TPTT The Tragedy of King Lear: About the Play
Introduction
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV
ACT V
About the Play
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Word Frequency
The following table shows the frequency of spoken words longer than three letters in the play. These numbers should not be considered authoritative.

that: 348
this: 238
your: 225
thou: 220
have: 206
with: 188
thee: 139
what: 137
will: 129
shall: 99
lord: 97
from: 93
come: 88
good: 85
more: 81
when: 79
which: 78
know: 74
i'll: 71
well: 68
than: 67
king: 66
their: 65
take: 65
father: 65
here: 65
would: 64
they: 59
hath: 56
there: 55
most: 54
them: 53
make: 53
love: 51
must: 49
upon: 48
speak: 48
poor: 48
like: 48
heart: 48
fool: 47
then: 47
should: 45
such: 44
where: 43
give: 41
these: 39
eyes: 38
away: 37
some: 37
night: 36
nature: 36
nothing: 34
life: 34
madam: 32
edmund: 31
tell: 31
sister: 31
never: 31
much: 30
been: 30
were: 30
better: 29
daughter: 29
time: 29
fellow: 28
daughters: 28
great: 28
dost: 27
hear: 27
gods: 26
pray: 26
hand: 25
thus: 25
master: 25
hast: 24
whose: 24
place: 24
letter: 24
thine: 24
very: 23
look: 23
gloucester: 23
against: 23
made: 23
comes: 22
france: 22
into: 22
other: 22
though: 22
dear: 22
cannot: 22
head: 22
stand: 22
think: 22
mine: 22
down: 21
villain: 21
call: 21
cordelia: 21
death: 21
again: 21
duke: 21
thing: 21
both: 20
hold: 20
brother: 20
grace: 20
there's: 20
lady: 20
ever: 20
till: 20
best: 20
world: 20
could: 19
keep: 19
kent: 19
friend: 19
knave: 19
seek: 19
first: 19
since: 19
fiend: 19
noble: 19
still: 19
doth: 18
regan: 18
gone: 18
less: 18
bring: 18
nuncle: 17
before: 17
find: 17
draw: 17
bear: 17
answer: 16
being: 16
power: 16
alack: 16
fear: 16
house: 16
lear: 16
itself: 16
true: 16
little: 16
does: 15
hither: 15
done: 15
business: 15
fortune: 15
foul: 15
matter: 15
thought: 15
fire: 15
man's: 15
that's: 15
back: 14
follow: 14
half: 14
long: 14
sword: 14
name: 14
every: 14
makes: 14
cold: 14
came: 14
dead: 14
slave: 14
kind: 14
child: 13
cause: 13
word: 13
reason: 13
might: 13
turn: 13
none: 13
traitor: 13
live: 13
even: 13
seen: 13
hence: 13
where's: 13
help: 13
those: 13
forth: 13
after: 13
prithee: 13
course: 13
about: 12
found: 12
means: 12
return: 12
late: 12
part: 12
he's: 12
shalt: 12
myself: 12
blood: 12
kingdom: 12
burgundy: 12
sisters: 12
many: 12
full: 12
mind: 12
leave: 11
rest: 11
whom: 11
peace: 11
goneril: 11
face: 11
edgar: 11
wind: 11
else: 11
let's: 11
rather: 11
farewell: 11
known: 11
horse: 11
told: 11
rain: 11
cornwall: 11
shame: 11
further: 11
feel: 11
dover: 11
gave: 11
heard: 11
sight: 11
need: 11
o'er: 11
sweet: 11
gentleman: 10
purpose: 10
home: 10
fair: 10
we'll: 10
wits: 10
stands: 10
hard: 10
five: 10
wisdom: 10
within: 10
flesh: 10
himself: 10
strike: 10
sirrah: 10
things: 10
pity: 10
stay: 10
what's: 10
please: 10
knights: 10
honour: 10
young: 10
worst: 10
sure: 10
white: 10
state: 10
strange: 10
arms: 10
sound: 10
read: 10
loved: 9
canst: 9
stocks: 9
sleep: 9
yourself: 9
fare: 9
wise: 9
tears: 9
friends: 9
high: 9
heavens: 9
serve: 9
hundred: 9
father's: 9
something: 9
husband: 9
coming: 9
send: 9
wear: 9
weep: 9
pardon: 9
letters: 9
once: 9
under: 9
ready: 9
words: 9
worse: 9
worth: 9
plain: 9
storm: 9
prove: 9
lives: 9
kill: 9
duty: 9
speech: 9
without: 8
remember: 8
majesty: 8
bound: 8
train: 8
base: 8
here's: 8
small: 8
highness: 8
lost: 8
gainst: 8
sorrow: 8
bless: 8
who's: 8
alone: 8
break: 8
meet: 8
rage: 8
powers: 8
seem: 8
shake: 8
another: 8
between: 8
right: 8
water: 8
appear: 8
false: 8
blame: 8
neither: 8
servant: 8
i'ld: 8
methinks: 8
heaven: 8
thank: 8
beseech: 8
left: 8
show: 8
news: 8
body: 8
enough: 8
inform'd: 7
same: 7
says: 7
beard: 7
mistress: 7
want: 7
looks: 7
abused: 7
hadst: 7
toward: 7
dark: 7
wife: 7
royal: 7
fall: 7
wilt: 7
horses: 7
