The Merry Wives of Windsor: 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.
will:
217
your:
207
have:
206
that:
204
with:
179
master:
174
what:
139
good:
131
shall:
130
this:
130
come:
124
well:
94
page:
94
mistress:
86
there:
79
would:
76
here:
75
i'll:
74
they:
63
hath:
62
thou:
61
ford:
60
john:
58
thee:
52
know:
49
tell:
48
pray:
48
love:
48
like:
48
them:
48
anne:
47
woman:
44
make:
42
brook:
41
more:
41
wife:
40
give:
39
then:
38
mine:
37
were:
35
must:
34
think:
34
doctor:
33
never:
33
than:
33
should:
32
such:
32
speak:
32
their:
32
husband:
32
when:
31
marry:
30
take:
30
into:
30
house:
30
from:
28
slender:
27
upon:
27
about:
27
away:
26
been:
26
time:
26
host:
26
which:
26
follow:
25
very:
25
falstaff:
25
cannot:
24
heart:
24
heaven:
24
these:
24
word:
23
hear:
23
knight:
23
honest:
23
another:
22
warrant:
22
basket:
22
name:
22
some:
22
comes:
21
indeed:
21
look:
21
myself:
20
better:
20
could:
20
humour:
20
hugh:
20
three:
19
matter:
19
windsor:
19
letter:
19
find:
19
great:
19
knave:
19
does:
18
worship:
18
other:
18
hand:
18
where:
18
fenton:
18
peace:
17
though:
17
money:
17
jack:
17
shallow:
17
there's:
17
again:
17
desire:
17
thank:
17
true:
17
fairies:
17
night:
17
little:
17
daughter:
16
gentlemen:
16
till:
16
head:
16
made:
16
keep:
16
bully:
16
leave:
15
forsooth:
15
both:
15
much:
15
between:
15
call:
15
home:
15
glad:
15
we'll:
15
young:
15
sure:
15
buck:
15
rather:
15
rugby:
15
mind:
15
ever:
14
gentleman:
14
quickly:
14
father:
14
down:
14
against:
14
long:
14
alas:
13
send:
13
bear:
13
hold:
13
hope:
13
sweet:
13
himself:
13
devil:
12
yourself:
12
hang:
12
ford's:
12
search:
12
oman:
11
says:
11
done:
11
might:
11
simple:
11
desires:
11
first:
11
fair:
11
sport:
11
none:
11
green:
11
white:
11
maid:
11
stand:
11
fault:
11
poor:
11
wrong:
11
meet:
11
caius:
11
william:
11
nothing:
11
company:
11
show:
11
he's:
10
priest:
10
seek:
10
stay:
10
gone:
10
dead:
10
jealousy:
10
vill:
10
fear:
10
hour:
10
parson:
10
before:
10
turn:
10
fire:
10
heard:
10
court:
10
trust:
10
truth:
10
many:
10
friend:
10
thousand:
10
you'll:
10
told:
10
bring:
10
said:
10
thus:
9
cousin:
9
loves:
9
door:
9
carry:
9
honour:
9
here's:
9
best:
9
cuckold:
9
else:
9
garter:
9
witch:
9
most:
9
she's:
9
truly:
9
twenty:
9
farewell:
9
hearts:
9
jest:
9
after:
9
life:
9
pinch:
9
together:
9
coming:
8
town:
8
believe:
8
remember:
8
things:
8
shalt:
8
chamber:
8
english:
8
reason:
8
mother:
8
walk:
8
water:
8
pardon:
8
once:
8
went:
8
under:
8
cozened:
8
married:
8
adieu:
8
forth:
8
appointed:
8
sword:
8
hundred:
8
horns:
8
that's:
8
kind:
8
jealous:
8
morrow:
8
given:
8
sack:
8
enough:
8
coat:
7
cause:
7
book:
7
drink:
7
received:
7
fortune:
7
doth:
7
came:
7
purpose:
7
understand:
7
wise:
7
husband's:
7
faith:
7
let's:
7
hell:
7
consent:
7
he'll:
7
heels:
7
clothes:
7
purse:
7
justice:
7
every:
7
open:
7
soon:
7
still:
7
thing:
7
gives:
7
soul:
7
dinner:
7
closet:
6
same:
6
child:
6
bold:
6
even:
6
without:
6
tale:
6
shoulders:
6
shape:
6
what's:
6
wives:
6
pounds:
6
sing:
6
want:
6
become:
6
gold:
6
case:
6
foul:
6
ways:
6
being:
6
fellow:
6
welsh:
6
only:
6
place:
6
fairy:
6
horses:
6
cheese:
6
means:
6
over:
6
revenged:
6
fery:
6
thought:
6
while:
6
humours:
6
acquainted:
6
chain:
6
kill:
6
wife's:
6
through:
6
thine:
6
falstaff's:
6
within:
6
park:
6
pass:
6
brentford:
6
makes:
6
sirrah:
5
morning:
5
hunter:
5
talk:
5
luck:
5
hither:
5
ne'er:
5
sent:
5
knew:
5
laugh:
5
beast:
5
robert:
5
yonder:
5
merry:
5
goes:
5
also:
5
answer:
5
fight:
5
further:
5
herne:
5
shamed:
5
loose:
5
letters:
5
goot:
5
brought:
5
above:
5
suspicion:
5
spoke:
5
deer:
5
sleep:
5
creep:
5
words:
5
pistol:
5
promise:
5
drunk:
5
thames:
5
