Act 3 of Julius Caesar runs 633 lines across 3 scenes with 22 speaking characters — about 24.4% of the full play.
Opens (Scene 1) — Caesar: “[To the Soothsayer] The ides of March are come.”
Closes (Scene 3) — Third Citizen: “house, and some to Casca's; some to Ligarius': away, go!”
The 3 scenes of Act 3
Who speaks in Act 3
Leading voice: Antony with 39% of Act 3’s dialogue (246 lines).
| Character | Lines in act | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Antony ♂ | 246 | 38.9% |
| Brutus ♂ | 131 | 20.7% |
| Cassius ♂ | 62 | 9.8% |
| Servant ♂ | 25 | 3.9% |
| Caesar ♂ | 23 | 3.6% |
| Third Citizen ♂ | 22 | 3.5% |
| First Citizen ♂ | 22 | 3.5% |
Characters first heard in Act 3
| Character | Lines in play |
|---|---|
| First Citizen ♂ | 22 |
| Third Citizen ♂ | 22 |
| Second Citizen ♂ | 21 |
| Fourth Citizen ♂ | 20 |
| Cinna The Poet ♂ | 14 |
| All ♂ | 10 |
Pacing across the 3 scenes
Scene lengths in Act 3 range from Scene 3 (35 lines, the shortest) to Scene 1 (317 lines, the longest), averaging about 211 lines per scene.
How Act 3 of Julius Caesar compares to other tragedies
| Play | Act 3 lines | Scenes |
|---|---|---|
| Hamlet | 930 | 4 |
| Antony and Cleopatra | 885 | 13 |
| Othello | 826 | 4 |
| Romeo and Juliet | 821 | 5 |
| Coriolanus | 764 | 3 |
| Julius Caesar (this act) | 633 | 3 |
| King Lear | 630 | 7 |
| Timon of Athens | 577 | 6 |
| Macbeth | 509 | 6 |
| Titus Andronicus | 388 | 2 |
About Act 3 of Julius Caesar
How many lines are in Act 3 of Julius Caesar?
633 lines spread across 3 scenes.
Who dominates Act 3?
Antony delivers 39% of the act’s dialogue (246 lines).
Which scene is the heaviest in Act 3?
Scene 1, at 317 lines — well above the act’s scene average.