The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice: 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:
372
this:
222
with:
211
your:
207
have:
204
what:
178
will:
152
thou:
142
cassio:
112
shall:
96
good:
93
lord:
90
come:
84
well:
81
would:
79
love:
78
thee:
76
from:
74
more:
72
they:
71
here:
71
some:
70
hath:
67
know:
66
such:
66
think:
65
heaven:
60
iago:
60
must:
59
most:
56
i'll:
56
moor:
56
then:
54
night:
54
make:
53
when:
53
upon:
52
there:
51
speak:
51
than:
48
their:
48
should:
47
them:
47
which:
47
very:
44
honest:
43
give:
42
desdemona:
41
never:
40
again:
38
where:
38
were:
36
look:
36
even:
35
much:
34
wife:
34
indeed:
32
these:
32
soul:
32
cannot:
31
thus:
30
general:
30
dost:
29
ever:
29
lieutenant:
29
take:
29
time:
29
handkerchief:
28
like:
28
pray:
28
away:
27
heart:
27
roderigo:
27
though:
27
true:
27
nothing:
26
world:
26
hand:
26
matter:
25
hear:
25
done:
25
alas:
25
place:
25
that's:
24
comes:
24
great:
24
sweet:
24
othello:
24
other:
23
tell:
23
cyprus:
23
fair:
22
husband:
22
light:
22
myself:
22
been:
22
help:
22
lady:
21
devil:
21
hold:
21
faith:
21
found:
21
could:
20
mine:
20
little:
20
find:
20
into:
20
thought:
20
being:
20
noble:
20
fear:
20
made:
20
poor:
19
sure:
19
mistress:
19
hast:
19
what's:
19
lost:
19
therefore:
19
villain:
19
leave:
19
thing:
19
before:
19
call:
18
he's:
18
every:
18
sense:
18
after:
18
foul:
18
against:
18
willow:
18
is't:
18
venice:
17
prithee:
17
gave:
17
friend:
17
best:
17
doth:
17
false:
17
keep:
16
yourself:
16
farewell:
16
does:
16
bring:
16
many:
16
life:
16
stand:
16
dear:
16
woman:
16
said:
16
there's:
16
state:
16
bear:
16
free:
16
nature:
15
gone:
15
dead:
15
might:
15
work:
15
cause:
15
first:
15
better:
14
marry:
14
wrong:
14
those:
14
thoughts:
14
patience:
14
whose:
14
full:
14
father:
14
daughter:
14
money:
14
seen:
14
heard:
14
blood:
14
madam:
14
confess:
13
death:
13
watch:
13
content:
13
jealous:
13
about:
13
without:
13
meet:
13
beseech:
13
else:
13
twas:
13
course:
13
none:
13
murder:
13
signior:
13
mean:
13
live:
13
lies:
12
emilia:
12
drunk:
12
hell:
12
grace:
12
business:
12
rather:
12
hither:
12
eyes:
12
down:
12
gentlemen:
12
loves:
12
kill'd:
12
speech:
12
kill:
12
knave:
12
another:
12
loved:
12
reason:
12
fool:
12
things:
11
known:
11
house:
11
let's:
11
something:
11
whore:
11
purse:
11
long:
11
thine:
11
till:
11
suit:
11
pardon:
11
duty:
11
mind:
11
worthy:
11
she's:
11
makes:
11
honour:
11
name:
11
michael:
11
whom:
10
already:
10
virtue:
10
young:
10
itself:
10
ne'er:
10
cassio's:
10
reputation:
10
fortune:
10
turn:
10
answer:
10
weep:
10
fall:
10
fortunes:
10
still:
10
valiant:
10
othello's:
10
sword:
10
masters:
10
gentle:
10
once:
10
enough:
10
head:
10
thank:
9
told:
9
strumpet:
9
bloody:
9
prove:
9
home:
9
bound:
9
came:
9
kind:
9
part:
9
knows:
9
hurt:
9
glad:
9
news:
9
believe:
9
ancient:
9
words:
9
spirit:
9
mark:
9
revenge:
8
passion:
8
black:
8
here's:
8
hope:
8
abused:
8
slave:
8
soldier:
8
lips:
8
dare:
8
wise:
8
bold:
8
truly:
8
foolish:
8
please:
8
just:
8
sing:
8
service:
8
send:
8
didst:
8
honesty:
8
doubt:
8
welcome:
8
wind:
8
duke:
8
almost:
8
hour:
8
truth:
8
himself:
8
villany:
8
within:
8
office:
8
pleasure:
8
change:
8
present:
8
heavy:
8
peace:
8
draw:
8
either:
8
fellow:
8
call'd:
8
stay:
8
proof:
7
guard:
7
certain:
7
show:
7
seek:
7
word:
7
grief:
7
both:
7
tears:
7
humbly:
7
jealousy:
7
turk:
7
monstrous:
7
morrow:
7
sport:
7
wine:
7
blame:
7
action:
7
to't:
7
possible:
7
fetch:
7
face:
7
strike:
7
sorry:
7
back:
7
hark:
7
hearts:
7
three:
7
each:
7
half:
7
command:
7
means:
7
next:
7
same:
7
friends:
7
souls:
7
between:
7
lives:
7
judgment:
7
wars:
7
tongue:
7
offence:
7
strange:
7
straight:
7
isle:
7
hence:
7
heavenly:
7
brabantio:
7
you'll:
7
seem:
7
side:
7
town:
7
years:
7
shake:
7
times:
7
deed:
7
high:
7
play:
7
trust:
6
bade:
6
sail:
6
return:
6
yours:
6
thieves:
6
happy:
6
teach:
6
country:
6
poison:
6
swear:
6
sleep:
6
power:
6
thyself:
6
ourselves:
6
rhodes:
6
hate:
6
talk:
6
fire:
6
satisfied:
6
pains:
6
affairs:
6
damned:
6
together:
6
she'll:
6
past:
6
shame:
6
hands:
6
creature:
6
seems:
6
follow:
6
lead:
6
perceive:
6
on't:
6
wish:
6
voice:
6
delicate:
6
monster:
6
worst:
6
neither:
6
left:
6
warrant:
6
strong:
6
o'er:
6
fate:
6
sent:
6
given:
6
seeming:
6
needs:
6
suspect:
6
speaks:
6
aught:
6
committed:
6
touch:
6
favour:
6
says:
6
used:
6
turkish:
6
further:
6
gross:
6
fleet:
6
vice:
6
while:
6
officer:
6
forth:
6
chamber:
6
praise:
6
angry:
6
lust:
6
days:
6
bianca:
6
do't:
6
kiss:
6
noise:
6
mortal:
5
married:
5
haste:
5
knew:
5
sheets:
5
beauty:
5
obey:
5
breath:
5
damn'd:
5
fresh:
5
slain:
5
tale:
5
behind:
5
drink:
5
mock:
5
save:
5
he'll:
5
right:
5
thence:
5
pity:
5
dream:
5
near:
5
mercy:
5
saved:
5
excellent:
5
abuse:
5
spoke:
5
damn:
5
shows:
5
husbands:
5
proper:
5
wherein:
5
understand:
5
for't:
5
obedient:
5
letter:
5
second:
5
herself:
5
comfort:
5
steal:
5
grave:
5
deny:
5
i'ld:
5
freely:
5
natures:
5
song:
5
report:
5
citadel:
5
montano:
5
sometimes:
5
father's:
5
satisfaction:
5
least:
5
behold:
5
often:
5
cast:
5
company:
5
raised:
5
ones:
5
respect:
5
music:
5
bosom:
5
token:
5
hopes:
5
hundred:
5
fond:
5
weapon:
5
body:
5
advantage:
5
besides:
5
worse:
5
lodging:
5
devils:
5
chaste:
5
youth:
5
blessed:
5
plague:
5
cunning:
5
base:
5
hard:
5
having:
5
wouldst:
5
lose:
5
purpose:
5
awhile:
5
quiet:
5
approve:
5
door:
5
courtesy:
5
charge:
5
harm:
5
moved:
5
gives:
5
bless:
4
naked:
4
directly:
4
warlike:
4
venetian:
4
offend:
4
green:
4
earth:
4
witchcraft:
4
deeds:
4
sight:
4
gentleman:
4
villains:
4
speed:
4
unless:
4
hours:
4
wife's:
4
ta'en:
4
loving:
4
beguile:
4
who's:
4
spirits:
4
attend:
4
methinks:
4
beast:
4
assured:
4
main:
4
morning:
4
virtuous:
4
dispatch:
4
throw:
4
adieu:
4
brains:
4
care:
4
desires:
4
quick:
4
dull:
4
lodovico:
4
alone:
4
man's:
4
blow:
4
entreat:
4
forbid:
4
letters:
4
goes:
4
attempt:
4
manners:
4
pride:
4
lend:
4
credit:
4
stol'n:
4
elements:
4
know't:
4
chair:
4
following:
4
forgot:
4
unhappy:
4
thinking:
4
nought:
4
whole:
4
went:
4
repent:
4
nose:
4
wisdom:
4
conclusion:
4
flood:
4
you're:
4
close:
4
approved:
4
grow:
4
double:
4
beat:
4
give't:
4
brief:
4
sake:
4
wretch:
4
witness:
4
clink:
4
thousand:
4
tonight:
4
moon:
4
discourse:
4
seven:
4
making:
4
rash:
4
shalt:
4
amen:
4
bell:
4
weapons:
4
received:
4
quality:
4
last:
4
instruments:
4
rogue:
4
themselves:
4
fault:
4
born:
4
spake:
4
anon:
4
canst:
4
profit:
4
parts:
4
fools:
4
trash:
4
liberal:
4
salt:
4
brave:
4
vile:
4
heavens:
4
since:
4
counsel:
4
displeasure:
4
nobody:
4
ship:
4
soft:
4
opinion:
4
write:
4
justice:
4
parted:
4
laid:
4
wear:
4
condition:
4
worth:
4
mere:
4
mother:
4
shore:
4
charms:
4
story:
4
looks:
4
malice:
4
presently:
4
terms:
4
hers:
4
cuckold:
4
walk:
4
question:
4
villanous:
4
through:
4
subdue:
4
drown:
4
wherefore:
4
nine:
4
list:
4
supper:
4
curse:
4
confess'd:
4
sentence:
4
instant:
4
arise:
4
twill:
4
turn'd:
4
vouch:
4
hang:
4
drop:
4
robb'd:
4
cruel:
3
taken:
3
serve:
3
wanton:
3
custom:
3
going:
3
wild:
3
land:
3
breast:
3
note:
3
people:
3
prayer:
3
suspicion:
3
lack:
3
killing:
3
stirring:
3
spend:
3
doors:
3
dismiss:
3
swords:
3
triumph:
3
e'er:
3
wonder:
3
slander:
3
haply:
3
arrived:
3
bleed:
3
shut:
3
lest:
3
duke's:
3
couch:
3
speaking:
3
forgive:
3
occasion:
3
gall:
3
horrible:
3
self:
3
absence:
3
cure:
3
undone:
3
smell:
3
christian:
3
unkindness:
3
idle:
3
lodges:
3
post:
3
ears:
3
weak:
3
guiltless:
3
infirmity:
3
talking:
3
bare:
3
addition:
3
dark:
3
greet:
3
bounteous:
3
heat:
3
fast:
3
galleys:
3
match:
3
injury:
3
turks:
3
mouth:
3
fall'n:
3
mass:
3
sins:
3
score:
3
withdraw:
3
move:
3
mouths:
3
beshrew:
3
affection:
3
brother:
3
motion:
3
proceed:
3
violent:
3
zounds:
3
reverend:
3
ladyship:
3
deserving:
3
took:
3
violence:
3
surgeon:
3
rest:
3
commission:
3
stops:
3
consent:
3
feel:
3
labour:
3
intend:
3
water:
3
twere:
3
minds:
3
takes:
3
stands:
3
instrument:
3
child:
3
maid:
3
ottomites:
3
whether:
3
napkin:
3
justly:
3
finger:
3
scurvy:
3
promise:
3
whereof:
3
court:
3
goodness:
3
special:
3
trumpet:
3
smile:
3
eight:
3
madness:
3
wretched:
3
year:
3
heed:
3
stop:
3
private:
3
direction:
3
gracious:
3
quite:
3
hadst:
3
comforts:
3
abhor:
3
judge:
3
appetite:
3
breed:
3
whence:
3
circumstance:
