The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 6 of 9]

Act 5 — Scene IX. Another part of the field.

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Enter Agamemnon, Ajax, Menelaus, Nestor, Diomedes, and the rest, marching. Shouts within.[2418]

Agam. Hark! hark! what shout is that?[2419][2420] Nest. Peace, drums![2419] [Within] 'Achilles! Achilles! Hector's slain! Achilles!'[2419][2421] Dio. The bruit is, Hector's slain, and by Achilles.[2422] Ajax. If it be so, yet bragless let it be; 5 Great Hector was a man as good as he.[2423] Agam. March patiently along: let one be sent[2424] To pray Achilles see us at our tent. If in his death the gods have us befriended, Great Troy is ours, and our sharp wars are ended. 10

[Exeunt, marching.[2425]

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Note 1 · Scene ix.] Dyce. Scene x. Capell. Earlier eds. continue the scene. Another....] Another ... plains. Dyce. The same. Capell. Shouts within.] Note 2 · As two lines, the first ending Achilles, in Steevens.Note 3 · what shout is that?] Ff. what is this? Q.Note 4 · [Within] Capell. Sould: within. Q. Sold. Ff.Note 5 · Hector's] F1 F2. Hectors Q. Hector F3 F4.Note 6 · a man as good] Ff. as good a man Q.Note 7 · patiently] hastily Warburton.Note 8 · [Exeunt, marching.] Capell. Exeunt. Q Ff.