The History of Troilus and Cressida: 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:
306
with:
202
what:
182
this:
168
have:
152
will:
148
thou:
147
shall:
126
your:
125
lord:
113
hector:
102
come:
93
there:
92
than:
92
thee:
90
i'll:
84
troilus:
83
good:
80
from:
78
more:
78
here:
78
achilles:
77
would:
75
they:
75
when:
68
love:
67
then:
64
great:
63
like:
62
hath:
60
well:
60
troy:
58
tell:
56
their:
56
sweet:
55
were:
54
must:
53
ajax:
53
such:
50
should:
49
upon:
48
fair:
48
know:
48
give:
48
them:
43
which:
43
speak:
39
heart:
39
make:
39
much:
38
doth:
35
most:
34
true:
33
where:
32
paris:
32
eyes:
32
take:
31
these:
30
night:
30
cressid:
30
diomed:
30
think:
29
trojan:
28
hand:
28
blood:
28
look:
27
helen:
27
lady:
27
himself:
27
stand:
27
fool:
26
comes:
26
thus:
26
gods:
26
call:
26
whose:
26
honour:
26
patroclus:
26
morrow:
26
fight:
25
matter:
25
many:
25
agamemnon:
25
tent:
24
better:
24
faith:
24
every:
24
thersites:
24
time:
24
again:
24
done:
23
nothing:
23
what's:
23
thing:
23
brother:
22
queen:
22
some:
22
general:
21
hear:
21
greek:
21
greeks:
21
itself:
21
still:
21
bring:
21
word:
20
very:
20
prince:
20
there's:
20
even:
20
other:
20
hector's:
20
those:
20
welcome:
20
grecian:
20
field:
20
full:
20
leave:
19
without:
19
down:
19
aeneas:
19
life:
19
cannot:
19
truth:
19
that's:
19
both:
18
could:
18
sword:
18
till:
18
dear:
18
fear:
18
proud:
18
mine:
18
pride:
18
peace:
17
hold:
17
valiant:
17
praise:
17
ulysses:
17
false:
17
worth:
17
answer:
16
before:
16
pandarus:
16
strong:
16
never:
16
part:
16
another:
16
bear:
16
each:
16
death:
16
words:
16
kiss:
16
soul:
16
cousin:
15
else:
15
half:
15
hark:
15
thought:
15
keep:
15
knows:
15
meet:
15
name:
15
nestor:
15
makes:
15
into:
15
head:
15
brave:
15
reason:
14
purpose:
14
fall:
14
none:
14
farewell:
14
breath:
14
uncle:
14
father:
14
gone:
14
pray:
14
nature:
14
o'er:
14
show:
14
thoughts:
13
voice:
13
deeds:
13
heavens:
13
poor:
13
lies:
13
beauty:
13
yonder:
13
though:
13
trumpet:
13
world:
13
place:
13
made:
13
after:
13
little:
13
whom:
12
might:
12
being:
12
question:
12
between:
12
once:
12
first:
12
young:
12
greece:
12
play:
12
arms:
12
noble:
12
mind:
12
cressida:
11
antenor:
11
sick:
11
princes:
11
niece:
11
we'll:
11
earth:
11
hair:
11
jove:
11
find:
11
menelaus:
11
he's:
11
ever:
11
been:
11
whore:
11
together:
11
priam:
11
said:
11
does:
10
hither:
10
says:
10
back:
10
home:
10
lose:
10
desire:
10
therefore:
10
trojans:
10
opinion:
10
friend:
10
strike:
10
things:
10
shame:
10
stay:
10
right:
10
beat:
10
goes:
10
youth:
10
heaven:
10
brain:
10
sleeve:
10
less:
10
through:
10
enough:
10
bastard:
9
cause:
9
alas:
9
here's:
9
wind:
9
keeps:
9
behold:
9
greekish:
9
long:
9
hast:
9
tongue:
9
who's:
9
horse:
9
thousand:
9
past:
9
live:
9
patience:
9
seen:
9
away:
9
action:
9
whole:
9
pardon:
9
ears:
9
sense:
9
she's:
9
argument:
9
white:
9
he'll:
9
gentle:
9
beseech:
9
state:
9
strange:
9
same:
8
call'd:
8
loves:
8
tents:
8
dost:
8
walk:
8
looks:
8
about:
8
above:
8
yourself:
8
fame:
8
hour:
8
wise:
8
indeed:
8
turn:
8
high:
8
rather:
8
sworn:
8
break:
8
draw:
8
lips:
8
devil:
8
morning:
8
holds:
8
came:
8
care:
8
where's:
8
against:
8
match:
8
sure:
8
worthy:
8
service:
8
chance:
8
spirit:
8
prove:
8
mars:
8
helenus:
8
prithee:
8
you'll:
8
hurt:
7
music:
7
fortune:
7
sing:
