Julius Caesar: 2,599 Lines, 51 Characters, Act-by-Act Breakdown

Julius Caesar (c. 1599) is a tragedy with 2,599 lines of dialogue distributed across 5 acts and 18 scenes. 51 named characters speak at least once; the top five voices account for 71% of the play. Male voices dominate at 95% — female speakers deliver only 5%.

The play opens (Act 1, Scene 1) with Flavius: “Hence! home, you idle creatures get you home:”

The play closes (Act 5, Scene 5) with Octavius: “To part the glories of this happy day.”

Full cast of Julius Caesar by line count

#	Character	Lines	Share	Acts
1	Brutus ♂	728	28.0%	5
2	Cassius ♂	525	20.2%	5
3	Antony ♂	329	12.7%	5
4	Caesar ♂	135	5.2%	3
5	Casca ♂	133	5.1%	3
6	Portia ♀	92	3.5%	1
7	Octavius ♂	46	1.8%	2
8	Decius Brutus ♂	44	1.7%	2
9	Messala ♂	39	1.5%	2
10	Lucius ♂	33	1.3%	2
11	Titinius ♂	32	1.2%	2
12	Marullus ♂	31	1.2%	1
13	Servant ♂	30	1.2%	2
14	Calpurnia ♀	27	1.0%	2
15	Lucilius ♂	26	1.0%	2
16	Flavius ♂	24	0.9%	1
17	First Citizen ♂	22	0.8%	1
18	Third Citizen ♂	22	0.8%	1
19	Second Citizen ♂	21	0.8%	1
20	Fourth Citizen ♂	20	0.8%	1
21	Artemidorus ♂	19	0.7%	2
22	Soothsayer ♂	18	0.7%	3
23	Cinna ♂	18	0.7%	3
24	Pindarus ♂	17	0.7%	2
25	Metellus Cimber ♂	17	0.7%	2
…26 additional speaking roles with fewer than 17 lines

Line counts act by act

Act	Scenes	Lines	Speakers
Act 1	3	574	14
Act 2	4	552	17
Act 3	3	633	22
Act 4	3	461	17
Act 5	5	379	16

Longest scenes in Julius Caesar

Scene	Lines	Speakers
Act 2, Scene 1	350	10
Act 4, Scene 3	350	10
Act 1, Scene 2	329	7
Act 3, Scene 1	317	14
Act 3, Scene 2	281	10

Common questions

How long is Julius Caesar?

Julius Caesar contains 2,599 lines of dialogue across 5 acts and 18 scenes — roughly 144 lines per scene on average.

Who speaks the most in Julius Caesar?

Brutus leads the cast with 728 lines — about 28% of the play.

Which act of Julius Caesar is longest?

Act 3 runs 633 lines across 3 scenes.

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