Titus Andronicus: 2,553 Lines, 27 Characters, Act-by-Act Breakdown

Titus Andronicus (c. 1594) is a tragedy with 2,553 lines of dialogue distributed across 5 acts and 14 scenes. 27 named characters speak at least once; the top five voices account for 71% of the play. Dialogue splits 87% male and 13% female.

The play opens (Act 1, Scene 1) with Saturninus: “Noble patricians, patrons of my right,”

The play closes (Act 5, Scene 3) with Lucius: “That like events may ne'er it ruinate.”

Full cast of Titus Andronicus by line count

#	Character	Lines	Share	Acts
1	Titus Andronicus ♂	722	28.3%	5
2	Aaron ♂	356	13.9%	4
3	Marcus Andronicus ♂	263	10.3%	5
4	Tamora ♀	259	10.1%	4
5	Saturninus ♂	211	8.3%	4
6	Lucius ♂	188	7.4%	3
7	Demetrius ♂	94	3.7%	4
8	Bassianus ♂	63	2.5%	2
9	Lavinia ♀	60	2.4%	2
10	Chiron ♂	52	2.0%	4
11	Marcus ♂	47	1.8%	1
12	Young Lucius ♂	45	1.8%	3
13	Martius ♂	31	1.2%	2
14	Quintus ♂	28	1.1%	2
15	Second Goth ♂	21	0.8%	1
16	Aemilius ♂	21	0.8%	2
17	Clown ♂	21	0.8%	1
18	Nurse ♀	19	0.7%	1
19	Publius ♂	14	0.5%	2
20	First Goth ♂	11	0.4%	1
21	Messenger ♂	7	0.3%	1
22	Captain ♂	6	0.2%	1
23	All ♂	4	0.2%	2
24	Mutius ♂	4	0.2%	1
25	Tribunes ♂	3	0.1%	1
…2 additional speaking roles with fewer than 3 lines

Line counts act by act

Act	Scenes	Lines	Speakers
Act 1	1	502	15
Act 2	4	538	12
Act 3	2	388	6
Act 4	4	547	12
Act 5	3	578	16

Longest scenes in Titus Andronicus

Scene	Lines	Speakers
Act 1, Scene 1	502	15
Act 2, Scene 3	308	10
Act 3, Scene 1	302	5
Act 5, Scene 2	206	6
Act 5, Scene 3	205	10

Common questions

How long is Titus Andronicus?

Titus Andronicus contains 2,553 lines of dialogue across 5 acts and 14 scenes — roughly 182 lines per scene on average.

Who speaks the most in Titus Andronicus?

Titus Andronicus leads the cast with 722 lines — about 28% of the play.

Which act of Titus Andronicus is longest?

Act 5 runs 578 lines across 3 scenes.

Titus Andronicus