Troilus and Cressida
War is raging, but Troilus, a Trojan prince, thinks only of the lovely Cressida. Sent to the enemy camp, Cressida falls for Diomedes as Troilus looks on in a jealous rage. This cynical exploration of love and politics is one of the playwright's darkest comedies. Performed by Ian Pepperell, Julia...
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War is raging, but Troilus, a Trojan prince, thinks only of the lovely Cressida. Sent to the enemy camp, Cressida falls for Diomedes as Troilus looks on in a jealous rage. This cynical exploration of love and politics is one of the playwright's darkest comedies. Performed by Ian Pepperell, Julia Ford, and the Arkangel cast.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781932219357 (1932219358)
Publish date: July 7th 2005
Publisher: AudioGO
Edition language: English
Well, this is Shakespeare's version of the Iliad (part of it, anyway). There also two characters, Troilus and Cressida, who are split apart by the shortcomings of the Trojan War, and...You know, I'm not going to into too much detail. I loved the Iliad. I'm a Greek mythology nut. I was SO hyped that ...
I've tried reading Troilus and Cressida a few times, but haven't been able to make it through. I listened to this on audiobook (published by Arkangel Complete Shakespeare), and it was extremely well acted, which made the story much easier to follow. I found this to be an emotional and dramatic pla...
obviously not one of Shakespeare's Great works, but certainly better than much out there. too bad nobody gives it more than 3 stars
This is one of Shakespeare's stranger plays, and though the characters of the title do play a role in the play albeit it is a quite minor one. The play is set during the Trojan War and basically follows the plot of the Illiad, though Shakespeare adds some quite comic twists to the main characters. ...
Moral of the story: Hector, (and Cesar) should have listened to the women.
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