Richard II, Act 5 Scene 4 runs 12 lines of dialogue, spoken by 2 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 147 lines. This scene is part of Act 5 of Richard II.
Full Dialogue
Exton ♂
Didst thou not mark the king, what words he spake,
'Have I no friend will rid me of this living fear?'
Was it not so?
'Have I no friend will rid me of this living fear?'
Was it not so?
Servant ♂
These were his very words.
Exton ♂
'Have I no friend?' quoth he: he spake it twice,
And urged it twice together, did he not?
And urged it twice together, did he not?
Servant ♂
He did.
Exton ♂
And speaking it, he wistly look'd on me,
And who should say, 'I would thou wert the man'
That would divorce this terror from my heart;'
Meaning the king at Pomfret. Come, let's go:
I am the king's friend, and will rid his foe.
And who should say, 'I would thou wert the man'
That would divorce this terror from my heart;'
Meaning the king at Pomfret. Come, let's go:
I am the king's friend, and will rid his foe.
12 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Exton | 10 | 83.3% |
| Servant | 2 | 16.7% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 10 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 6 lines.
Total speakers on stage
2 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 5
This is Scene 4 of 6 in Act 5 of Richard II.
Scene length vs. play average
At 12 lines, this scene is shorter than the Richard II average scene in Richard II (~147 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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