wherefore: 7
honest: 7
therefore: 7
land: 7
plague: 7
last: 7
fools: 7
grief: 7
gives: 7
instant: 7
took: 7
pass: 7
question: 7
patience: 7
marry: 7
whipped: 7
virtue: 7
breath: 7
goes: 7
care: 7
brought: 7
trumpet: 7
vile: 7
displeasure: 7
only: 7
earl: 7
murder: 7
quality: 7
unnatural: 7
moon: 7
service: 7
welcome: 7
she's: 7
offence: 7
lead: 7
going: 7
trust: 7
truth: 7
fault: 7
scarce: 7
tom's: 7
justice: 7
wrong: 7
mark: 7
taking: 7
through: 7
thunder: 7
said: 7
bastard: 6
obey: 6
paper: 6
needs: 6
just: 6
grow: 6
side: 6
rascal: 6
food: 6
foot: 6
above: 6
didst: 6
earth: 6
danger: 6
teach: 6
fortunes: 6
mouth: 6
lose: 6
almost: 6
entreat: 6
follow'd: 6
hands: 6
given: 6
judgment: 6
pluck: 6
lords: 6
twas: 6
talk: 6
carry: 6
each: 6
albany: 6
cast: 6
intent: 6
piece: 6
smell: 6
happy: 6
effects: 6
twenty: 6
spirit: 6
know'st: 6
purse: 6
near: 6
bloody: 6
lest: 6
attend: 6
woman: 6
least: 6
hurt: 5
whoreson: 5
bold: 5
spoken: 5
brother's: 5
born: 5
work: 5
dogs: 5
battle: 5
save: 5
obedience: 5
sick: 5
disposition: 5
strength: 5
received: 5
themselves: 5
lust: 5
perforce: 5
bare: 5
warm: 5
cunning: 5
comfort: 5
wast: 5
three: 5
voice: 5
bids: 5
dare: 5
darkness: 5
pleasure: 5
prince: 5
hour: 5
haste: 5
behold: 5
straight: 5
wouldst: 5
faith: 5
indeed: 5
hearted: 5
endure: 5
presently: 5
hate: 5
tongue: 5
queen: 5
knows: 5
dukes: 5
certain: 5
mean: 5
either: 5
follows: 5
on't: 5
beloved: 5
general: 5
dinner: 5
free: 5
seems: 5
mercy: 5
thou'lt: 5
ride: 5
self: 5
ne'er: 5
sent: 5
beggar: 5
legitimate: 5
shape: 5
alive: 5
thrive: 5
deal: 5
spoke: 5
taste: 5
black: 5
blows: 5
deny: 5
yours: 5
years: 5
over: 5
calls: 5
stood: 5
changed: 5
sense: 5
chance: 5
blind: 5
banish'd: 5
light: 5
people: 5
present: 5
stars: 5
proud: 5
office: 5
hovel: 5
thyself: 5
services: 5
herald: 5
army: 5
swear: 5
advise: 5
defend: 5
ancient: 5
respect: 5
scape: 5
whereof: 5
third: 5
winds: 5
shut: 4
children: 4
wolf: 4
dispatch: 4
pierce: 4
bond: 4
fifty: 4
perchance: 4
finds: 4
awhile: 4
quarrel: 4
dearer: 4
shouldst: 4
sheep: 4
yond: 4
write: 4
curse: 4
endured: 4
madness: 4
crack: 4
straw: 4
counsel: 4
harder: 4
practise: 4
weary: 4
idle: 4
hope: 4
receive: 4
blessing: 4
fain: 4
armed: 4
enemy: 4
appears: 4
glass: 4
howl: 4
authority: 4
charity: 4
betwixt: 4
enter: 4
trouble: 4
wheel: 4
prosper: 4
bleed: 4
hang: 4
reverence: 4
hark: 4
hide: 4
desire: 4
courtesy: 4
spirits: 4
moved: 4
strong: 4
bitter: 4
note: 4
hill: 4
rogues: 4
court: 4
revenue: 4
hearts: 4
content: 4
sometime: 4
cease: 4
fathers: 4
durst: 4
offend: 4
party: 4
marvel: 4
senses: 4
foolish: 4
sister's: 4
behind: 4
writ: 4
pain: 4
vengeance: 4
fierce: 4
company: 4
monster: 4
precious: 4
point: 4
past: 4
patient: 4
choice: 4
scarcely: 4
addition: 4
drawn: 4
short: 4
others: 4
messenger: 4
drum: 4
knowledge: 4
evil: 4
towards: 4
maintain: 4
riotous: 4
sorry: 4
sharp: 4
mother: 4
quickly: 4
gloucester's: 4
beat: 4
garments: 4
commands: 4
stop: 4
slain: 4
unkindness: 4
case: 4
year: 4
lady's: 4
deep: 4
favour: 4
herself: 4
e'er: 4
twain: 4
space: 4
fall'n: 4
coxcomb: 4
fell: 4
gate: 4
twice: 4
bosom: 4
naked: 4
fetch: 4
rogue: 4
parted: 4
one's: 4
hers: 4
wretch: 4
truly: 4
change: 4
heavy: 4
maid: 4
twixt: 4
proof: 4
gentle: 4
person: 4
legs: 4
begin: 4
remain: 4
charged: 4
fiery: 4
tender: 4
guard: 4
prison: 4
often: 4
following: 4
issue: 4
wherein: 4
countenance: 4
open: 4
middle: 4
oath: 4
morrow: 4
is't: 4
dread: 4
speedy: 4
together: 4
allow: 4
misery: 4
passion: 4
difference: 4
safe: 4
learn: 4
pride: 4
manners: 4
frown: 3
turns: 3
women: 3
detested: 3
gray: 3
offer: 3
believe: 3
creature: 3
breeding: 3
despair: 3
affection: 3
grew: 3
commit: 3
call'd: 3
boot: 3
tear: 3
trumpets: 3
harms: 3
common: 3
trade: 3
produce: 3
ashamed: 3
names: 3
coxcombs: 3
suffer: 3
door: 3
bears: 3
wake: 3
eyeless: