ABSTRACT
Cressida is the daughter of a Trojan priest who has defected to the Greeks during the ten-year siege of Troy. She is secretly attracted to Troilus, a young Trojan prince, but as she says earlier, ‘Things won are done; joy’s soul lies in the doing’. Her uncle Pandarus is aware of her secret desires and pooh-poohs her equivocations. He arranges for her to meet with Troilus, and after much hesitation they go to bed together. The following morning Pandarus returns to break the news to her that she is to be exchanged for a prisoner and must ‘be gone from Troilus’.
