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Character in As You Like It

Orlando ♂ male

297Lines Spoken 1.1First Scene 5.4Last Scene 11.1%Of Play Dialogue

Orlando is the #2 role in As You Like It by line count (297 lines, 11.1% of the play), sharing the stage most often with Rosalind — 5 scenes together across Acts 1 to 5.

Orlando’s position in the full cast

# Role Lines Share
1 Rosalind 677 25.3%
2 Orlando (this role) 297 11.1%
3 Celia 276 10.3%
4 Touchstone 275 10.3%
5 Jaques 227 8.5%
6 Oliver 147 5.5%
7 Duke Senior 111 4.1%
8 Phebe 86 3.2%
9 Silvius 75 2.8%
10 Duke Frederick 69 2.6%

How Orlando’s dialogue distributes across the play

Act Lines Intensity
Act 1 97
Act 2 70
Act 3 58
Act 4 36
Act 5 36

Orlando’s dramatic peak falls in Act 1 with 97 lines.

Every scene where Orlando speaks

Act / Scene Lines spoken Share of scene
Act 1, Scene 1 60 37.0%
Act 1, Scene 2 37 13.8%
Act 2, Scene 3 23 29.9%
Act 2, Scene 6 15 83.3%
Act 2, Scene 7 32 15.6%
Act 3, Scene 2 58 14.2%
Act 4, Scene 1 36 18.1%
Act 5, Scene 2 25 21.0%
Act 5, Scene 4 11 5.1%

Voice signature

Opening line (Act 1, Scene 1): “As I remember, Adam, it was upon this fashion”

Longest speech (Act 1, Scene 2): “Orlando, my liege; the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys.”

Exit line (Act 5, Scene 4): “If there be truth in sight, you are my Rosalind.”

Who Orlando shares the stage with

Scene partner Shared scenes
Rosalind 5
Jaques 4
Adam 4
Touchstone 3
Celia 3
Oliver 2
Charles 2
Phebe 2
Duke Senior 2
Silvius 2

Questions about Orlando

Is Orlando the lead role in As You Like It?

Orlando is ranked #2 by line count among 27 speaking characters in As You Like It — carrying 11.1% of the play’s dialogue.

What is Orlando’s longest scene?

Act 1 Scene 1, where Orlando speaks 60 lines.

Who does Orlando speak to the most?

Orlando shares the most scenes with Rosalind — 5 scenes together across As You Like It.