Act 5, Scene 6

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!

TROILUS

O traitor Diomed! Turn thy false face, thou traitor,
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 befriend 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.

HECTOR

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 thou end my life today.

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.