Titus Andronicus: every role by lines, words, and stage time

William Shakespeare. 25 speaking roles, 19,808 words, about 142 minutes of speech.

The Offbook team

Oct 8, 2026

Titus has the most to say in Titus Andronicus: about 717 lines and 5,722 words, 28.9% of the play. Titus Andronicus follows a Roman general caught in a cycle of revenge with Tamora, Queen of the Goths. Titus holds nearly 30% of the words and speaks in 9 of 14 sections. Aaron, Tamora’s lover, has the second-largest part, and Marcus, Titus’s brother, appears in as many sections as Titus does.

Speaking roles: 25
Scenes: 14
Words: 19,808
Speech time: 142 min

Every role, largest first

Role	Lines	Words	Share	Minutes	Scenes
Titus	717	5,722	28.9%	40.9	9
Aaron	355	2,804	14.2%	20.0	6
Marcus	310	2,377	12%	17.0	9
Tamora	257	1,985	10%	14.2	5
Saturninus	210	1,591	8%	11.4	5
Lucius	188	1,464	7.4%	10.5	4
Demetrius	94	719	3.6%	5.1	7
Bassianus	63	460	2.3%	3.3	3
Lavinia	59	459	2.3%	3.3	3
Chiron	52	403	2%	2.9	6
Young Lucius	44	351	1.8%	2.5	4
Martius	30	231	1.2%	1.7	2
Quintus	27	228	1.2%	1.6	2
Clown	23	172	0.9%	1.2	2
Second Goth	20	159	0.8%	1.1	1
Aemilius	21	154	0.8%	1.1	3
Nurse	19	136	0.7%	1.0	1
Publius	14	113	0.6%	0.8	2
First Goth	11	79	0.4%	0.6	2
Messenger	7	56	0.3%	0.4	1
Captain	6	41	0.2%	0.3	1
Mutius	4	25	0.1%	0.2	1
Tribunes	3	19	0.1%	0.1	1
Third Goth	2	15	0.1%	0.1	1
All the Goths	1	10	0.1%	0.1	1

Who speaks in which scene

Darker cells mean more words in that scene. Use it to plan rehearsal calls, or to see how long an actor waits between entrances.

Role	1.1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.4	3.1	3.2	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.4	5.1	5.2	5.3
Titus
Aaron
Marcus
Tamora
Saturninus
Lucius
Demetrius
Bassianus
Lavinia
Chiron

The longest speeches

Speech	Scene	Words	Lines
Marcus: “Who is this? my niece, that flies away so fast!”	Act 2, Scene 4	385	47
Titus: “Come, come, Lavinia; look, thy foes are bound.”	Act 5, Scene 2	335	40
Aaron: “For shame, be friends, and join for that you j…”	Act 2, Scene 1	224	29
Marcus: “You sad-faced men, people and sons of Rome,”	Act 5, Scene 3	218	29
Titus: “Hear me, grave fathers! noble tribunes, stay!”	Act 3, Scene 1	209	26
Marcus: “Princes, that strive by factions and by friends”	Act 1, Scene 1	200	28
Saturninus: “Why, lords, what wrongs are these! was ever seen”	Act 4, Scene 4	200	26
Titus: “Hail, Rome, victorious in thy mourning weeds!”	Act 1, Scene 1	197	26
Tamora: “Not so, my lord; the gods of Rome forfend”	Act 1, Scene 1	197	25
Titus: “How now! has sorrow made thee dote already?”	Act 3, Scene 2	196	23

Small roles that can be doubled

These pairs of small roles never speak in the same scene, so one actor could play both. Check entrances and silent appearances in your script before you cast it this way.

Demetrius and Clown
Demetrius and Second Goth
Demetrius and Aemilius
Demetrius and First Goth
Demetrius and Messenger
Demetrius and Third Goth
Demetrius and All the Goths
Bassianus and Young Lucius
Bassianus and Clown
Bassianus and Second Goth
Bassianus and Aemilius
Bassianus and Nurse

Questions actors ask

Who has the most lines in Titus Andronicus?

Titus, with about 717 lines and 5,722 words, 28.9% of everything spoken in the play. Aaron is next, with about 355 lines (14.2%).

How long is Titus Andronicus?

The full text has 19,808 spoken words, about 142 minutes at 140 words a minute before pauses, scene changes, and cuts. Most productions cut the text, so running times vary.

How many speaking roles are in Titus Andronicus?

25 named roles speak in this edition, across 14 scenes. 15 of them have less than 2% of the words, which is why small parts are often doubled.