Another part of the plains.
[Enter AJAX]
AJAX
Troilus, thou coward Troilus, show thy head!
[Enter DIOMEDES]
DIOMEDES Troilus, I say! where’s Troilus?
AJAX What wouldst thou?
DIOMEDES I would correct him.
AJAX Were I the general, thou shouldst have my office
Ere that correction. Troilus, I say! what, Troilus!
[Enter TROILUS]
TROILUS O traitor Diomed!
turn thy false face, thou traitor,
And pay thy life thou owest me for my horse!
DIOMEDES Ha, art thou there?
AJAX I’ll fight with him alone: stand, Diomed.
DIOMEDES He is my prize; I will not look upon.
TROILUS Come, both you cogging Greeks;
have at you both!
[Exeunt, fighting]
[Enter HECTOR]
HECTOR Yea, Troilus?
O, well fought, my youngest brother!
[Enter ACHILLES]
ACHILLES Now do I see thee, ha! have at thee, Hector!
HECTOR Pause, if thou wilt.
ACHILLES I do disdain thy courtesy, proud Trojan:
Be happy that my arms are out of use:
My rest and negligence befriends thee now,
But thou anon shalt hear of me again;
Till when, go seek thy fortune.
[Exit]
HECTOR Fare thee well:
I would have been much more a fresher man,
Had I expected thee. How now, my brother!
[Re-enter TROILUS]
TROILUS Ajax hath ta’en AEneas: shall it be?
No, by the flame of yonder glorious heaven,
He shall not carry him: I’ll be ta’en too,
Or bring him off: fate, hear me what I say!
I reck not though I end my life to-day.
[Exit]
[Enter one in sumptuous armour]
HECTOR Stand, stand, thou Greek;
thou art a goodly mark:
No? wilt thou not? I like thy armour well;
I’ll frush it and unlock the rivets all,
But I’ll be master of it: wilt thou not, beast, abide?
Why, then fly on, I’ll hunt thee for thy hide.
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