Troilus and Cressida, Act 5 Scene 6 runs 34 lines of dialogue, spoken by 5 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 144 lines. This scene is part of Act 5 of Troilus and Cressida.
Full Dialogue
Ajax ♂
Troilus, thou coward Troilus, show thy head!
Diomedes ♂
Troilus, I say! where's Troilus?
Ajax ♂
What wouldst thou?
Diomedes ♂
I would correct him.
Ajax ♂
Were I the general, thou shouldst have my office
Ere that correction. Troilus, I say! what, Troilus!
Ere that correction. Troilus, I say! what, Troilus!
Troilus ♂
O traitor Diomed! turn thy false face, thou traitor,
And pay thy life thou owest me for my horse!
And pay thy life thou owest me for my horse!
Diomedes ♂
Ha, art thou there?
Ajax ♂
I'll fight with him alone: stand, Diomed.
Diomedes ♂
He is my prize; I will not look upon.
Troilus ♂
Come, both you cogging Greeks; have at you both!
Hector ♂
Yea, Troilus? O, well fought, my youngest brother!
Achilles ♂
Now do I see thee, ha! have at thee, Hector!
Hector ♂
Pause, if thou wilt.
Achilles ♂
I do disdain thy courtesy, proud Trojan:
Be happy that my arms are out of use:
My rest and negligence befriends thee now,
But thou anon shalt hear of me again;
Till when, go seek thy fortune.
Be happy that my arms are out of use:
My rest and negligence befriends thee now,
But thou anon shalt hear of me again;
Till when, go seek thy fortune.
Hector ♂
Fare thee well:
I would have been much more a fresher man,
Had I expected thee. How now, my brother!
I would have been much more a fresher man,
Had I expected thee. How now, my brother!
Troilus ♂
Ajax hath ta'en AEneas: shall it be?
No, by the flame of yonder glorious heaven,
He shall not carry him: I'll be ta'en too,
Or bring him off: fate, hear me what I say!
I reck not though I end my life to-day.
No, by the flame of yonder glorious heaven,
He shall not carry him: I'll be ta'en too,
Or bring him off: fate, hear me what I say!
I reck not though I end my life to-day.
Hector ♂
Stand, stand, thou Greek; thou art a goodly mark:
No? wilt thou not? I like thy armour well;
I'll frush it and unlock the rivets all,
But I'll be master of it: wilt thou not,
beast, abide?
Why, then fly on, I'll hunt thee for thy hide.
No? wilt thou not? I like thy armour well;
I'll frush it and unlock the rivets all,
But I'll be master of it: wilt thou not,
beast, abide?
Why, then fly on, I'll hunt thee for thy hide.
34 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hector | 11 | 32.4% |
| Troilus | 8 | 23.5% |
| Achilles | 6 | 17.6% |
| Ajax | 5 | 14.7% |
| Diomedes | 4 | 11.8% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 11 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 7 lines.
Total speakers on stage
5 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 5
This is Scene 6 of 10 in Act 5 of Troilus and Cressida.
Scene length vs. play average
At 34 lines, this scene is shorter than the Troilus and Cressida average scene in Troilus and Cressida (~144 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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