Play on Words

full length · drama

The Poetaster

by Ben Jonson

32 roles (0M / 0F / 32 any) · approx 189–261 minutes · 4 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Cris supporting 111 speeches
Tuc supporting 106 speeches
Hor supporting 104 speeches
Tib supporting 49 speeches
Caes supporting 44 speeches
Ovid supporting 43 speeches
Chloe minor 36 speeches
Alb minor 28 speeches
Lup minor 27 speeches
Virg minor 26 speeches
Gal minor 22 speeches
Hist minor 18 speeches
Min minor 16 speeches
Jul minor 15 speeches
Pol minor 13 speeches
Aut minor 13 speeches
Lict minor 11 speeches
Mec minor 10 speeches
Nas minor 9 speeches
Cyth minor 9 speeches
Her minor 9 speeches
Treb minor 8 speeches
Lus minor 8 speeches
Dem minor 5 speeches
Ari minor 5 speeches
Cris. Dem minor 4 speeches
Lusc minor 4 speeches
Minos minor 3 speeches
Pyr minor 3 speeches
Crisp minor 3 speeches
Bor minor 3 speeches
Oris minor 3 speeches

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