TPTT The Taming of the Shrew: About the Play
Introduction
INDUCTION
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV
ACT V
About the Play
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Word Frequency
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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: 232
your: 185
with: 173
have: 163
will: 157
this: 134
what: 128
thou: 118
shall: 103
well: 89
come: 87
thee: 83
good: 82
here: 70
then: 63
love: 62
kate: 62
i'll: 61
father: 54
know: 53
more: 53
master: 48
take: 43
such: 43
signior: 42
tell: 41
than: 41
were: 40
when: 39
like: 39
where: 38
make: 38
them: 38
lucentio: 36
would: 35
pray: 35
hath: 35
daughter: 34
should: 34
tranio: 34
from: 33
bianca: 33
wife: 33
lord: 33
mistress: 32
petruchio: 32
must: 31
never: 31
these: 30
some: 30
hortensio: 29
sweet: 29
therefore: 28
there: 28
they: 28
katharina: 27
thus: 26
call: 26
comes: 26
which: 26
house: 26
mine: 26
upon: 25
world: 25
give: 25
name: 25
leave: 24
time: 24
hear: 24
though: 23
very: 23
fair: 23
baptista: 23
unto: 23
gremio: 23
padua: 23
first: 22
welcome: 22
grumio: 22
their: 22
away: 21
myself: 21
look: 21
life: 21
sirrah: 20
marry: 20
please: 20
before: 19
knock: 19
while: 19
mean: 19
horse: 19
husband: 19
gentleman: 18
both: 18
stay: 18
long: 18
think: 18
much: 17
been: 17
ever: 16
gentlemen: 16
done: 16
doth: 16
ready: 16
best: 16
speak: 16
hand: 16
hast: 16
vincentio: 16
duty: 16
other: 15
till: 15
better: 15
else: 15
sister: 15
great: 15
pisa: 14
what's: 14
home: 14
gown: 14
fire: 14
made: 14
madam: 13
word: 13
bear: 13
being: 13
young: 13
faith: 13
let's: 13
again: 13
heard: 13
heart: 13
keep: 13
maid: 13
content: 13
villain: 13
father's: 13
nothing: 13
company: 13
biondello: 13
hence: 12
hither: 12
fool: 12
cannot: 12
words: 12
fear: 12
married: 12
head: 12
tongue: 12
she's: 12
since: 12
entreat: 12
play: 12
night: 12
kiss: 12
little: 12
bring: 12
news: 12
coming: 11
talk: 11
rest: 11
knew: 11
whom: 11
right: 11
down: 11
came: 11
once: 11
face: 11
hold: 11
find: 11
none: 11
twenty: 11
stand: 11
after: 11
true: 11
hands: 11
read: 11
another: 10
into: 10
music: 10
curst: 10
three: 10
pardon: 10
honour: 10
here's: 10
wilt: 10
help: 10
thank: 10
gentle: 10
jest: 10
prove: 10
every: 10
withal: 10
bride: 10
forward: 10
morrow: 10
within: 10
mind: 10
believe: 9
priest: 9
even: 9
things: 9
says: 9
merry: 9
gone: 9
fellow: 9
hope: 9
means: 9
friends: 9
forth: 9
shrew: 9
command: 9
meat: 9
poor: 9
assurance: 9
friend: 9
that's: 9
noble: 9
thine: 9
thing: 9
part: 9
show: 9
said: 9
sake: 8
twas: 8
tale: 8
cold: 8
confess: 8
send: 8
chamber: 8
master's: 8
watch: 8
foot: 8
brought: 8
about: 8
widow: 8
straight: 8
half: 8
froward: 8
over: 8
hark: 8
fetch: 8
moon: 8
lady: 8
could: 8
church: 8
wrong: 8
meet: 8
because: 8
thousand: 8
beauty: 8
full: 8
countenance: 8
through: 8
cause: 7
save: 7
ne'er: 7
canst: 7
wear: 7
foul: 7
sleep: 7
matter: 7
we'll: 7
yourself: 7
wedding: 7
books: 7
touch: 7
worse: 7
place: 7
indeed: 7
happy: 7
twere: 7
fine: 7
most: 7
licio: 7
crowns: 7
farewell: 7
trust: 7
alone: 7
begin: 7
many: 7
humour: 7
soft: 7
swear: 7
pleasant: 7
kind: 7
eyes: 7
told: 7
cambio: 7
passing: 7
pass: 7
sound: 7
wonder: 7
enough: 7
frown: 6
free: 6
women: 6
devil: 6
without: 6
call'd: 6
does: 6
rich: 6
shame: 6
stuff: 6
back: 6
instruct: 6
peace: 6
reason: 6
doubt: 6
door: 6
masters: 6
goodly: 6
business: 6
dost: 6
walk: 6
looks: 6
warm: 6
cunning: 6
leisure: 6
gold: 6
care: 6
toward: 6
death: 6
pleasure: 6
minola: 6
promise: 6
ta'en: 6
possible: 6
wish: 6
wooing: 6
horses: 6
years: 6
feast: 6
stands: 6
servant: 6
tailor: 6
sure: 6
honest: 6
assure: 6
curtis: 6
kindness: 6
happily: 6
baptista's: 6
left: 6
hundred: 6
apparel: 6
charge: 6
wench: 6
dowry: 6
knave: 6
prithee: 6
still: 6
cheer: 6
is't: 6
