Troilus and Cressida · Character
Calchas
Trojan priest who defected to the Greeks; father of Cressida.
minor
First appearance: act i scene iii
Calchas shows up with force in Scene III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Requests the exchange of Antenor for his daughter Cressida, leveraging his service to the Greeks.
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- Other
Character groups
- Greek camp and Trojan family
- Trojan political and romantic figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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