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The Comedy of Errors, Act 2

365Lines 2Scenes 5Speakers 56% / 44%Male / Female Lines

Act 2 of The Comedy of Errors runs 365 lines across 2 scenes with 5 speaking characters — about 18.6% of the full play.

Opens (Scene 1) — Adriana: “Neither my husband nor the slave return'd,”

Closes (Scene 2) — Luciana: “Come, come, Antipholus, we dine too late.”

The 2 scenes of Act 2

Scene Lines Speakers Share of act
Scene 1 116 3 31.8%
Scene 2 249 4 68.2%

Who speaks in Act 2

Leading voice: Adriana with 33% of Act 2’s dialogue (122 lines).

Character Lines in act Share
Adriana 122 33.4%
Dromio Of Syracuse 92 25.2%
Of Syracuse 81 22.2%
Luciana 38 10.4%
Dromio Of Ephesus 32 8.8%

Who carries the voice in Act 2

Female voices are notably stronger in Act 2 — 44% of this act’s dialogue vs. 26% across the full play.

Act 2

Male 205 · Female 160

Characters first heard in Act 2

Character Lines in play
Adriana 275
Luciana 105

About Act 2 of The Comedy of Errors

How many lines are in Act 2 of The Comedy of Errors?

365 lines spread across 2 scenes.

Who dominates Act 2?

Adriana delivers 33% of the act’s dialogue (122 lines).