King Priam 1 Prelude Scene 1 2 Hecuba: What is it, Nurse? 3 Priam: Old man of Troy, you're welcome 4 Hecuba: Than am I no longer mother to this child 5 Priam: A father and a King 6 Priam: The Queen is right 7 First Interlude - Nurse, Old Man: Thus shall a story begin Scene 2 8 1st Huntsman: The bull is away over there 9 Paris: They have taken my bull 10 Hector: Father, he's a shepherd boy 11 Priam: So I'd hoped it might be 12 Second Interlude - Nurse, Young Guard, Old Man: Ah, but life, life is a bitter charade Scene 3 13 Helen, Paris: Ah, ah . . . 14 Hermes: Divine go-between, that's who I am 15 Paris: Lady Athene, if I honour you . . . 16 Paris: Lady Hera, if I honour you . . . 17 Paris: Aphrodite, if I honour you . . . Act II Scene 1 18 Hector: So you've given up fighting! 19 Priam: So Trojans honour Menelaus . . . 20 First Interlude - Old Man: Hermes, Hermes, with the winged feet come quick! Scene 2 21 Achilles: O rich-soiled land 22 Achilles: Why are you weeping, Patroclus? 23 Second Interlude - Old Man: O, O, what a threat to Troy Scene 3 24 Hermes: A hero in Achilles' armour . . . 25 Hector: All Trojans, all fought bravely Act III Scene 1 1 Serving Woman: Lady Andromache, should we not light the fire? 2 Hecuba: Daughter Andromache, you must go out . . . 3 Andromache: Did you hear? 4 Helen: Let her rave 5 Hecuba: O that my ears should hear impiety so gross! 6 Andromache: Now you shall go 7 First Interlude - Serving Women: No . . . No . . . No . . . We have it from the runner Scene 2 8 Priam: What is happening? 9 Young Guard: A crime 10 Nurse: The soul will answer from where the pain is quickest 11 Second Interlude Scene 3 12 Achilles: Priam! Here! What is this? 13 Priam: I clasp your knees, Achilles 14 Achilles: Old man, I am touched 15 Third Interlude Scene 4 16 Paris: Where is my father, where is Priam? 17 Chorus: Ah, ah! 18 Chorus: Ah, ha, ha, ha 19 Chorus: Ah, ah!