What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, That he should weep for her? What would he do, Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have? He would drown the stage with tears More relative than this: the play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king. Will Hecuba's ambition to further her acting career win out over her love for him? Will his greed to use her ability to sell tickets obstruct the passion he feels for her?