Troilus and Criseyde Key Facts Flashcards
Rhyme Scheme?
Rhyme-royal (seven-line stanzas rhyming ababbcc)
Real inspiration?
The story comes from Boccaccio’s Il Filostrato
Who Chaucer attributed the story to?
He claims to be translating a work by a Lollius, wrongly assumed in the Middle Ages to have written about Troy
Where is Troilus and Criseyde set?
Inside Troy during the Trojan War
Metre?
Iambic Pentameter
Who is Achilles?
A Greek warrior
Who is Antenor?
A soldier held captive by the Greeks, traded for Criseyde’s safety, eventually betrays Troy
Who is Calkas?
A Trojan prophet who joins the Greeks
Who is Criseyde?
Calchas’ daughter and Troilus’ love interest
Who is Diomedes?
Woos Criseyde in the Greek Camp - the second-best warrior after Achilles
Who is Helen?
Wife to Menelaus, lover of Paris
Who is Pandarus?
Criseyde’s uncle, who advises Troilus in the wooing of Criseyde
Who is Priam?
King of Troy
Who is Cassandra?
Daughter of Priam, a prophetess at the temple of Apollo - sister to Troilus
Who is Hector?
Prince of Troy, fierce warrior and leader of the Trojan armies - brother to Troilus
