Troilus and Cressida — Act 5, Scene 7: Another part of the plains.

Achilles enters with his Myrmidons and gives them strict instructions for how they are to act in the fighting. He tells them to stay close to him, keep ready, and not strike at once, but wait until he has found Hector. Once Hector is located, Achilles orders them to surround him and kill him with their weapons in the harshest way. He makes it clear that the attack must be carried out as a planned execution, not a fair duel, and leaves with his men determined to follow his movements and carry out his command against Hector.

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Come here about me, you my Myrmidons;

Mark what I say. Attend me where I wheel:

Strike not a stroke, but keep yourselves in breath:

And when I have the bloody Hector found,

Empale him with your weapons round about;

In fellest manner execute your aims.

Follow me, sirs, and my proceedings eye:

It is decreed Hector the great must die.