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Character in Troilus and Cressida

Agamemnon ♂ male

195Lines Spoken 1.3First Scene 5.9Last Scene 5.6%Of Play Dialogue

Agamemnon speaks 195 lines in Troilus and Cressida — the #7 role by line count, accounting for 5.6% of the play’s dialogue across 7 scenes.

Agamemnon enters the play in Act 1, Scene 3: “What grief hath set the jaundice on your cheeks?”

Every scene where Agamemnon speaks

Act / Scene Lines spoken Share of scene
Act 1, Scene 3 66 16.5%
Act 2, Scene 3 58 21.9%
Act 3, Scene 3 14 4.4%
Act 4, Scene 5 37 11.5%
Act 5, Scene 1 4 3.8%
Act 5, Scene 5 11 22.0%
Act 5, Scene 9 5 50.0%

Dialogue partners

Across 7 scenes, Agamemnon most frequently shares the stage with: Ulysses (6 shared scenes), Nestor (6 shared scenes), Ajax (6 shared scenes), Diomedes (6 shared scenes), Achilles (5 shared scenes).

Quick facts

Where does Agamemnon rank in Troilus and Cressida’s cast?

#7 by line count, with 195 lines across Acts 1 to 5.

Who does Agamemnon speak with most often?

Ulysses — 6 shared scenes.