Troilus and Cressida is one of Shakespeare’s most unusual and difficult plays — a satirical treatment of the Trojan War in which heroes are vain and foolish, love is faithless, and war is pointless. The doomed romance between the Trojan Troilus and the Greek captive Cressida unfolds against a background of military stalemate and political cynicism.
Written around 1601–1602, this ‘problem play’ resists easy categorisation as comedy or tragedy. It rewards patient reading. This free EPUB is formatted for any e-reader.