ACT 5, SCENE 1 Enter LORENZO and JESSICA. 1. I think 5
2. (lines 4–6) Troilus was a prince from the city of Troy whose lover Cressid abandoned him for the Greek Diomedes.
LORENZO The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees And they did make no noise—in such a night Troilus, methinks,1 mounted the Trojan walls And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night.2
JESSICA In such a night
3. Thisbe was frightened by a lion and ran away. Her lover Pyramus assumed she was dead and killed himself.
Did Thisbe3 fearfully o’ertrip the dew And saw the lion’s shadow ere himself, And ran dismayed away.
LORENZO In such a night
4. Dido was the Queen of Carthage. She was abandoned by her lover, Aeneas.
5. A willow is a symbol of abandoned love. 6. waved to
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Stood Dido4 with a willow5 in her hand Upon the wild sea banks, and waft6 her love To come again to Carthage.
