Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare

Troilus and Cressida

William Shakespeare

346 pages • first pub 1609 (view editions)

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For Troilus and Cressida, set during the Trojan War, Shakespeare turned to the Greek poet Homer, whose epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey treat the war and its aftermath, and to Geoffrey Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales and the great roma...

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Community Reviews

3.24
based on 1,647 reviews

Moods

challenging: 52%

dark: 35%

adventurous: 33%

emotional: 32%

tense: 32%

funny: 30%

sad: 20%

reflective: 19%

lighthearted: 7%

informative: 1%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

28% of readers chose Plot
52% of readers chose A mix
17% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

12% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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