Antony and Cleopatra, Act 5
520Lines
2Scenes
17Speakers
53% / 47%Male / Female Lines
Act 5 of Antony and Cleopatra belongs to Cleopatra, who delivers 42% of the act’s dialogue (217 of 520 lines) across 2 scenes.
Opens (Scene 1) — Octavius Caesar: “Go to him, Dolabella, bid him yield;”
Closes (Scene 2) — Octavius Caesar: “High order in this great solemnity.”
Who carries the voice in Act 5
Female voices are notably stronger in Act 5 — 47% of this act’s dialogue vs. 24% across the full play.
Act 5
Male 277 · Female 243
The 2 scenes of Act 5
Who speaks in Act 5
Leading voice: Cleopatra with 42% of Act 5’s dialogue (217 lines).
| Character | Lines in act | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cleopatra ♀ | 217 | 41.7% |
| Octavius Caesar ♂ | 113 | 21.7% |
| Dolabella ♂ | 43 | 8.3% |
| Proculeius ♂ | 32 | 6.2% |
| Clown ♂ | 28 | 5.4% |
| Charmian ♀ | 19 | 3.7% |
| Dercetas ♂ | 17 | 3.3% |
Characters first heard in Act 5
| Character | Lines in play |
|---|---|
| Proculeius ♂ | 32 |
| Clown ♂ | 28 |
| Egyptian ♂ | 6 |
| Seleucus ♂ | 5 |
How Act 5 of Antony and Cleopatra compares to other tragedies
| Play | Act 5 lines | Scenes |
|---|---|---|
| Hamlet | 731 | 2 |
| Coriolanus | 686 | 6 |
| Titus Andronicus | 578 | 3 |
| Othello | 567 | 2 |
| Antony and Cleopatra (this act) | 520 | 2 |
| King Lear | 477 | 3 |
| Romeo and Juliet | 441 | 3 |
| Macbeth | 398 | 8 |
| Timon of Athens | 381 | 4 |
| Julius Caesar | 379 | 5 |
About Act 5 of Antony and Cleopatra
How many lines are in Act 5 of Antony and Cleopatra?
520 lines spread across 2 scenes.
Who dominates Act 5?
Cleopatra delivers 42% of the act’s dialogue (217 lines).