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Shakespeare and His Love: A Play in Four Acts and an Epilogue
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Characters
| Shakespeare | lead | 241 speeches |
| Miss Fitton | lead | 134 speeches |
| Herbert | supporting | 125 speeches |
| Jonson | supporting | 74 speeches |
| Chettle | supporting | 48 speeches |
| Lacy | minor | 42 speeches |
| The Queen | minor | 36 speeches |
| Southampton | minor | 19 speeches |
| Violet | minor | 17 speeches |
| Fletcher | minor | 16 speeches |
| Dekker | minor | 15 speeches |
| Raleigh | minor | 12 speeches |
| Burbage | minor | 10 speeches |
| Lady Jane Wroth | minor | 8 speeches |
| Drayton | minor | 8 speeches |
| Selden | minor | 7 speeches |
| Lady Cynthia | minor | 7 speeches |
| Lady Joan | minor | 7 speeches |
| Judith Shakespeare | minor | 7 speeches |
| Mistress Hall | minor | 6 speeches |
| Lady Rutland | minor | 5 speeches |
| Marston | minor | 5 speeches |
| Bacon | minor | 5 speeches |
| Lord Burghley | minor | 5 speeches |
| Host | minor | 4 speeches |
| Chapman | minor | 3 speeches |
Read the play
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Monologues from this play
- Lacy monologue (Act 2) — Shakespeare and His Love: A Play in Four Acts and an Epilogue
- Chettle monologue (Act 3) — Shakespeare and His Love: A Play in Four Acts and an Epilogue
- Chettle monologue (Act 3) — Shakespeare and His Love: A Play in Four Acts and an Epilogue
- Herbert monologue (Act 3) — Shakespeare and His Love: A Play in Four Acts and an Epilogue
- Shakespeare monologue (Act 4) — Shakespeare and His Love: A Play in Four Acts and an Epilogue