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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a play by [[William Shakespeare]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] once feared that he would create a [[temporal paradox]] by accidentally taking Shakespeare to visit the real [[Troilus]] and [[Cressida]] (his former [[companion]], Vicki). Thus, he asked [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] to keep Will totally drunk during their visit to [[Asia Minor]], so that Will could not remember the events, and thus integrate them into his later play. However, as the drink wore off, Shakespeare revealed that he already knew of the tale of Troilus and Cressida from the works of [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]. Meanwhile Charley reminded the Doctor that Shakespeare's play ended in a tragedy for the lovers — something which wasn't true of the very happily married Troilus and Cressida. The Doctor was then forced to admit that he had never read Shakespeare's play, and so was being over-cautious without reasonable cause. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Apocrypha Bipedium]]'') | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a play by [[William Shakespeare]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] once feared that he would create a [[temporal paradox]] by accidentally taking Shakespeare to visit the real [[Troilus]] and [[Cressida]] (his former [[companion]], Vicki). Thus, he asked [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] to keep Will totally drunk during their visit to [[Asia Minor]], so that Will could not remember the events, and thus integrate them into his later play. However, as the drink wore off, Shakespeare revealed that he already knew of the tale of Troilus and Cressida from the works of [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]. Meanwhile Charley reminded the Doctor that Shakespeare's play ended in a tragedy for the lovers — something which wasn't true of the very happily married Troilus and Cressida. The Doctor was then forced to admit that he had never read Shakespeare's play, and so was being over-cautious without reasonable cause. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Apocrypha Bipedium]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
According to ''[[The Shakespeare Notebooks (anthology)|The]]'' | According to ''[[The Shakespeare Notebooks (anthology)|The Shakespeare Notebooks]]'', one draft of this play included a Prologue based on the [[First Doctor]], who boasted of inventing the [[Trojan Horse]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Troilus and Cressida (short story)|Troilus and Cressida]]'') | ||
[[Category:Plays by William Shakespeare]] | [[Category:Plays by William Shakespeare]] | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 20 July 2015
Troilus and Cressida was a play by William Shakespeare. The Eighth Doctor once feared that he would create a temporal paradox by accidentally taking Shakespeare to visit the real Troilus and Cressida (his former companion, Vicki). Thus, he asked Charley to keep Will totally drunk during their visit to Asia Minor, so that Will could not remember the events, and thus integrate them into his later play. However, as the drink wore off, Shakespeare revealed that he already knew of the tale of Troilus and Cressida from the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Meanwhile Charley reminded the Doctor that Shakespeare's play ended in a tragedy for the lovers — something which wasn't true of the very happily married Troilus and Cressida. The Doctor was then forced to admit that he had never read Shakespeare's play, and so was being over-cautious without reasonable cause. (PROSE: Apocrypha Bipedium)
Behind the scenes
According to The Shakespeare Notebooks, one draft of this play included a Prologue based on the First Doctor, who boasted of inventing the Trojan Horse. (PROSE: Troilus and Cressida)
