Play on Words

full length · drama

The Two Noble Kinsmen

by William Shakespeare

33 roles (0M / 0F / 33 any) · approx 144–199 minutes · 5 acts

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

Characters

Palamon lead 139 speeches
Arcite lead 132 speeches
Theseus supporting 71 speeches
Emilia supporting 64 speeches
Jailer supporting 64 speeches
Daughter supporting 64 speeches
Wooer minor 38 speeches
Pirithous minor 36 speeches
Doctor minor 30 speeches
Hippolyta minor 25 speeches
Schoolmaster minor 19 speeches
First Friend minor 14 speeches
Second Countryman minor 12 speeches
Third Countryman minor 12 speeches
First Queen minor 11 speeches
Second Friend minor 11 speeches
Woman minor 10 speeches
Fourth Countryman minor 10 speeches
Third Queen minor 9 speeches
First Countryman minor 9 speeches
Brother minor 9 speeches
Second Queen minor 8 speeches
Messenger minor 8 speeches
Scene Ii minor 5 speeches
Scene Iii minor 5 speeches
Servant minor 5 speeches
Scene I. Athens minor 4 speeches
Scene Iv minor 4 speeches
Valerius minor 3 speeches
Herald minor 3 speeches
Scene V minor 3 speeches
Gentleman minor 3 speeches
First Knight minor 3 speeches

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