Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare

Act 5 - Scene 6

Another part of the plains.

Ajax : Troilus, thou coward Troilus, show thy head!

Diomedes : Troilus, I say! where's Troilus?

Ajax : What wouldst thou?

Diomedes : I would correct him.

Ajax : Were I the general, thou shouldst have my office [p]Ere that
correction. Troilus, I say! what, Troilus!

Troilus : O traitor Diomed! turn thy false face, thou traitor, [p]And pay thy
life thou owest me for my horse!

Diomedes : Ha, art thou there?

Ajax : I'll fight with him alone: stand, Diomed.

Diomedes : He is my prize; I will not look upon.

Troilus : Come, both you cogging Greeks; have at you both!

Hector : Yea, Troilus? O, well fought, my youngest brother!

Achilles : Now do I see thee, ha! have at thee, Hector!

Hector : Pause, if thou wilt.

Achilles : I do disdain thy courtesy, proud Trojan: [p]Be happy that my arms are
out of use: [p]My rest and negligence befriends thee now, [p]But thou
anon shalt hear of me again; [p]Till when, go seek thy fortune.

Hector : Fare thee well: [p]I would have been much more a fresher man, [p]Had I
expected thee. How now, my brother!

Troilus : Ajax hath ta'en AEneas: shall it be? [p]No, by the flame of yonder
glorious heaven, [p]He shall not carry him: I'll be ta'en too, [p]Or
bring him off: fate, hear me what I say! [p]I reck not though I end my
life to-day.

Hector : Stand, stand, thou Greek; thou art a goodly mark: [p]No? wilt thou
not? I like thy armour well; [p]I'll frush it and unlock the rivets
all, [p]But I'll be master of it: wilt thou not, [p]beast,
abide? [p]Why, then fly on, I'll hunt thee for thy hide.

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