Cassandra

Family: Troy · Role: prophetess · First appears: Troilus and Cressida · Act I, Scene I

Life events

• Cassandra prophesies that Troy will burn unless Helen is surrendered.(Troilus and Cressida · Act II, Scene II · 📍 Troy)
  • With: Paris Helen
  • “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.”

Troilus and Cressida · Act I, Scene I

• siblings with Troilus “I will not dispraise your sister Cassandra’s wit; but—”

Troilus and Cressida · Act II, Scene II

• siblings with Hector (Hector explicitly calls Cassandra his sister.) “Peace, sister, peace.”
• siblings with Troilus (Troilus identifies Cassandra as his sister.) “’Tis our mad sister; I do know her voice.”
• siblings with Paris (Cassandra explicitly calls Paris her brother.) “Our firebrand brother, Paris, burns us all.”

Troilus and Cressida · Act V, Scene III

• siblings with Andromache (Andromache addresses Cassandra.) “Here, sister, arm’d, and bloody in intent.”
• siblings with Hector (Cassandra explicitly calls Hector her brother.) “Where is my brother Hector?”
• with Andromache (Sisters-in-law.) “Here, sister, arm’d, and bloody in intent.”

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