together: 6
marriage: 6
woman: 6
patience: 6
saint: 6
offer: 5
musician: 5
bold: 5
behavior: 5
order: 5
seem: 5
seen: 5
tame: 5
tarry: 5
health: 5
worship: 5
drink: 5
shalt: 5
instrument: 5
perhaps: 5
younger: 5
fortune: 5
beat: 5
neighbour: 5
beef: 5
accept: 5
bridegroom: 5
liest: 5
access: 5
practise: 5
might: 5
under: 5
whose: 5
verona: 5
dare: 5
small: 5
supper: 5
lovely: 5
only: 5
understand: 5
haste: 5
venice: 5
match: 5
mustard: 5
quoth: 5
worst: 5
gate: 5
servants: 5
tune: 5
youngest: 5
grows: 5
those: 5
turn: 5
hearing: 5
chance: 5
rather: 5
besides: 5
angry: 5
gentlewoman: 5
girl: 5
wager: 5
he'll: 5
twixt: 5
spirit: 5
serve: 5
court: 5
quiet: 5
light: 5
thanks: 5
present: 5
last: 5
break: 5
office: 5
near: 5
strange: 5
report: 5
advise: 5
lordship: 5
soundly: 5
soon: 5
oath: 5
list: 5
sunday: 5
live: 5
dinner: 5
suitors: 5
makes: 5
town: 4
puppet: 4
belike: 4
eldest: 4
he's: 4
morning: 4
woo'd: 4
forgot: 4
shrewd: 4
book: 4
will't: 4
chat: 4
virtue: 4
obedience: 4
pedant: 4
excellent: 4
sent: 4
quarrel: 4
becomes: 4
mantua: 4
gamut: 4
rascal: 4
suitor: 4
goes: 4
lands: 4
thoughts: 4
lute: 4
answer: 4
blow: 4
water: 4
fashion: 4
sirs: 4
dear: 4
case: 4
rough: 4
ways: 4
where's: 4
yard: 4
sooth: 4
school: 4
didst: 4
fall: 4
ears: 4
against: 4
woman's: 4
fast: 4
mates: 4
yours: 4
gaol: 4
fairly: 4
city: 4
warrant: 4
haply: 4
gave: 4
braved: 4
speed: 4
plain: 4
achieve: 4
knavery: 4
witness: 4
there's: 4
rogue: 4
loud: 4
tears: 4
service: 4
arrived: 4
methinks: 4
moved: 4
land: 4
known: 4
knows: 4
bianca's: 4
clothes: 4
swore: 4
choose: 4
fault: 4
dower: 4
faced: 4
fancy: 4
either: 4
undone: 4
sight: 4
need: 4
lies: 4
obedient: 4
foolish: 4
beloved: 4
begun: 4
promised: 4
you'll: 4
officer: 4
attend: 4
ancient: 4
dream: 4
took: 4
rail: 4
roundly: 4
mistake: 4
virtuous: 4
himself: 4
least: 4
pluck: 4
body: 4
meaning: 4
thread: 4
drawn: 3
turns: 3
regia: 3
simois: 3
children: 3
whoreson: 3
child: 3
tail: 3
affection: 3
stomach: 3
birth: 3
tellus: 3
seek: 3
slow: 3
deceived: 3
scholar: 3
fifteen: 3
wood: 3
born: 3
loved: 3
loves: 3
bound: 3
whit: 3
undertake: 3
rings: 3
study: 3
thinks: 3
ashamed: 3
look'd: 3
troubled: 3
humble: 3
conserves: 3
labour: 3
kindly: 3
shouldst: 3
action: 3
mother: 3
schoolmaster: 3
petruchio's: 3
silence: 3
amiss: 3
beast: 3
slender: 3
mighty: 3
firmly: 3
whence: 3
gods: 3
cross: 3
carry: 3
looking: 3
ourselves: 3
heavenly: 3
become: 3
weep: 3
beauteous: 3
reverend: 3
base: 3
hounds: 3
dreams: 3
each: 3
counsel: 3
goods: 3
modesty: 3
knaves: 3
pearl: 3
scolding: 3
say'st: 3
year: 3
deeds: 3
simple: 3
despite: 3
blood: 3
thither: 3
banquet: 3
aside: 3
mathematics: 3
intend: 3
glad: 3
round: 3
slave: 3
bill: 3
dian: 3
wooers: 3
forsworn: 3
deny: 3
wind: 3
gait: 3
feel: 3
slept: 3
lovest: 3
piece: 3
ladies: 3
sweeter: 3
affords: 3
beaten: 3
unless: 3
teach: 3
neither: 3
money: 3
friendly: 3
loving: 3
effect: 3
faults: 3
surely: 3
contented: 3
hang: 3
groom: 3
boots: 3
jack: 3
senis: 3
impossible: 3
calls: 3
forswear: 3
hard: 3
dish: 3
changed: 3
heir: 3
grace: 3
plead: 3
lose: 3
fellows: 3
raiment: 3
hell: 3
daughters: 3
tamed: 3
sense: 3
tush: 3
thought: 3
whate'er: 3
amazed: 3
burst: 3
household: 3
hours: 3
forbid: 3
adieu: 3
courtesy: 3
habit: 3
lodging: 3
seven: 3
change: 3
bitter: 3
note: 3
cuff: 3
lead: 3
white: 3
sleeves: 3
consent: 3
buzzard: 3
esteem: 3
steterat: 3
ibat: 3
grave: 3
beseech: 3
field: 3
beheld: 3
wants: 3
treasure: 3
along: 3
legs: 3
busy: 3
god's: 3
butt: 3
impatient: 3
score: 3
proud: 3
celsa: 3
waked: 3
among: 3
wakes: 3
likes: 3
neck: 3
lucentio's: 3
choleric: 3
visit: 3
bright: 3
painted: 3
less: 3
lecture: 3
behind: 3
silken: 3
pair: 3
lunatic: 3
often: 3
monstrous: 3
wither'd: 3
pale: 3
wealth: 3
learning: 3
cross'd: 3
wherein: 3
sometimes: 3
brief: 3