The Taming of the Shrew: 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:
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