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Act 5, Scene 6

Another part of the plain

  1. [Enter AJAX.]
  2. Ajax
  3. 3255 Troilus, thou coward Troilus, show thy head.
  4. [Enter DIOMEDES.]
  5. Diomedes
  6. 3256 Troilus, I say! Where's Troilus?
  7. Ajax
  8. 3257 What wouldst thou?
  9. Diomedes
  10. 3258 I would correct him.
  11. Ajax
  12. 3259 Were I the general, thou shouldst have my office
  13. 3260 Ere that correction. Troilus, I say! What, Troilus!
  14. [Enter TROILUS.]
  15. Troilus
  16. 3261 O traitor Diomed! Turn thy false face, thou traitor,
  17. 3262 And pay thy life thou owest me for my horse.
  18. Diomedes
  19. 3263 Ha! art thou there?
  20. Ajax
  21. 3264 I'll fight with him alone. Stand, Diomed.
  22. Diomedes
  23. 3265 He is my prize. I will not look upon.
  24. Troilus
  25. 3266 Come, both, you cogging Greeks; have at you—
  26. [Exeunt fighting.]
  27. [Enter HECTOR.]
  28. Hector
  29. 3267 Yea, Troilus? O, well fought, my youngest brother!
  30. [Enter ACHILLES.]
  31. Achilles
  32. 3268 Now do I see thee. Ha! have at thee, Hector!
  33. Hector
  34. 3269 Pause, if thou wilt.
  35. Achilles
  36. 3270 I do disdain thy courtesy, proud Trojan.
  37. 3271 Be happy that my arms are out of use;
  38. 3272 My rest and negligence befriend thee now,
  39. 3273 But thou anon shalt hear of me again;
  40. 3274 Till when, go seek thy fortune.
  41. [Exit.]
  42. Hector
  43. 3275 Fare thee well.
  44. 3276 I would have been much more a fresher man,
  45. 3277 Had I expected thee.
  46. [Re-enter TROILUS.]
  47. Hector
  48. 3278 How now, my brother!
  49. Troilus
  50. 3279 Ajax hath ta'en Aeneas. Shall it be?
  51. 3280 No, by the flame of yonder glorious heaven,
  52. 3281 He shall not carry him; I'll be ta'en too,
  53. 3282 Or bring him off. Fate, hear me what I say:
  54. 3283 I reck not though thou end my life to-day.
  55. [Exit.]
  56. [Enter one in armour.]
  57. Hector
  58. 3284 Stand, stand, thou Greek; thou art a goodly mark.
  59. 3285 No? wilt thou not? I like thy armour well;
  60. 3286 I'll frush it and unlock the rivets all
  61. 3287 But I'll be master of it. Wilt thou not, beast, abide?
  62. 3288 Why then, fly on; I'll hunt thee for thy hide.
  63. [Exeunt.]