How many lines does Antony have in Julius Caesar?

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

Antony has about 329 lines in Julius Caesar: 2,537 words in 51 speeches, 13.3% of the play, and the third-largest part. The role speaks in 8 of the 18 scenes, and its longest wait is 2 scenes in a row without a line.

Antony barely speaks in the first two acts, then about three quarters of his words arrive in Act 3: the scene over Caesar’s body, with “O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,” and the funeral oration, “Friends, Romans, countrymen.” The part has few speeches but long ones, nearly all in verse, and he closes the play praising Brutus.

Lines: 329
Words: 2,537
Share of play: 13.3%
Speech time: 18 min

96% of the words are verse. 51 speeches means about 51 cues to learn.

Scene by scene

Scene	Words	Minutes
Act 1, Scene 2	30	0.2
Act 2, Scene 2	5	0.0
Act 3, Scene 1	764	5.5
Act 3, Scene 2	1,165	8.3
Act 4, Scene 1	292	2.1
Act 5, Scene 1	159	1.1
Act 5, Scene 4	57	0.4
Act 5, Scene 5	65	0.5

The longest speeches

Speech	Scene	Words
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;”	Act 3, Scene 2	268
“If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.”	Act 3, Scene 2	229
“I doubt not of your wisdom.”	Act 3, Scene 1	222
“Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up”	Act 3, Scene 2	183
“O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,”	Act 3, Scene 1	180
“But yesterday the word of Caesar might”	Act 3, Scene 2	155
“So is my horse, Octavius; and for that”	Act 4, Scene 1	139
“O mighty Caesar! dost thou lie so low?”	Act 3, Scene 1	136

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	33
3 weeks	22
4 weeks	17
6 weeks	11

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