# Helen — Troilus and Cressida character guide

> Helen in Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sweet Helen, Helen Ay

**First appearance:** 0011-act-iii-scene-i

## Who they are

Wife of Menelaus, living in Troy with Paris; her beauty is the war's cause.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/helen
- Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters