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'Tis certain, greatness, once fallen out with fortune
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'Tis certain, greatness,once fallen out with fortune, Must fall out with men too What the...

'Tis certain, greatness,
once fallen out with fortune, Must fall out with men too What the declined is he shall as soon read
in the eyes of others as feel in his own fall: for men, like butterflies,
Show not their mealy wings but to the summer But 'tis not so with me.
Fortune and I are friends: I do enjoy at ample point all that I did
possess, Save these men's looks Here is Ulysses: I'll interrupt her reading.
How now, Ulysses?

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'Tis certain, greatness, once fallen out with fortune,
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Must fall out with men too
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What the declined is he shall as soon read in the eyes of others as feel in his own fall:
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for men, like butterflies, Show not their mealy wings but to the summer
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But 'tis not so with me. Fortune and I are friends:
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I do enjoy at ample point all that I did possess, Save these men's looks
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Here is Ulysses: I'll interrupt her reading. How now, Ulysses?
Duration
28 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:26:56
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.