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Love’s Labours Lost, Act 2

269Lines 1Scenes 10Speakers 54% / 46%Male / Female Lines

Act 2 of Love's Labours Lost runs 269 lines across 1 scenes, carrying about 9.4% of the play’s total dialogue with 10 named speakers. It’s shorter than the play’s average act (572 lines).

Act opens (Scene 1, Boyet): “Now, madam, summon up your dearest spirits:”

Act closes (Scene 1, Rosaline): “Then was Venus like her mother, for her father is but grim.”

The 1 scenes of Act 2

Scene Lines Speakers Share of act
Scene 1 269 10 100.0%

Who speaks in Act 2

The leading voice is Boyet with 26% of Act 2’s dialogue (69 lines).

Character Lines in act Share
Boyet 69 25.7%
Princess 66 24.5%
Ferdinand 47 17.5%
Rosaline 29 10.8%
Maria 22 8.2%
Biron 18 6.7%
Katharine 8 3.0%

About Act 2 of Love's Labours Lost

How many lines are in Act 2 of Love’s Labours Lost?

269 lines spread across 1 scenes.

Who dominates Act 2?

Boyet delivers 26% of the act’s dialogue (69 lines).