Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

HELEN

in Troilus and Cressida — Shakespeare, William

Metadata

PlayTroilus and Cressida
AuthorShakespeare, William
Year (catalogued)1602
Decade1600s
Speech prefix(es)Hel.
Words229
Characters1126
Typicality0.31 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA11954.25
ClusterCluster 1 — Wives, widows & intimate counsel

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Full speech

No marvel though you bite so sharp at reasons, You are so empty of them, should not our Father Bear the great sway of his affairs with reasons, Because your speech hath none that tells him so. Dear L. you are full of fair words. Oh sir. Nay, this shall not hedge us out, weel hear you sing certainly. My Lord Pandarus, honey sweet Lord. You shall not bob us out of our melody: If you do, our melancholy upon your head. And to make a sweet Lady sad, is a Sour offence. My Lord Pandarus ? Nay but my Lord? You must not know where he sups. Why this is kindly done? She shall have it my Lord, if it be not my Lord Paris. Falling in after falling out, may make them three. I, I, prithee now: by my troth sweet Lord thou hast a fine forehead. Let thy song be love: this love will undo us all. O Cupid Cupid Cupid. In love i'faith to the very tip of the nose. He hangs the lip at something; you know all Lord Pandarus ? Commend me to your Niece. It'll make us proud to be his servant Paris : Yea what he shall receive of us in duty, Gives us more palm in beauty then we have: Yea overshines our self. Sweet above thought I love thee.