# Cassandra — Troilus and Cressida character guide

> Cassandra in Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cassandra Cry, Cassandra O Priam, Andromache Cassandra, Exit Cassandra, Cassandra Virgins

**First appearance:** 0008-act-ii-scene-ii

## Who they are

Trojan princess and prophetess, cursed to utter true prophecies no one believes.

## Relationships

### [Troilus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/troilus)

_family_

Cassandra is Troilus's sister, a prophetess whose warnings about Troy's fall are ignored by her brother.

### [Troilus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/troilus)

_family_

Cassandra is Troilus's sister, a prophetess whose warnings about Troy's fall are ignored by her brother.

### [Troilus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/troilus)

_family_

Cassandra is Troilus's sister, a prophetess whose warnings about Troy's fall are ignored by her brother.

## In the story

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/chapters/act-i-scene-i)

Briefly mentioned by Pandarus in comparison to Cressida's wit.

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-ii)

Enters raving, prophesying Troy's destruction if Helen is kept.

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/chapters/act-v-scene-iii)

Prophesies Hector's death and begs him to unarm; foresees the fall of Troy.

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