Character in Cymbeline

Pisanio ♂ male

Q: Who does Pisanio speak to the most?

Pisanio shares the most scenes with Imogen — 7 scenes together across Cymbeline.

218Lines Spoken 1.1First Scene 5.5Last Scene 5.8%Of Play Dialogue

Pisanio is the #7 role in Cymbeline by line count (218 lines, 5.8% of the play), sharing the stage most often with Imogen — 7 scenes together across Acts 1 to 5.

Pisanio’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	270	7.2%
7	Pisanio (this role)	218	5.8%
8	Guiderius	170	4.5%
9	Queen	170	4.5%
10	Arviragus	145	3.9%

How Pisanio’s dialogue distributes across the play

Act	Lines	Intensity
Act 1	30
Act 2	1
Act 3	142
Act 4	16
Act 5	29

Pisanio’s dramatic peak falls in Act 3 with 142 lines.

Every scene where Pisanio speaks

Act / Scene	Lines spoken	Share of scene
Act 1, Scene 1	10	4.6%
Act 1, Scene 3	13	27.1%
Act 1, Scene 5	3	3.0%
Act 1, Scene 6	4	1.6%
Act 2, Scene 2	1	0.4%
Act 3, Scene 2	29	33.0%
Act 3, Scene 4	86	38.9%
Act 3, Scene 5	27	14.5%
Act 4, Scene 3	16	30.2%
Act 5, Scene 5	29	5.0%

Voice signature

Opening line (Act 1, Scene 1): “My lord your son drew on my master.”

Longest speech (Act 4, Scene 3): “Wherein I am false I am honest; not true, to be true.”

Exit line (Act 5, Scene 5): “My lady's honour: what became of him”

Who Pisanio shares the stage with

Scene partner	Shared scenes
Imogen	7
Cymbeline	5
Queen	4
Iachimo	3
Lady	2
Posthumus Leonatus	2
First Lady	2
Caius Lucius	2
Cornelius	2
First Lord	2

Questions about Pisanio

Is Pisanio the lead role in Cymbeline?

Pisanio is ranked #7 by line count among 40 speaking characters in Cymbeline — carrying 5.8% of the play’s dialogue.

What is Pisanio’s longest scene?

Act 3 Scene 4, where Pisanio speaks 86 lines.

Who does Pisanio speak to the most?

Pisanio shares the most scenes with Imogen — 7 scenes together across Cymbeline.