Love’s Labours Lost, Act 5
1,126Lines
2Scenes
17Speakers
68% / 32%Male / Female Lines
Act 5 is the play’s heaviest act — 1,126 lines across 2 scenes, against a play-wide average of about 572 lines per act, with 17 speaking characters.
Opens (Scene 1) — Sir Nathaniel: “I praise God for you, sir: your reasons at dinner”
Closes (Scene 2) — Adriano De Armado: “Apollo. You that way: we this way.”
Who carries the voice in Act 5
Female voices are notably stronger in Act 5 — 32% of this act’s dialogue vs. 20% across the full play.
Act 5
Male 768 · Female 358
The 2 scenes of Act 5
Who speaks in Act 5
Leading voice: Biron with 15% of Act 5’s dialogue (173 lines).
| Character | Lines in act | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Biron ♂ | 173 | 15.4% |
| Princess ♀ | 172 | 15.3% |
| Rosaline ♀ | 132 | 11.7% |
| Adriano De Armado ♂ | 126 | 11.2% |
| Boyet ♂ | 101 | 9.0% |
| Holofernes ♂ | 81 | 7.2% |
| Ferdinand ♂ | 80 | 7.1% |
How Act 5 of Love's Labours Lost compares to other comedies
| Play | Act 5 lines | Scenes |
|---|---|---|
| Love's Labours Lost (this act) | 1,126 | 2 |
| Much Ado About Nothing | 591 | 4 |
| The Comedy of Errors | 456 | 1 |
| As You Like It | 434 | 4 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | 428 | 1 |
| Twelfth Night | 416 | 1 |
| Taming of the Shrew | 333 | 2 |
| The Merchant of Venice | 326 | 1 |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | 306 | 5 |
| Two Gentlemen of Verona | 269 | 4 |