Characters: Troilus and Cressida

The Trojans

Priam: King of Troy.

Cassandra: A prophetess and the daughter of King Priam

Priam’s sons:
Hector
Troilus: the youngest son
Paris
Deiphobus
Helenus
Margarelon: Priam’s bastard son

Aeneas: A Trojan commander and friend of Troilus.

Antenor: Another Trojan commander.

Cressida: Falls in love with Troilus.

Calchas: A Trojan priest and father of Cressida.

Pandarus: Cressida’s uncle.

Alexander: A servant of Cressida.

Servants, soldiers, attendants

The Greeks

Agamemnon: General of the Grecian forces and brother of Menelaus.

Nestor: A Grecian commander.

Ulysses: A Grecian commander.

Diomedes: A Grecian commander.

Menelaus: King, Brother of Agamemnon, and husband of Helen.

Ajax: A Grecian champion.

Achilles: A Grecian commander.

Helen: Wife of Menelaus and queen.

Patroclus: A Grecian commander and Achilles’ favorite companion.

Thersites: An officer in the Greek camp and a cynical critic.

Servants, soldiers, attendants

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