Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

CALCHAS

in Troilus and Cressida — Shakespeare, William

Metadata

PlayTroilus and Cressida
AuthorShakespeare, William
Year (catalogued)1602
Decade1600s
Speech prefix(es)Cal. | Chal.
Words232
Characters1293
Typicality0.32 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA11954.25
ClusterCluster 4 — Constant hearts & virtuous ladies

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Full speech

Now Princes for the service I have done you, the advantage of the time promps me aloud, To call for recompense: appear it to your mind, That through the sighed I bear in things to love, I have abandoned Troy, left my possession, Incurred a Traitors name, exposed my self, From certain and possessed conveniences, To doubtful Fortune's, sequestering from me all That time, acquaintance, custom and condition, Made tame, and most familiar to my nature: And here to do you service am become, As new into the world, strange, unacquainted. I do beseech you, as in way of taste, To give me now a little benefit: Out of those many registered in promise, Which you say, live to come in my behalf. You have a Trojan prisoner, called Anthenor, Yesterday took: Troy holds him very deer, Oft have you (often have you, thanks therefore) Desired my Cressid in right great exchange. Whom Troy hath still denied: but this Anthenor, I know is such a wrest in their affairs; That their negotiations all must slack, Wanting his manage: and they will almost, Give us a Prince of blood, a Son of Priam, In change of him. Let him be sent great Princes, And he shall buy my Daughter: and her presence, Shall quite strike off all service I have done, In most accepted pain. Remember? yes. Who calls? She comes to you.