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No, Hector is not a better man than Troilus
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No, Hector is not a better man than Troilus Excuse me- He is elder Pardon me, pardon me...

No, Hector is not a better man than Troilus Excuse me
- He is elder Pardon me, pardon me
- You have no judgment, niece: Helen herself praised his complexion
above Paris Why, Paris hath colour enough
- So he has Then Troilus should have too much I swear to you,
I think Helen loves him better than Paris Then she's a merry Greek indeed No, no, I'll be sworn she does.
She came to him t'other day - and, you know, he has not past
three or four hairs on his chin He is very young And yet will he within three pound
lift as much as his brother Hector Is he so young a man and so old a lifter?

Full Transcript

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No, Hector is not a better man than Troilus
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Excuse me - He is elder
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Pardon me, pardon me - You have no judgment, niece:
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Helen herself praised his complexion above Paris
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Why, Paris hath colour enough - So he has
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Then Troilus should have too much
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I swear to you, I think Helen loves him better than Paris
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Then she's a merry Greek indeed
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No, no, I'll be sworn she does. She came to him t'other day -
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and, you know, he has not past three or four hairs on his chin
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He is very young
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And yet will he within three pound lift as much as his brother Hector
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Is he so young a man and so old a lifter?
Duration
38 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:02
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.