What is Troilus and Cressida?
{{italictitle}} [[File:A Scene from Troilus and Cressida - Angelica Kauffmann.jpg|thumb|Engaving after Angelica Kauffmann of Act V, Scene 2]] '''''Troilus and Cressida''''' is a [[play (theatre)|play]] by [[William Shakespeare]]. It is a [[tragedy]]. Shakespeare's sources were probably [[Greek mythology]], and also the works of [[Homer]] and [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]. The first known performance was on 7 February 1604. The first known printing of the play dates to 1609. The play is about the [[Trojan War]] and two lovers, Troilus and Cressida. {{William Shakespeare|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Plays by William Shakespeare]] [[Category:1600s plays]] {{lit-stub}}