Note to Much Ado About Nothing, 5.2.31: "Troilus"


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Troilus: —Troilus was another faithful lover in an old story. Troilus' beloved was Cressida, and the eager go-between was Cressida's uncle, Pandaras, from whose name the word "pander" is derived. Later in his career, Shakespeare wrote Troilus and Cressida, an extremely cynical play about these famous lovers.