How many lines does Puck have in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

The size of the part, every scene it speaks in, its longest speeches, and how long it takes to learn.

The Offbook team

Oct 8, 2026

Puck has about 206 lines in A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 1,367 words in 33 speeches, 8.5% of the play, and the 6th-largest part. The role speaks in 6 of the 9 scenes.

Puck moves between every world of the play and closes it with the epilogue, “If we shadows have offended.” Much of the part is in short rhymed lines, which helps memory but punishes a dropped word.

Lines: 206
Words: 1,367
Share of play: 8.5%
Speech time: 10 min

94% of the words are verse. 33 speeches means about 33 cues to learn.

Scene by scene

Scene	Words	Minutes
Act 2, Scene 1	272	1.9
Act 2, Scene 2	105	0.8
Act 3, Scene 1	90	0.6
Act 3, Scene 2	671	4.8
Act 4, Scene 1	21	0.1
Act 5, Scene 1	208	1.5

The longest speeches

Speech	Scene	Words
“My mistress with a monster is in love.”	Act 3, Scene 2	220
“Thou speak’st aright;”	Act 2, Scene 1	128
“Now the hungry lion roars,”	Act 5, Scene 1	114
“The king doth keep his revels here tonight:”	Act 2, Scene 1	112
“Through the forest have I gone,”	Act 2, Scene 2	105
“If we shadows have offended,”	Act 5, Scene 1	94
“My fairy lord, this must be done with haste,”	Act 3, Scene 2	75
“On the ground”	Act 3, Scene 2	66

How many lines a day to learn

New lines a day to be off book in time, learning five days a week. Review what you already know on the other days.

Time until off book	New lines a day
2 weeks	21
3 weeks	14
4 weeks	11
6 weeks	7

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