Pandarus ♂ male

Q: Who does Pandarus speak to the most?

Pandarus shares the most scenes with Troilus — 6 scenes together across Troilus and Cressida.

394Lines Spoken 1.1First Scene 5.10Last Scene 11.4%Of Play Dialogue

Pandarus is the #3 role in Troilus and Cressida by line count (394 lines, 11.4% of the play), sharing the stage most often with Troilus — 6 scenes together across Acts 1 to 5.

Pandarus’s position in the full cast

#	Role	Lines	Share
1	Troilus	537	15.5%
2	Ulysses	488	14.1%
3	Pandarus (this role)	394	11.4%
4	Cressida	295	8.5%
5	Thersites	284	8.2%
6	Hector	213	6.2%
7	Agamemnon	195	5.6%
8	Achilles	190	5.5%
9	Nestor	158	4.6%
10	Aeneas	145	4.2%

How Pandarus’s dialogue distributes across the play

Act	Lines	Intensity
Act 1	182
Act 3	134
Act 4	46
Act 5	32

Pandarus’s dramatic peak falls in Act 1 with 182 lines.

Every scene where Pandarus speaks

Act / Scene	Lines spoken	Share of scene
Act 1, Scene 1	37	32.2%
Act 1, Scene 2	145	51.2%
Act 3, Scene 1	80	54.1%
Act 3, Scene 2	54	26.1%
Act 4, Scene 2	30	26.3%
Act 4, Scene 4	16	10.1%
Act 5, Scene 3	9	7.3%
Act 5, Scene 10	23	40.4%

Voice signature

Opening line (Act 1, Scene 1): “Will this gear ne'er be mended?”

Longest speech (Act 1, Scene 2): “They laughed not so much at the hair as at his pretty answer.”

Exit line (Act 5, Scene 10): “And at that time bequeathe you my diseases.”

Who Pandarus shares the stage with

Scene partner	Shared scenes
Troilus	6
Cressida	4
Aeneas	4
Paris	2
Boy	2
Servant	1
Diomedes	1
Alexander	1
Helen	1
Andromache	1

Questions about Pandarus

Is Pandarus the lead role in Troilus and Cressida?

Pandarus is ranked #3 by line count among 28 speaking characters in Troilus and Cressida — carrying 11.4% of the play’s dialogue.

What is Pandarus’s longest scene?

Act 1 Scene 2, where Pandarus speaks 145 lines.

Who does Pandarus speak to the most?

Pandarus shares the most scenes with Troilus — 6 scenes together across Troilus and Cressida.