In the Shakespeare play Troilus and Cressida, Troilus seems to think that he is very

much in love with Cressida. In the play, we see that he is not in love with Cressida, rather he is

infatuated with her. When Troilus speaks of Cressida it is often related to what she looks like,or his imagination of an “encounter” with her. This is very sad because Cressida seems to havegenuine in her feelings for Troilus when she finally admits her love. She tries to protect herselffrom becoming a man’s sexual conquest and that is exactly what Troilus makes Cressida out to

In the opening scene we meet Troilus and he seems very lovesick. He says that he is

unable to fight because of heartache. Troilus talks with Padarus who becomes a key in Troilus

and Cressida coming together. Trolius says in line 45, “I tell thee I am mad/ In Cressid’s love;

thou answer’st ‘She is fair’,/ Pourest in the open ulcer of my heart/ Her eyes, her hair, her cheek,her gait, her voice;/ Handlest in thy discourse, O, that her hand,/ In whose comparison all whitesare ink.” Here Troilus is saying he is madly in love with Cressida and he tells why. Her hand,her cheek, her gait, her voice. All

Cressida and be perfect to her when they are together; but when it comes down to it Troilus finds Cressida to be desirable. All these feelings of love he says he has for her are not true. When Cressida is sold to the Greeks all that Troilus can say is, “How my achievements mock me.” (4.3,71) Troilus repeatively demonstrates no real true love for Cressida in the play.

Troilus’s praises to Cressida, which makes us wonder how great of a guy Troilus really is and

and temporal love. First, each of these is only useful as part of a pair. There is no use for one

and [discharge] less than the tenth part of one”” (3.2.83-6). Here she has implied that, at the very

Troilus throughout the play demonstrates that Cressida is a sexual conquest to him.

Because they do this only when they will separated forever, it interesting what they choose to give to one another: Troilus gives Cressida a sleeve and Cressida gives Troilus a glove.

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