Act 5, Scene 9

Modern spelling. Stage directions omitted.

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AGAMEMNON

Hark! hark! what shout is this?

NESTOR

Peace, drums!

SOLDIERS

Achilles! Achilles! Hector’s slain. Achilles!

DIOMEDES

The bruit is, Hector’s slain, and by Achilles.

AJAX

If it be so, yet bragless let it be;
Great Hector was as good a man as he.

AGAMEMNON

March patiently along. Let one be sent
To pray Achilles see us at our tent.
If in his death the gods have us befriended;
Great Troy is ours, and our sharp wars are ended.

All of Troilus and Cressida

Opening and close

Prologue,

Act 1

Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3,

Act 2

Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3,

Act 3

Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3,

Act 4

Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 5,

Act 5

Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 5 Act 5, Scene 6 Act 5, Scene 7 Act 5, Scene 8 Act 5, Scene 9 Act 5, Scene 10

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