cudgel:
5
world:
5
woman's:
5
beaten:
5
suit:
5
neither:
5
straight:
5
honesty:
5
mock:
5
places:
5
hark:
5
lord:
5
rogue:
5
eleven:
5
linen:
5
friends:
5
welcome:
5
since:
5
besides:
5
eight:
5
seven:
5
suffered:
5
quick:
5
known:
5
who's:
5
spirit:
5
sworn:
5
rapier:
5
villain:
5
birding:
5
undone:
5
duke:
5
something:
5
o'er:
5
speaks:
5
thrown:
5
marriage:
5
pretty:
5
french:
5
women:
4
short:
4
reasonable:
4
appoint:
4
dress:
4
deceived:
4
curer:
4
whither:
4
troth:
4
o'clock:
4
cold:
4
reputation:
4
save:
4
uncle:
4
confess:
4
cool:
4
names:
4
numbers:
4
shame:
4
excellent:
4
belly:
4
twelve:
4
castle:
4
wronged:
4
husbands:
4
riot:
4
entertain:
4
beat:
4
fresh:
4
stocks:
4
terms:
4
lust:
4
fool:
4
foot:
4
counsel:
4
blue:
4
finger:
4
four:
4
face:
4
ready:
4
physician:
4
forgive:
4
death:
4
round:
4
gown:
4
horn:
4
black:
4
wilt:
4
datchet:
4
wine:
4
able:
4
match:
4
fare:
4
dere:
4
smell:
4
page's:
4
cried:
4
teach:
4
they'll:
4
half:
4
acquaintance:
4
jove:
4
amends:
4
hard:
4
anne's:
4
hast:
4
herne's:
4
lose:
4
eton:
4
help:
4
meeting:
4
fine:
4
amazed:
4
spend:
4
revenge:
4
bless:
4
lady:
4
melancholy:
4
firm:
4
methinks:
4
tree:
4
five:
4
gentlewoman:
4
lead:
4
quarter:
4
trib:
4
knows:
4
rogues:
4
going:
4
serve:
4
suspect:
4
gentle:
4
beseech:
4
pless:
4
meat:
4
burn:
4
present:
4
last:
4
content:
4
either:
4
anon:
4
late:
4
break:
4
notwithstanding:
4
trot:
4
state:
4
charge:
4
office:
4
angels:
4
betray:
4
near:
4
bardolph:
4
father's:
4
remedy:
4
lived:
4
need:
4
commend:
4
rook:
4
lest:
4
issue:
4
eyes:
4
wealth:
4
sometimes:
4
full:
4
brief:
4
weapons:
4
having:
4
hands:
4
guide:
4
plot:
4
council:
4
you're:
4
point:
4
guest:
4
times:
4
body:
4
question:
4
patience:
4
nine:
4
shelter:
3
sake:
3
twas:
3
press:
3
salt:
3
petter:
3
children:
3
creature:
3
affection:
3
brains:
3
obey:
3
cuckoldly:
3
tall:
3
tarry:
3
od's:
3
liquor:
3
mercy:
3
rich:
3
born:
3
throwing:
3
towards:
3
chambers:
3
germans:
3
coach:
3
needs:
3
ashamed:
3
diable:
3
got's:
3
thou'rt:
3
muffler:
3
boys:
3
doubt:
3
killed:
3
beard:
3
mocked:
3
bears:
3
master's:
3
claw:
3
george:
3
wait:
3
carry't:
3
right:
3
themselves:
3
cavaleiro:
3
pound:
3
knog:
3
knot:
3
looks:
3
sins:
3
villanous:
3
watch:
3
ward:
3
base:
3
wart:
3
thrive:
3
heartily:
3
comfort:
3
each:
3
venison:
3
deserve:
3
hadst:
3
trick:
3
damned:
3
budget:
3
sayest:
3
vere:
3
tire:
3
despise:
3
gloves:
3
admirable:
3
false:
3
where's:
3
whose:
3
thither:
3
deep:
3
nobody:
3
sympathy:
3
slender's:
3
vile:
3
mountain:
3
deliver:
3
frogmore:
3
passed:
3
passes:
3
herself:
3
throw:
3
earth:
3
always:
3
assist:
3
haste:
3
mirth:
3
hack:
3
manner:
3
found:
3
pauca:
3
unless:
3
genitive:
3
wish:
3
wooing:
3
wits:
3
youth:
3
higher:
3
men's:
3
soldier:
3
see't:
3
years:
3
conscience:
3
impossible:
3
motion:
3
abide:
3
calls:
3
speed:
3
convey:
3
forest:
3
gross:
3
searched:
3
stone:
3
afraid:
3
descend:
3
presently:
3
prabbles:
3
phrase:
3
tells:
3
broke:
3
fetch:
3
jealousies:
3
several:
3
gift:
3
couch:
3
those:
3
motions:
3
clapper:
3
lack:
3
hours:
3
hide:
3
lads:
3
queen:
3
protest:
3
looked:
3
butter:
3
courtier:
3
high:
3
hears:
3
device:
3
substance:
3
likewise:
3
rivers:
3
grease:
3
note:
3
deanery:
3
dares:
3
steal:
3
church:
3
praised:
3
twixt:
3
perceive:
3
distance:
3
light:
3
along:
3
jarteer:
3
person:
3
mean:
3
devils:
3
people:
3
bestowed:
3
parts:
3
itself:
3
contrary:
3
devise:
3
france:
3
villany:
3
lend:
3
otherwise:
3
strange:
3
brew:
3
finely:
3
horum:
3
lapis:
3
penny:
3
foolish:
3
charms:
3
behind:
3
withal:
3
paid:
3
leads:
3
promised:
3
scurvy:
3
remembrance:
3
prevent:
3
wicked:
3
distemper:
3
disguise:
3
birds:
3
intelligence:
3
instant:
3
maid's:
3