Both comedic and tragic, Troilus and Cressida tells the story of star-crossed lovers during the Trojan War. Troilus, a Trojan prince, falls in love with Cressida, a prisoner in Troy, and daughter of a defected Trojan priest who resides in the Greek camp, thus pitting personal and political loyalties against each other. In a close resemblance to contemporary conceptions of warfare, Shakespeare highlights the petty, selfish, and barbaric preoccupations of disillusioned warriors, made worse by their captivity in a drawn-out, seemingly purposeless war. Troilus and Cressida depicts classical heros--Ulysses, Achilles, Agamemnon, Hector, and others--and deals intimately with the timeless debates over peace, reputation, loyalty, and pride.