Troilus and Cressida, Act 4 Scene 3 runs 13 lines of dialogue, spoken by 2 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 144 lines. This scene is part of Act 4 of Troilus and Cressida.
Full Dialogue
Paris ♂
It is great morning, and the hour prefix'd
Of her delivery to this valiant Greek
Comes fast upon. Good my brother Troilus,
Tell you the lady what she is to do,
And haste her to the purpose.
Of her delivery to this valiant Greek
Comes fast upon. Good my brother Troilus,
Tell you the lady what she is to do,
And haste her to the purpose.
Troilus ♂
Walk into her house;
I'll bring her to the Grecian presently:
And to his hand when I deliver her,
Think it an altar, and thy brother Troilus
A priest there offering to it his own heart.
I'll bring her to the Grecian presently:
And to his hand when I deliver her,
Think it an altar, and thy brother Troilus
A priest there offering to it his own heart.
Paris ♂
I know what 'tis to love;
And would, as I shall pity, I could help!
Please you walk in, my lords.
And would, as I shall pity, I could help!
Please you walk in, my lords.
13 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | 8 | 61.5% |
| Troilus | 5 | 38.5% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 8 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 7 lines.
Total speakers on stage
2 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 4
This is Scene 3 of 5 in Act 4 of Troilus and Cressida.
Scene length vs. play average
At 13 lines, this scene is shorter than the Troilus and Cressida average scene in Troilus and Cressida (~144 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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