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Helena ♀ female

229Lines Spoken 1.1First Scene 4.1Last Scene 10.6%Of Play Dialogue

Helena is the #2 role in A Midsummer Night's Dream by line count (229 lines, 10.6% of the play), sharing the stage most often with Demetrius — 5 scenes together across Acts 1 to 4.

Helena’s position in the full cast

# Role Lines Share
1 Theseus 233 10.8%
2 Helena (this role) 229 10.6%
3 Oberon 226 10.5%
4 Puck 209 9.7%
5 Bottom 204 9.4%
6 Lysander 178 8.2%
7 Hermia 165 7.6%
8 Titania 158 7.3%
9 Demetrius 134 6.2%
10 Quince 83 3.8%

Who Helena shares the stage with

Scene partner Shared scenes
Demetrius 5
Lysander 4
Oberon 4
Puck 4
Hermia 4
Titania 3
Theseus 2
Egeus 2
Hippolyta 2
Fairy 2

Voice signature

Opening line (Act 1, Scene 1): “Call you me fair? that fair again unsay.”

Longest speech (Act 1, Scene 1): “Your eyes are lode-stars; and your tongue's sweet air”

Exit line (Act 4, Scene 1): “And I have found Demetrius like a jewel,”

Every scene where Helena speaks

Act / Scene Lines spoken Share of scene
Act 1, Scene 1 43 16.9%
Act 2, Scene 1 34 12.5%
Act 2, Scene 2 32 20.5%
Act 3, Scene 2 116 23.9%
Act 4, Scene 1 4 1.8%

How Helena’s dialogue distributes across the play

Act Lines Intensity
Act 1 43
Act 2 66
Act 3 116
Act 4 4

Helena’s dramatic peak falls in Act 3 with 116 lines.

Other plays featuring a character named Helena

Questions about Helena

Is Helena the lead role in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

Helena is ranked #2 by line count among 30 speaking characters in A Midsummer Night's Dream — carrying 10.6% of the play’s dialogue.

What is Helena’s longest scene?

Act 3 Scene 2, where Helena speaks 116 lines.

Who does Helena speak to the most?

Helena shares the most scenes with Demetrius — 5 scenes together across A Midsummer Night's Dream.