cressida (fictitious character)

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cressida (fictitious character)

Troilus and Cressida

2002
Contains Chaucer's tragic love story set during the siege of Troy between Troilus, a valiant warrior and Cressida, who at first spurns Troilus' affections but is later won over; however their happiness is destroyed when Cressida is summoned to a Greek camp and eventually betrays Troilus.

The history of Troilus and Cressida

2000
Presents William Shakespeare's tragicomedy of love and betrayal during the siege of Troy, and includes explanatory notes, an introduction, and an essay on Shakespeare's theatrical world.

Troilus and Cressida

Folger Shakespeare library
2007
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