Love’s Labours Lost, Act 1
513Lines
2Scenes
10Speakers
98% / 2%Male / Female Lines
Act 1 of Love's Labours Lost runs 513 lines across 2 scenes with 10 speaking characters — about 17.9% of the full play.
Opens (Scene 1) — Ferdinand: “Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives,”
Closes (Scene 2) — Adriano De Armado: “write, pen; for I am for whole volumes in folio.”
The 2 scenes of Act 1
Who speaks in Act 1
Leading voice: Biron with 24% of Act 1’s dialogue (124 lines).
| Character | Lines in act | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Biron ♂ | 124 | 24.2% |
| Ferdinand ♂ | 111 | 21.6% |
| Moth ♂ | 91 | 17.7% |
| Adriano De Armado ♂ | 86 | 16.8% |
| Costard ♂ | 52 | 10.1% |
| Dull ♂ | 15 | 2.9% |
| Longaville ♂ | 14 | 2.7% |
Who carries the voice in Act 1
Act 1 is male-dominant even by the play’s standards — female share drops to 2%, compared to 20% overall.
Act 1
Male 502 · Female 11
How Act 1 of Love's Labours Lost compares to other comedies
| Play | Act 1 lines | Scenes |
|---|---|---|
| Twelfth Night | 578 | 5 |
| As You Like It | 568 | 3 |
| Taming of the Shrew | 542 | 2 |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | 528 | 4 |
| Love's Labours Lost (this act) | 513 | 2 |
| The Merchant of Venice | 500 | 2 |
| Much Ado About Nothing | 384 | 3 |
| Two Gentlemen of Verona | 381 | 3 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | 356 | 2 |
| The Comedy of Errors | 274 | 2 |
About Act 1 of Love's Labours Lost
How many lines are in Act 1 of Love’s Labours Lost?
513 lines spread across 2 scenes.
Who dominates Act 1?
Biron delivers 24% of the act’s dialogue (124 lines).