William Shakespeare
Bibliography
Course Hero. "Troilus and Cressida Study Guide." Course Hero. 7 Apr. 2018. Web. 15 Jan. 2021. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Troilus-and-Cressida/>.
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Course Hero. (2018, April 7). Troilus and Cressida Study Guide. In Course Hero. Retrieved January 15, 2021, from https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Troilus-and-Cressida/
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Course Hero. "Troilus and Cressida Study Guide." April 7, 2018. Accessed January 15, 2021. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Troilus-and-Cressida/.
Footnote
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William Shakespeare
1601–02
Play
Tragedy
Troilus and Cressida is named after two lovers during the Trojan War. In Greek mythology the Greeks attack Troy after Prince Paris of Troy takes Helen, the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Priam is the king of Troy and the father of Paris. Troilus is another of Priam's many sons. Cressida is the daughter of Calchas, a Trojan priest who defects to the Greek side of the war.
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