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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 4

265Lines 2Scenes 18Speakers 84% / 16%Male / Female Lines

Act 4 of A Midsummer Night's Dream runs 265 lines across 2 scenes with 18 speaking characters — about 12.3% of the full play.

Opens (Scene 1) — Titania: “Come, sit thee down upon this flowery bed,”

Closes (Scene 2) — Bottom: “comedy. No more words: away! go, away!”

The 2 scenes of Act 4

Scene Lines Speakers Share of act
Scene 1 224 14 84.5%
Scene 2 41 5 15.5%

Who speaks in Act 4

Leading voice: Bottom with 23% of Act 4’s dialogue (61 lines).

Character Lines in act Share
Bottom 61 23.0%
Oberon 47 17.7%
Theseus 41 15.5%
Titania 24 9.1%
Demetrius 24 9.1%
Flute 12 4.5%
Egeus 11 4.2%

Who carries the voice in Act 4

Act 4 is male-dominant even by the play’s standards — female share drops to 16%, compared to 40% overall.

Act 4

Male 222 · Female 43

About Act 4 of A Midsummer Night's Dream

How many lines are in Act 4 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

265 lines spread across 2 scenes.

Who dominates Act 4?

Bottom delivers 23% of the act’s dialogue (61 lines).