The total number of lines in the play, in each act, and in each scene.
All our line totals are based on the Arden Shakespeare edition of King Lear, edited by Kenneth Muir
Total lines in King Lear - 3216
Total lines in Act 1 - 911
Act 1 Scene 1 - 307
Act 1 Scene 2 - 181
Act 1 Scene 3 - 27
Act 1 Scene 4 - 347
Act 1 Scene 5 - 49
Total lines in Act 2 - 625
Act 2 Scene 1 - 128
Act 2 Scene 2 - 169
Act 2 Scene 3 - 21
Act 2 Scene 4 - 307
Total lines in Act 3 - 596
Act 3 Scene 1 - 55
Act 3 Scene 2 - 95
Act 3 Scene 3 - 25
Act 3 Scene 4 - 181
Act 3 Scene 5 - 23
Act 3 Scene 6 - 112
Act 3 Scene 7 - 105
Total lines in Act 4 - 679
Act 4 Scene 1 - 78
Act 4 Scene 2 - 97
Act 4 Scene 3 - 55
Act 4 Scene 4 - 29
Act 4 Scene 5 - 40
Act 4 Scene 6 - 283
Act 4 Scene 7 - 97
Total lines in Act 5 - 405
Act 5 Scene 1 - 69
Act 5 Scene 2 - 11
Act 5 Scene 3 - 325
Use our guides for more detailed KING LEAR Line Counts
For the full list of characters in King Lear and their line counts:
For an easy to use comparative graph of the total line count of the play and individual characters by scenes and acts:
For detailed line counts of the individual characters:
For scene by scene guides to all entrances and exits: