the First World War. Fine productions have demonstrated the play's theatrical power, and critics have explored and illuminated its ideas and its exceptionally complex language. Kenneth Muir, in his introduction, sets the play in its historical context, discusses its odd career in the theatre, examines Shakespeare's handling of his multiple sources, and assesses the contribution of interpretative criticism to a deeper understanding of this sombre examination of a fallen world. |
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... matter ( a ) pus ( b ) substance 12 plague of Greece A plague is mentioned in Iliad I ( Steevens ) and by Lydgate , iii . 4876 ( Malone ) , but it is doubtful whether Shakespeare had either in mind . There may be a quibble on grease ...
... matter ( a ) pus ( b ) substance 12 plague of Greece A plague is mentioned in Iliad I ( Steevens ) and by Lydgate , iii . 4876 ( Malone ) , but it is doubtful whether Shakespeare had either in mind . There may be a quibble on grease ...
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... matter , man ? THERSITES You see him there , do you ? ACHILLES Ay ; what's the matter ? THERSITES Nay , look upon him . ACHILLES So I do . What's the matter ? THERSITES Nay , but regard him well . ACHILLES ' Well ' ? Why , I do so ...
... matter , man ? THERSITES You see him there , do you ? ACHILLES Ay ; what's the matter ? THERSITES Nay , look upon him . ACHILLES So I do . What's the matter ? THERSITES Nay , but regard him well . ACHILLES ' Well ' ? Why , I do so ...
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... matter is so rash . There is at hand Paris your brother and Deiphobus , The Grecian Diomed , and our Antenor ... matter ? Who was here ? PANDARUS Ah , ah ! CRESSIDA Why sigh you so profoundly ? Where's my lord ? Gone ? Tell me , sweet ...
... matter is so rash . There is at hand Paris your brother and Deiphobus , The Grecian Diomed , and our Antenor ... matter ? Who was here ? PANDARUS Ah , ah ! CRESSIDA Why sigh you so profoundly ? Where's my lord ? Gone ? Tell me , sweet ...
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