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Troilus and Cressida Love Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Act.Scene.Line)

Quote #10

The [...] orts of her love, The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics Of her o'er-eaten faith, are given to Diomed." (5.2.158-160)

Um. Gross. When Cressida betrays Troilus with Diomedes, Troilus compares Cressida's love to "scraps" and "bits of greasy" food leftovers. Yep. That's about as crude as saying something like Diomedes is getting "sloppy seconds" or that he's getting leftovers that someone else (a.k.a. Troilus) has puked up.