Examples of using Troilus in English and their translations into Spanish
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Shakespeare's treatment of the theme of Troilus' love is much more cynical than Chaucer's,
As the tradition of Troilus the warrior advances through time,
The medieval texts follow Dares' structuring of the narrative in describing Troilus after his parents and four royal brothers Hector,
Albert and Joseph follow Dares in having Achilles behead Troilus as he tries to rise after his horse falls.
Troilus' body is slumped
The first major work to take the story of Troilus' failed love as its central theme is Giovanni Boccaccio's Il Filostrato.
And they did make no noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Trojan walls.
only so that he can bring her a message of Troilus' contempt.
Guido, in keeping his promise to tell of all Troilus' valorous deeds, describes many incidents.
counsel Troilus not to be reckless before the first battle.
because she does not know if she will ever meet Troilus again.
In the meantime, Cressida has kept up the pretence in their correspondence that she still loves Troilus.
this is because Achilles almost killed Troilus in the previous fight
The passage from the Iliad described above is read by Boitani as implying that Priam put Troilus on a par with the very best of his warrior sons.
Achilles waits until his men have killed Troilus' horse and cut loose his armour.
involving Priam's middle son Deiphobus during his attempts to unite Troilus and Cressida.
Troilus mocks the lovelorn glances of other men who put their trust in women before falling victim to love himself when he sees Cressida,
Henry Chettle wrote a play called Troilus and Cressida at around the same time as Shakespeare, but this play survives
the episode of Troilus and Briseida/Cressida is acknowledged and often given as a reason for Diomedes and Troilus to seek each other out in battle.
in Chaucer's Troilus, was likely written before Gower even began the Confessio.