Troilus and Cressida

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Enter Achilles with Myrmidons.Enter Achilles with Myrmidons TC V.vii.1
Achil. ACHILLES 
Come here about me you my Myrmidons:Come here about me, you my Myrmidons; TC V.vii.1
Marke what I say; attend me where I wheele:Mark what I say. Attend me where I wheel;mark (v.)

old form: Marke
note, pay attention [to], take notice [of]
TC V.vii.2
wheel (v.)

old form: wheele
turn to face in a new direction, circle round
attend (v.)
accompany, follow closely, go with
Strike not a stroake, but keepe your selues in breath;Strike not a stroke, but keep yourselves in breath, TC V.vii.3
And when I haue the bloudy Hector found,And when I have the bloody Hector found, TC V.vii.4
Empale him with your weapons round about:Impale him with your weapons round about;impale, empale (v.)
encircle, enclose, ring
TC V.vii.5
In fellest manner execute your arme.In fellest manner execute your arms.execute (v.)
implement, activate, bring into operation
TC V.vii.6
fell (adj.)
cruel, fierce, savage
Follow me sirs, and my proceedings eye;Follow me, sirs, and my proceedings eye.eye (v.)
watch carefully, pay attention to
TC V.vii.7
It is decreed, Hector the great must dye. It is decreed Hector the great must die. TC V.vii.8
Exit.Exeunt TC V.vii.8
Enter Thersites, Menelaus, and Paris.Enter Menelaus and Paris, fighting; then Thersites TC V.vii.9.1
Ther. THERSITES 
The Cuckold and the Cuckold maker are at it:The cuckold and the cuckold-maker are atcuckold (n.)
[mocking name] man with an unfaithful wife
TC V.vii.9
now bull, now dogge, lowe; Paris lowe; now myit. Now, bull! Now, dog! 'Loo, Paris, 'loo! Now, my TC V.vii.10
double hen'd sparrow; lowe Paris, lowe; the bulldouble-horned Spartan! 'Loo, Paris, 'loo! – The bullSparta (n.)
city of Peloponnesia, S Greece
TC V.vii.11
has the game: ware hornes ho?has the game; 'ware horns, ho!game (n.)
quarry, object of the chase
TC V.vii.12
Exit Paris and Menelaus.Exeunt Paris and Menelaus TC V.vii.12
Enter Bastard.Enter Margarelon TC V.vii.13
Bast. MARGARELON 
Turne slaue and fight.Turn, slave, and fight. TC V.vii.13
Ther. THERSITES 
What art thou?What art thou? TC V.vii.14
Bast. MARGARELON 
A Bastard Sonne of Priams.A bastard son of Priam's. TC V.vii.15
Ther. THERSITES 
I am a Bastard too, I loue Bastards, I am aI am a bastard too; I love bastards. I am a  TC V.vii.16
Bastard begot, Bastard instructed, Bastard in minde,bastard begot, bastard instructed, bastard in mind, TC V.vii.17
Bastard in valour, in euery thing illegitimate: one Bearebastard in valour, in everything illegitimate. One bear TC V.vii.18
will not bite another, and wherefore should one Bastard?will not bite another, and wherefore should one bastard? TC V.vii.19
take heede, the quarrel's most ominous to vs: ifTake heed, the quarrel's most ominous to us – if TC V.vii.20
the Sonne of a whore fight for a whore, he temptsthe son of a whore fight for a whore, he tempts TC V.vii.21
iudgement: farewell Bastard.judgement. Farewell, bastard. TC V.vii.22
Exit TC V.vii.22
Bast. MARGARELON 
The diuell take thee coward. The devil take thee, coward! TC V.vii.23
Exeunt.Exit TC V.vii.23
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