Disease and Illness
"Ulcer of my heart." "Plague of Greece." "Jaundies." "Botchy core." "Scab." "Colic." "Neapolitan bone-ache." Grab your hazmat suits, Shmooperinos, because there's more puss, blood, and body fluids...
Hungry Swords
You know how you're always going around talking to your sword like it's a person who gets super hungry and a little cranky if it doesn't get its fill of blood and guts? Oh wait. You never do that?...
Food
This one's a freebie, Shmoopers. Food = sex. Every time we turn around someone is comparing sex to food. King Priam says that lusty Paris is all about enjoying Helen's "honey" (2.2.144) and Pandaru...
Dramatic Irony
So, you've probably noticed that characters like Troilus, Cressida, and Pandarus are always running around talking about themselves as if they're familiar with their own myths, even though they obv...
Troilus's Sleeve
Just before Troilus and Cressida are separated after their first night together, they exchange love tokens. (Aw. How sweet!) Cressida gives Troilus her glove and Troilus gives Cressida his sleeve a...