Act 3 of Timon of Athens runs 577 lines across 6 scenes with 26 speaking characters — about 23.5% of the full play.
Opens (Scene 1) — Servant: “I have told my lord of you; he is coming down to you.”
Closes (Scene 6) — Fourth Lord: “One day he gives us diamonds, next day stones.”
The 6 scenes of Act 3
| Scene | Lines | Speakers | Share of act |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scene 1 | 61 | 3 | 10.6% |
| Scene 2 | 89 | 5 | 15.4% |
| Scene 3 | 46 | 2 | 8.0% |
| Scene 4 | 138 | 9 | 23.9% |
| Scene 5 | 125 | 4 | 21.7% |
| Scene 6 | 118 | 7 | 20.5% |
Who speaks in Act 3
Leading voice: Alcibiades with 14% of Act 3’s dialogue (80 lines).
| Character | Lines in act | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alcibiades ♂ | 80 | 13.9% |
| Timon ♂ | 79 | 13.7% |
| Lucilius ♂ | 40 | 6.9% |
| Lucullus ♂ | 33 | 5.7% |
| First Senator ♂ | 33 | 5.7% |
| First Stranger ♂ | 31 | 5.4% |
| Flaminius ♂ | 30 | 5.2% |
Characters first heard in Act 3
| Character | Lines in play |
|---|---|
| First Senator ♂ | 90 |
| Second Senator ♂ | 62 |
| Lucullus ♂ | 33 |
| First Stranger ♂ | 31 |
| Sempronius ♂ | 27 |
| Servilius ♂ | 21 |
| Hortensius ♂ | 20 |
| Titus ♂ | 19 |
| First Servant ♂ | 18 |
| Philotus ♂ | 16 |
| Second Stranger ♂ | 6 |
| Third Senator ♂ | 5 |
Pacing across the 6 scenes
Scene lengths in Act 3 range from Scene 3 (46 lines, the shortest) to Scene 4 (138 lines, the longest), averaging about 96 lines per scene.
How Act 3 of Timon of Athens compares to other tragedies
| Play | Act 3 lines | Scenes |
|---|---|---|
| Hamlet | 930 | 4 |
| Antony and Cleopatra | 885 | 13 |
| Othello | 826 | 4 |
| Romeo and Juliet | 821 | 5 |
| Coriolanus | 764 | 3 |
| Julius Caesar | 633 | 3 |
| King Lear | 630 | 7 |
| Timon of Athens (this act) | 577 | 6 |
| Macbeth | 509 | 6 |
| Titus Andronicus | 388 | 2 |