3
civil:
3
less:
3
paper:
3
defend:
3
hangs:
3
devise:
3
changes:
3
rich:
3
disposition:
3
burning:
3
merit:
3
others:
3
loose:
3
pitiful:
3
world's:
3
shouldst:
3
grows:
3
cheque:
3
protest:
3
busy:
3
wives:
3
article:
3
wrought:
3
folly:
3
peculiar:
3
deliver:
3
gnaw:
3
merry:
3
senate:
3
jewels:
3
women:
3
practise:
3
tribe:
3
import:
3
general's:
3
observe:
3
happiness:
3
loud:
3
troth:
3
pale:
3
stood:
3
whip:
3
spite:
3
proofs:
3
wits:
3
murder'd:
3
drowning:
3
thief:
3
form:
3
conduct:
3
secure:
3
crying:
3
holds:
3
error:
3
endure:
3
steals:
3
cried:
3
point:
3
falsely:
3
wilt:
3
winds:
3
small:
3
over:
3
wills:
3
former:
3
bears:
3
have't:
3
pure:
3
coming:
3
rise:
3
purposes:
3
perdition:
3
impossible:
3
hanged:
3
pain:
3
fell:
3
read:
3
field:
3
enemy:
3
degree:
3
evil:
3
quarrel:
3
round:
3
common:
3
shortly:
3
tempest:
3
governor:
3
bitter:
3
accident:
3
apart:
3
falls:
3
see't:
3
censure:
3
keeps:
3
twixt:
3
desperate:
3
grant:
3
gold:
3
messengers:
3
safe:
3
delight:
3
ignorance:
3
stirs:
3
works:
3
profane:
3
brought:
3
kisses:
3
magic:
3
conscience:
3
effect:
3
wight:
3
forget:
3
learned:
2
issue:
2
supplied:
2
honourable:
2
mighty:
2
makest:
2
diest:
2
medicine:
2
twenty:
2
matters:
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seal:
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gloves:
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discretion:
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exercise:
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visage:
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lights:
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seeing:
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god's:
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authority:
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oath:
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invited:
2
if't:
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trouble:
2
crown:
2
lift:
2
divine:
2
drown'd:
2
tidings:
2
beard:
2
front:
2
recover:
2
avaunt:
2
education:
2
government:
2
sufficient:
2
price:
2
cashier'd:
2
engines:
2
wholesome:
2
necessity:
2
stone:
2
minister:
2
rose:
2
rocks:
2
fine:
2
precious:
2
heads:
2
abilities:
2
balmy:
2
inclining:
2
breeding:
2
lords:
2
immortal:
2
pour:
2
poise:
2
danger:
2
build:
2
conceits:
2
grounds:
2
horse:
2
drugs:
2
arms:
2
thigh:
2
sees:
2
robs:
2
stare:
2
position:
2
city:
2
person:
2
personal:
2
lordship:
2
supp'd:
2
forbear:
2
affections:
2
kissed:
2
rage:
2
knee:
2
fled:
2
bearing:
2
partly:
2
white:
2
ignorant:
2
entertainment:
2
brow:
2
laugh:
2
perfect:
2
mend:
2
driven:
2
birth:
2
dwell:
2
think'st:
2
importune:
2
girl:
2
drinking:
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