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Thou mayst tell that knowest Tell, tell Agamemnon is our commander, Achilles is my lord, I...

Thou mayst tell that knowest Tell, tell
- I will decline the whole question: Agamemnon is our commander, Achilles is my lord, I am Patroclus' knower,
and Patroclus is a fool You rascal!
- Peace, fool, I have no done He is a privileged man.
Proceed, Thersites Agamemnon is a fool, Achilles is a fool, Thersites is a fool, and, as aforesaid,
Patroclus is a fool Derive this: come Agamemnon is a fool
to offer to command Achilles, Achilles is a fool
to be commanded by Agamemnon, Thersites is a fool to serve such a fool, and Patroclus is a fool positive Why am I a fool?

Full Transcript

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Thou mayst tell that knowest
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Tell, tell - I will decline the whole question:
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Agamemnon is our commander,
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Achilles is my lord, I am Patroclus' knower, and Patroclus is a fool
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You rascal! - Peace, fool, I have no done
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He is a privileged man. Proceed, Thersites
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Agamemnon is a fool, Achilles is a fool,
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Thersites is a fool, and, as aforesaid, Patroclus is a fool
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Derive this: come
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Agamemnon is a fool to offer to command Achilles,
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Achilles is a fool to be commanded by Agamemnon,
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Thersites is a fool to serve such a fool,
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and Patroclus is a fool positive
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Why am I a fool?
Duration
54 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:08
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.