Richard III, Act 5 Scene 4 runs 13 lines of dialogue, spoken by 2 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 148 lines. This scene is part of Act 5 of Richard III.
Full Dialogue
Catesby ♂
Rescue, my Lord of Norfolk, rescue, rescue!
The king enacts more wonders than a man,
Daring an opposite to every danger:
His horse is slain, and all on foot he fights,
Seeking for Richmond in the throat of death.
Rescue, fair lord, or else the day is lost!
The king enacts more wonders than a man,
Daring an opposite to every danger:
His horse is slain, and all on foot he fights,
Seeking for Richmond in the throat of death.
Rescue, fair lord, or else the day is lost!
King Richard Iii ♂
A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!
Catesby ♂
Withdraw, my lord; I'll help you to a horse.
King Richard Iii ♂
Slave, I have set my life upon a cast,
And I will stand the hazard of the die:
I think there be six Richmonds in the field;
Five have I slain to-day instead of him.
A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!
And I will stand the hazard of the die:
I think there be six Richmonds in the field;
Five have I slain to-day instead of him.
A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!
13 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Catesby | 7 | 53.8% |
| King Richard Iii | 6 | 46.2% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 7 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 7 lines.
Total speakers on stage
2 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 5
This is Scene 4 of 5 in Act 5 of Richard III.
Scene length vs. play average
At 13 lines, this scene is shorter than the Richard III average scene in Richard III (~148 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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