Titus Andronicus, Act 2 Scene 2 runs 29 lines of dialogue, spoken by 6 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 182 lines. This scene is part of Act 2 of Titus Andronicus.
Full Dialogue
Titus Andronicus ♂
The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey,
The fields are fragrant and the woods are green:
Uncouple here and let us make a bay
And wake the emperor and his lovely bride
And rouse the prince and ring a hunter's peal,
That all the court may echo with the noise.
Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours,
To attend the emperor's person carefully:
I have been troubled in my sleep this night,
But dawning day new comfort hath inspired.
Many good morrows to your majesty;
Madam, to you as many and as good:
I promised your grace a hunter's peal.
The fields are fragrant and the woods are green:
Uncouple here and let us make a bay
And wake the emperor and his lovely bride
And rouse the prince and ring a hunter's peal,
That all the court may echo with the noise.
Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours,
To attend the emperor's person carefully:
I have been troubled in my sleep this night,
But dawning day new comfort hath inspired.
Many good morrows to your majesty;
Madam, to you as many and as good:
I promised your grace a hunter's peal.
Saturninus ♂
And you have rung it lustily, my lord;
Somewhat too early for new-married ladies.
Somewhat too early for new-married ladies.
Bassianus ♂
Lavinia, how say you?
Lavinia ♀
I say, no;
I have been broad awake two hours and more.
I have been broad awake two hours and more.
Saturninus ♂
Come on, then; horse and chariots let us have,
And to our sport.
Madam, now shall ye see
Our Roman hunting.
And to our sport.
Madam, now shall ye see
Our Roman hunting.
Marcus Andronicus ♂
I have dogs, my lord,
Will rouse the proudest panther in the chase,
And climb the highest promontory top.
Will rouse the proudest panther in the chase,
And climb the highest promontory top.
Titus Andronicus ♂
And I have horse will follow where the game
Makes way, and run like swallows o'er the plain.
Makes way, and run like swallows o'er the plain.
Demetrius ♂
Chiron, we hunt not, we, with horse nor hound,
But hope to pluck a dainty doe to ground.
But hope to pluck a dainty doe to ground.
29 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Titus Andronicus | 15 | 51.7% |
| Saturninus | 6 | 20.7% |
| Marcus Andronicus | 3 | 10.3% |
| Lavinia | 2 | 6.9% |
| Demetrius | 2 | 6.9% |
| Bassianus | 1 | 3.4% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 15 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 5 lines.
Total speakers on stage
6 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 2
This is Scene 2 of 4 in Act 2 of Titus Andronicus.
Scene length vs. play average
At 29 lines, this scene is shorter than the Titus Andronicus average scene in Titus Andronicus (~182 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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