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Character in Cymbeline

Cloten ♂ male

270Lines Spoken 1.2First Scene 4.2Last Scene 7.2%Of Play Dialogue

Cloten is the #6 largest role in Cymbeline270 lines (7.2% of the play) across 7 scenes from Act 1 through Act 4.

Cloten’s position in the full cast

# Role Lines Share
1 Imogen 605 16.1%
2 Posthumus Leonatus 442 11.8%
3 Iachimo 430 11.5%
4 Belarius 346 9.2%
5 Cymbeline 296 7.9%
6 Cloten (this role) 270 7.2%
7 Pisanio 218 5.8%
8 Guiderius 170 4.5%
9 Queen 170 4.5%
10 Arviragus 145 3.9%

How Cloten’s dialogue distributes across the play

Act Lines Intensity
Act 1 8
Act 2 107
Act 3 106
Act 4 49

Cloten’s dramatic peak falls in Act 2 with 107 lines.

Every scene where Cloten speaks

Act / Scene Lines spoken Share of scene
Act 1, Scene 2 8 23.5%
Act 2, Scene 1 27 42.9%
Act 2, Scene 2 80 34.6%
Act 3, Scene 1 23 24.0%
Act 3, Scene 5 83 44.6%
Act 4, Scene 1 26 100.0%
Act 4, Scene 2 23 4.7%

Voice signature

Opening line (Act 1, Scene 2): “If my shirt were bloody, then to shift it. Have I hurt him?”

Longest speech (Act 2, Scene 2): “I have assailed her with music, but she vouchsafes no notice.”

Exit line (Act 4, Scene 2): “And on the gates of Lud's-town set your heads:”

Who Cloten shares the stage with

Scene partner Shared scenes
First Lord 3
Caius Lucius 3
Cymbeline 3
Queen 3
Second Lord 3
Pisanio 2
Imogen 2
Scene Iii 1
Iachimo 1
Attendant 1

Questions about Cloten

Is Cloten the lead role in Cymbeline?

Cloten is ranked #6 by line count among 40 speaking characters in Cymbeline — carrying 7.2% of the play’s dialogue.

What is Cloten’s longest scene?

Act 3 Scene 5, where Cloten speaks 83 lines.

Who does Cloten speak to the most?

Cloten shares the most scenes with First Lord — 3 scenes together across Cymbeline.