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Most putrefied core, so fair without
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I'll take good breath Rest, sword, How ugly night comes breathing at his heels Even with...

Most putrefied core, so fair without, Thy goodly armour thus hath cost thy life Now is my day's work done:
I'll take good breath Rest, sword,
thou hast thy fill of blood and death Look, Hector, how the sun begins to set: How ugly night comes breathing at his heels Even with the vail and darking of the sun,
To close the day up, Hector's life is done I am unarmed: forego this vantage, Greek Strike, fellows, strike:
this is the man I seek

Full Transcript

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Most putrefied core, so fair without,
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Thy goodly armour thus hath cost thy life
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Now is my day's work done: I'll take good breath
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Rest, sword, thou hast thy fill of blood and death
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Look, Hector, how the sun begins to set:
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How ugly night comes breathing at his heels
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Even with the vail and darking of the sun, To close the day up,
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Hector's life is done
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I am unarmed: forego this vantage, Greek
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Strike, fellows, strike: this is the man I seek
Duration
40 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
02:42:43
Uploaded
Jun 24, 2025
Production
Royal Shakespeare Company

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Movie Summary

Troilus and Cressida swear they will always be true to one another. But in the seventh year of the siege of Troy, their innocence is tested and exposed to the savage corrupting influence of war with tragic consequences.