Helen

Also known as: Nell / fair queen / sweet queen · Family: Greeks · Role: queen · First appears: Troilus and Cressida · Act I, Scene II

Life events

Paris brings Helen, a Grecian queen, to Troy after the Greeks retain his aunt captive.(Troilus and Cressida · Act II, Scene II)
- With: Paris
- “And for an old aunt whom the Greeks held captive He brought a Grecian queen, whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo’s, and makes stale the morning.”
Cassandra prophesies that Troy will burn unless Helen is surrendered.(Troilus and Cressida · Act II, Scene II · 📍 Troy)
- With: Cassandra Paris
- “Troy must not be, nor goodly Ilion stand; Our firebrand brother, Paris, burns us all. Cry, Trojans, cry, A Helen and a woe! Cry, cry. Troy burns, or else let Helen go.”
Pandarus reveals that Cressida is desperately in love with something Helen possesses.(Troilus and Cressida · Act III, Scene I)
- With: Cressida Pandarus
- “My niece is horribly in love with a thing you have, sweet queen.”
Paris declares his love for Helen.(Troilus and Cressida · Act III, Scene I)
- With: Paris
- “Sweet, above thought I love thee.”

married with Paris “‘Jupiter!’ quoth she ‘which of these hairs is Paris my husband?’”
admired: Troilus “I swear to you I think Helen loves him better than Paris.”

with Menelaus (Former spouses) “Your quondam wife swears still by Venus’ glove. She’s well, but bade me not commend her to you.”

Extracted from the original text of Shakespeare's Tragedies. Made with Rho MD.