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with your true sword drawn； Oppos'd to hinder me； should stop my way；
But by my ruin。
Re…enter CASSANDRA； with PRIAM
CASSANDRA。 Lay hold upon him； Priam； hold him fast； He is thy
crutch； now if thou lose thy stay； Thou on him leaning； and all Troy on
thee； Fall all together。 PRIAM。 Come； Hector； come； go back。 Thy wife
hath dreamt； thy mother hath had visions； Cassandra doth foresee； and I
myself Am like a prophet suddenly enrapt To tell thee that this day is
ominous。 Therefore； come back。 HECTOR。 Aeneas is a…field； And I do
stand engag'd to many Greeks； Even in the faith of valour； to appear This
morning to them。 PRIAM。 Ay； but thou shalt not go。 HECTOR。 I must not
break my faith。 You know me dutiful； therefore； dear sir； Let me not shame
respect； but give me leave To take that course by your consent and voice
Which you do here forbid me； royal Priam。 CASSANDRA。 O Priam； yield
not to him！ ANDROMACHE。 Do not； dear father。 HECTOR。 Andromache；
I am offended with you。 Upon the love you bear me； get you in。 Exit
ANDROMACHE TROILUS。 This foolish； dreaming； superstitious girl
Makes all these bodements。 CASSANDRA。 O； farewell； dear Hector！
Look how thou diest。 Look how thy eye turns pale。 Look how thy wounds
do bleed at many vents。 Hark how Troy roars； how Hecuba cries out； How
poor Andromache shrills her dolours forth； Behold distraction； frenzy； and
amazement； Like witless antics； one another meet； And all cry； Hector！
Hector's dead！ O Hector！ TROILUS。 Away； away！ CASSANDRA。
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Farewell！…yet； soft！ Hector； I take my leave。 Thou dost thyself and all our
Troy deceive。 Exit HECTOR。 You are amaz'd； my liege； at her exclaim。
Go in； and cheer the town； we'll forth； and fight； Do deeds worth praise
and tell you them at night。 PRIAM。 Farewell。 The gods with safety stand
about thee！ Exeunt severally PRIAM and HECTOR。 Alarums TROILUS。
They are at it； hark！ Proud Diomed； believe； I come to lose my arm or win
my sleeve。
Enter PANDARUS
PANDARUS。 Do you hear； my lord？ Do you hear？ TROILUS。 What
now？ PANDARUS。 Here's a letter come from yond poor girl。 TROILUS。
Let me read。 PANDARUS。 A whoreson tisick； a whoreson rascally tisick
so troubles me； and the foolish fortune of this girl； and what one thing；
what another； that I shall leave you one o' th's days； and I have a rheum in
mine eyes too； and such an ache in my bones that unless a man were curs'd
I cannot tell what to think on't。 What says she there？ TROILUS。 Words；
words； mere words； no matter from the heart； Th' effect doth operate
another way。 ＇Tearing the letter＇ Go； wind； to wind； there turn and change
together。 My love with words and errors still she feeds； But edifies another
with her deeds。 Exeunt severally
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SCENE 4。 The plain between Troy and the Grecian
camp
Enter THERSITES。 Excursions
THERSITES。 Now they are clapper…clawing one another； I'll go look
on。 That dissembling abominable varlet； Diomed； has got that same scurvy
doting foolish young knave's sleeve of Troy there in his helm。 I would fain
see them meet； that that same young Troyan ass that loves the whore there
might send that Greekish whoremasterly villain with the sleeve back to the
dissembling luxurious drab of a sleeve…less errand。 A th' t'other side； the
policy of those crafty swearing rascals…that stale old mouse…eaten dry
cheese； Nestor； and that same dog…fox； Ulysses …is not prov'd worth a
blackberry。 They set me up； in policy； that mongrel cur； Ajax； against that
dog of as bad a kind； Achilles； and now is the cur； Ajax prouder than the
cur Achilles； and will not arm to…day； whereupon the Grecians begin to
proclaim barbarism； and policy grows into an ill opinion。
Enter DIOMEDES； TROILUS following
Soft！ here comes sleeve； and t'other。 TROILUS。 Fly not； for shouldst
thou take the river Styx I would swim after。 DIOMEDES。 Thou dost
miscall retire。 I do not fly； but advantageous care Withdrew me from the
odds of multitude。 Have at thee。 THERSITES。 Hold thy whore； Grecian；
now for thy whore； Troyan…now the sleeve； now the sleeve！ Exeunt
TROILUS and DIOMEDES fighting
Enter HECTOR
HECTOR。 What art thou； Greek？ Art thou for Hector's match？ Art
thou of blood and honour？ THERSITES。 No； no…I am a rascal； a scurvy
railing knave； a very filthy rogue。 HECTOR。 I do believe thee。 Live。 Exit
THERSITES。 God…a…mercy； that thou wilt believe me； but a plague break
thy neck for frighting me！ What's become of the wenching rogues？ I think
they have swallowed one another。 I would laugh at that miracle。 Yet； in a
sort； lechery eats itself。 I'll seek them。 Exit
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SCENE 5。 Another part of the plain
Enter DIOMEDES and A SERVANT
DIOMEDES。 Go； go； my servant； take thou Troilus' horse； Present
the fair steed to my lady Cressid。 Fellow； commend my service to her
beauty； Tell her I have chastis'd the amorous Troyan； And am her knight
by proof。 SERVANT。 I go； my lord。 Exit
Enter AGAMEMNON
AGAMEMNON。 Renew； renew！ The fierce Polydamus Hath beat
down enon； bastard Margarelon Hath Doreus prisoner； And stands
colossus…wise； waving his beam； Upon the pashed corses of the kings
Epistrophus and Cedius。 Polixenes is slain； Amphimacus and Thoas
deadly hurt； Patroclus ta'en； or slain； and Palamedes Sore hurt and bruis'd。
The dreadful Sagittary Appals our numbers。 Haste we； Diomed； To
reinforcement； or we perish all。
Enter NESTOR
NESTOR。 Go； bear Patroclus' body to Achilles； And bid the snail…
pac'd Ajax arm for shame。 There is a thousand Hectors in the field； Now
here he fights on Galathe his horse； And there lacks work； anon he's there
afoot； And there they fly or die； like scaled sculls Before the belching
whale； then is he yonder； And there the strawy Greeks； ripe for his edge；
Fall down before him like the mower's swath。 Here； there； and everywhere；
he leaves and takes；