Troilus and Cressida
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Enter Hector.Enter Hector, carrying a suit of armour TC V.viii.1.1
Hect. HECTOR 
Most putrified core so faire without:Most putrefied core, so fair without,core (n.)
enclosed body, contained corpse		TC V.viii.1
Thy goodly armour thus hath cost thy life.Thy goodly armour thus hath cost thy life. TC V.viii.2
Now is my daies worke done; Ile take good breath:Now is my day's work done; I'll take good breath. TC V.viii.3
Rest Sword, thou hast thy fill of bloud and death.Rest, sword; thou hast thy fill of blood and death. TC V.viii.4
Enter Achilles and his Myrmidons.Enter Achilles and his Myrmidons TC V.viii.5
Achil. ACHILLES 
Looke Hector how the Sunne begins to set;Look, Hector, how the sun begins to set, TC V.viii.5
How vgly night comes breathing at his heeles,How ugly night comes breathing at his heels; TC V.viii.6
Euen with the vaile and darking of the Sunne.Even with the vail and dark'ning of the sundarking (n.)
darkening, setting		TC V.viii.7
vail (n.)

old form: vaile
setting, going down
To close the day vp, Hectors life is done.To close the day up, Hector's life is done. TC V.viii.8
Hect. HECTOR 
I am vnarm'd, forgoe this vantage Greeke.I am unarmed; forgo this vantage, Greek.vantage (n.)
advantageous position, place of vantage, superiority		TC V.viii.9
Achil. ACHILLES 
Strike fellowes, strike, this is the man I seeke.Strike, fellows, strike; this is the man I seek. TC V.viii.10
Hector falls TC V.viii.11.1
So Illion fall thou: now Troy sinke downe;So, Ilium, fall thou; now, Troy, sink down!Ilion, Ilium (n.)
poetic names for the city of Troy		TC V.viii.11
Here lyes thy heart, thy sinewes, and thy bone.Here lies thy heart, thy sinews, and thy bone. – sinew (n.)

old form: sinewes
muscle		TC V.viii.12
On Myrmidons, cry you all a maine,On, Myrmidons; and cry you all amain:amain (adv.)

old form: a maine
forcefully, with all one's might		TC V.viii.13
Achilles hath the mighty Hector slaine. ‘ Achilles hath the mighty Hector slain.’ TC V.viii.14
Retreat.A retreat sounded TC V.viii.15.1
Harke, a retreat vpon our Grecian part.Hark, a retire upon our Grecian part.part (n.)
side, camp, party		TC V.viii.15
retire (n.)
retreat, withdrawal
Gree. MYRMIDONS 
The Troian Trumpets sounds the like my Lord.The Trojan trumpets sound the like, my lord.like, the
the same		TC V.viii.16
Achi. ACHILLES 
The dragon wing of night ore-spreds the earthThe dragon wing of night o'erspreads the earth, TC V.viii.17
And stickler-like the Armies seperatesAnd, stickler-like, the armies separates.stickler-like (adv.)
like a tournament umpire		TC V.viii.18
My halfe supt Sword, that frankly would haue fed,My half-supped sword, that frankly would have fed,half-supped (adj.)

old form: halfe supt
with supper interrupted, half-satisfied		TC V.viii.19
frankly (adv.)
freely, without restraint, unrestrictedly
Pleas'd with this dainty bed; thus goes to bed.Pleased with this dainty bait, thus goes to bed.bait (n.)
morsel, snack, titbit		TC V.viii.20
Come, tye his body to my horses tayle;Come, tie his body to my horse's tail; TC V.viii.21
Along the field, I will the Troian traile. Along the field I will the Trojan trail.field (n.)
field of battle, battleground, field of combat		TC V.viii.22
Exeunt.Exeunt TC V.viii.22
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