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Character in Coriolanus

Cominius ♂ male

286Lines Spoken 1.1First Scene 5.1Last Scene 7.6%Of Play Dialogue

Cominius is the #5 role in Coriolanus by line count (286 lines, 7.6% of the play), sharing the stage most often with Menenius — 9 scenes together across Acts 1 to 5.

Cominius’s position in the full cast

# Role Lines Share
1 Coriolanus 680 18.1%
2 Menenius 589 15.7%
3 Volumnia 314 8.3%
4 Sicinius 305 8.1%
5 Cominius (this role) 286 7.6%
6 Aufidius 275 7.3%
7 Brutus 247 6.6%
8 Marcius 218 5.8%
9 First Senator 90 2.4%
10 First Citizen 79 2.1%

How Cominius’s dialogue distributes across the play

Act Lines Intensity
Act 1 107
Act 2 50
Act 3 51
Act 4 47
Act 5 31

Cominius’s dramatic peak falls in Act 1 with 107 lines.

Every scene where Cominius speaks

Act / Scene Lines spoken Share of scene
Act 1, Scene 1 3 1.0%
Act 1, Scene 6 48 44.4%
Act 1, Scene 9 56 52.3%
Act 2, Scene 1 3 1.0%
Act 2, Scene 2 47 25.0%
Act 3, Scene 1 30 7.1%
Act 3, Scene 2 10 5.8%
Act 3, Scene 3 11 6.5%
Act 4, Scene 1 7 10.9%
Act 4, Scene 6 40 20.1%
Act 5, Scene 1 31 36.0%

Voice signature

Opening line (Act 1, Scene 6): “Breathe you, my friends: well fought;”

Longest speech (Act 2, Scene 2): “He lurch'd all swords of the garland. For this last,”

Exit line (Act 5, Scene 1): “And with our fair entreaties haste them on.”

Who Cominius shares the stage with

Scene partner Shared scenes
Menenius 9
Brutus 7
Coriolanus 7
Sicinius 7
First Senator 5
Messenger 4
Marcius 3
Citizens 3
First Citizen 3
Aedile 3

Questions about Cominius

Is Cominius the lead role in Coriolanus?

Cominius is ranked #5 by line count among 61 speaking characters in Coriolanus — carrying 7.6% of the play’s dialogue.

What is Cominius’s longest scene?

Act 1 Scene 9, where Cominius speaks 56 lines.

Who does Cominius speak to the most?

Cominius shares the most scenes with Menenius — 9 scenes together across Coriolanus.