Reading Troilus and Cressida | Alexandria
Read Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare. Subverting romance, Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida exposes how idealism crumbles when tested by war and betrayal. Far from mere love story or battle epic, it reveals how noble principles falter against pragmatic self-interest - a startlingly cynical view that feels closer to Machiavelli than Romeo and Juliet.