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Play Sound 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...
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...

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Description: 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.
Written by: William Shakespeare

Director: Gregory Doran

Production: Royal Shakespeare Company

Release date: 14 Nov 2018