As You Like It, Act 5 Scene 3 runs 39 lines of dialogue, spoken by 4 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 122 lines. This scene is part of Act 5 of As You Like It.
Full Dialogue
Touchstone ♂
To-morrow is the joyful day, Audrey; to-morrow will
we be married.
we be married.
Audrey ♀
I do desire it with all my heart; and I hope it is
no dishonest desire to desire to be a woman of the
world. Here comes two of the banished duke's pages.
no dishonest desire to desire to be a woman of the
world. Here comes two of the banished duke's pages.
First Page ♂
Well met, honest gentleman.
Touchstone ♂
By my troth, well met. Come, sit, sit, and a song.
Second Page ♂
We are for you: sit i' the middle.
First Page ♂
Shall we clap into't roundly, without hawking or
spitting or saying we are hoarse, which are the only
prologues to a bad voice?
spitting or saying we are hoarse, which are the only
prologues to a bad voice?
Second Page ♂
I'faith, i'faith; and both in a tune, like two
gipsies on a horse.
SONG.
It was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
That o'er the green corn-field did pass
In the spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding:
Sweet lovers love the spring.
Between the acres of the rye,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino
These pretty country folks would lie,
In spring time, & c.
This carol they began that hour,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
How that a life was but a flower
In spring time, & c.
And therefore take the present time,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino;
For love is crowned with the prime
In spring time, & c.
gipsies on a horse.
SONG.
It was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
That o'er the green corn-field did pass
In the spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding:
Sweet lovers love the spring.
Between the acres of the rye,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino
These pretty country folks would lie,
In spring time, & c.
This carol they began that hour,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
How that a life was but a flower
In spring time, & c.
And therefore take the present time,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino;
For love is crowned with the prime
In spring time, & c.
Touchstone ♂
Truly, young gentlemen, though there was no great
matter in the ditty, yet the note was very
untuneable.
matter in the ditty, yet the note was very
untuneable.
First Page ♂
You are deceived, sir: we kept time, we lost not our time.
Touchstone ♂
By my troth, yes; I count it but time lost to hear
such a foolish song. God be wi' you; and God mend
your voices! Come, Audrey.
such a foolish song. God be wi' you; and God mend
your voices! Come, Audrey.
39 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Second Page | 22 | 56.4% |
| Touchstone | 9 | 23.1% |
| First Page | 5 | 12.8% |
| Audrey | 3 | 7.7% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 22 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 10 lines.
Total speakers on stage
4 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 5
This is Scene 3 of 4 in Act 5 of As You Like It.
Scene length vs. play average
At 39 lines, this scene is shorter than the As You Like It average scene in As You Like It (~122 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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