Troilus and Cressida

Troilus and Cressida

ACT V SCENE VI	Another part of the plains.
	Enter AJAX
AJAX	Troilus, thou coward Troilus, show thy head!
	Enter DIOMEDES
DIOMEDES	Troilus, I say! where's Troilus?
AJAX	What wouldst thou?
DIOMEDES	I would correct him.	5
AJAX	Were I the general, thou shouldst have my office
	Ere that correction. Troilus, I say! what, Troilus!
	Enter TROILUS
TROILUS	O traitor Diomed! turn thy false face, thou traitor,
	And pay thy life thou owest me for my horse!
DIOMEDES	Ha, art thou there?	10
AJAX	I'll fight with him alone: stand, Diomed.
DIOMEDES	He is my prize; I will not look upon.
TROILUS	Come, both you cogging Greeks; have at you both!
	Exeunt, fighting
	Enter HECTOR
HECTOR	Yea, Troilus? O, well fought, my youngest brother!
	Enter ACHILLES
ACHILLES	Now do I see thee, ha! have at thee, Hector!	15
HECTOR	Pause, if thou wilt.
ACHILLES	I do disdain thy courtesy, proud Trojan:
	Be happy that my arms are out of use:
	My rest and negligence befriends thee now,
	But thou anon shalt hear of me again;	20
	Till when, go seek thy fortune.
	Exit
HECTOR	Fare thee well:
	I would have been much more a fresher man,
	Had I expected thee. How now, my brother!
	Re-enter TROILUS
TROILUS	Ajax hath ta'en AEneas: shall it be?	25
	No, by the flame of yonder glorious heaven,
	He shall not carry him: I'll be ta'en too,
	Or bring him off: fate, hear me what I say!
	I reck not though I end my life to-day.
	Exit
	Enter one in sumptuous armour
HECTOR	Stand, stand, thou Greek; thou art a goodly mark:	30
	No? wilt thou not? I like thy armour well;
	I'll frush it and unlock the rivets all,
	But I'll be master of it: wilt thou not,
	beast, abide?
	Why, then fly on, I'll hunt thee for thy hide.	35
	Exeunt