Troilus and Cressida | Cressida
Cressida is the daughter of Calchas and the niece of Pandarus. She is united with Troilus through the efforts of her uncle, Pandarus, who has to work at convincing her that Troilus is a worthy match. He situates her so that she might see a parade of noble Trojan warriors as they pass. Pandarus devalues each of these warriors in order to inflate the value of Troilus in Cressida's eyes. But Cressida resists her uncle's efforts. When he leaves, she says, "But more in Troilus thousand fold I see / Than in the glass of Pandar's praise may be" (I.ii.284-85). She again plays the coquette when...
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