7
fellow:
7
dare:
7
wife:
7
amen:
7
degree:
7
twere:
7
loud:
7
tears:
7
sister:
7
thanks:
7
plague:
7
anon:
7
parts:
7
because:
7
valour:
7
priam's:
7
calchas:
7
cheek:
7
lechery:
7
others:
7
seek:
7
talk:
7
vows:
7
self:
7
ne'er:
7
chin:
7
myself:
7
please:
7
slain:
7
dead:
7
under:
7
ready:
7
sinews:
7
reasons:
7
courage:
7
honey:
7
forth:
7
since:
7
command:
7
begin:
7
wrong:
7
swear:
7
folly:
7
pretty:
7
swords:
6
believe:
6
bone:
6
loved:
6
work:
6
battle:
6
needs:
6
quarrel:
6
goodly:
6
business:
6
themselves:
6
glory:
6
wars:
6
three:
6
face:
6
large:
6
pleasure:
6
unless:
6
cries:
6
straight:
6
fears:
6
laughed:
6
knight:
6
lost:
6
unarm:
6
angry:
6
power:
6
steel:
6
charge:
6
company:
6
within:
6
judgment:
6
pass:
6
swift:
6
free:
6
envy:
6
grecians:
6
seem:
6
tarry:
6
virtue:
6
rich:
6
shalt:
6
merit:
6
knew:
6
weep:
6
man's:
6
master:
6
taste:
6
joint:
6
mock:
6
greatness:
6
force:
6
hecuba:
6
while:
6
consent:
6
twixt:
6
person:
6
present:
6
among:
6
thyself:
6
soft:
6
kill:
6
guard:
6
king:
6
defend:
6
is't:
6
whereof:
6
sound:
6
next:
6
body:
6
women:
5
wings:
5
whoreson:
5
virtues:
5
embrace:
5
gallant:
5
rest:
5
bade:
5
canst:
5
strength:
5
curse:
5
mistress:
5
wound:
5
conduct:
5
form:
5
sooner:
5
to't:
5
early:
5
sleep:
5
hope:
5
cuckold:
5
deliver:
5
rude:
5
host:
5
armed:
5
policy:
5
wilt:
5
instance:
5
haste:
5
puts:
5
fast:
5
fate:
5
wouldst:
5
wherefore:
5
fairly:
5
stands:
5
applause:
5
hard:
5
grace:
5
grown:
5
loss:
5
hide:
5
fire:
5
crowns:
5
known:
5
praised:
5
discourse:
5
alone:
5
mean:
5
fools:
5
something:
5
told:
5
gives:
5
already:
5
rank:
5
drop:
5
twas:
5
wounds:
5
birth:
5
takes:
5
forgot:
5
kings:
5
mercy:
5
hence:
5
cold:
5
challenge:
5
daughter:
5
walls:
5
sent:
5
agamemnon's:
5
wear:
5
blow:
5
fashion:
5
excuse:
5
view:
5
coward:
5
went:
5
deep:
5
venus:
5
best:
5
ours:
5
twain:
5
sport:
5
particular:
5
quoth:
5
heat:
5
jupiter:
5
cupid:
5
helm:
5
forbid:
5
catch:
5
brown:
5
proof:
5
ilion:
5
mark:
5
knees:
5
kind:
5
sons:
5
soon:
5
guide:
5
learn:
5
woman:
5
remember:
4
troth:
4
unarm'd:
4
born:
4
bones:
4
confess:
4
request:
4
just:
4
grow:
4
follow:
4
yond:
4
door:
4
minds:
4
mighty:
4
ourselves:
4
crack:
4
base:
4
foot:
4
cunning:
4
glove:
4
cassandra:
4
smiles:
4
proclamation:
4
bids:
4
deadly:
4
horn:
4
throw:
4
ta'en:
4
enemy:
4
days:
4
found:
4
danger:
4
fairer:
4
enter:
4
higher:
4
feast:
4
means:
4
opposed:
4
smile:
4
let's:
4
surety:
4
subject:
4
spent:
4
friends:
4
adieu:
4
firm:
4
courtesy:
4
spirits:
4
moved:
4
note:
4
almost:
4
praises:
4
serve:
4
entreat:
4
traitor:
4
either:
4
villain:
4
follows:
4
offend:
4
grief:
4
touch'd:
4
weight:
4
theme:
4
marvel:
4
emulous:
4
love's:
4
wisdom:
4
foolish:
4
commend:
4
bright:
4
thence:
4
vengeance:
4
scurvy:
4
pale:
4
palm:
4
speaks:
4
mere:
4
yesterday:
4
lion:
4
hands:
4
sides:
4
patient:
4
speaking:
4
lords:
4
pandar:
4
short:
4
marry:
4
pursue:
4
tame:
4
ignorance:
4
appetite:
4
send:
4
emulation:
4
helen's:
4
shape:
4
fresh:
4
carry:
4
commands:
4
stop:
4
vice:
4
borne:
4
glorious:
4
wanton:
4
favour:
4
slave:
4
only:
4
dreadful:
4
eats:
4
gall:
4
yours:
4
neither:
4
effect:
4
regard:
4
letter:
4
meddle:
4
truce:
4
help:
4
rogue:
4
hairs:
4
meets:
4
change:
4
bull:
4
thank:
4
token:
4
drawing:
4
light:
4
fault:
4
scorn:
4
ilium:
4
mass:
4
neck:
4
stays:
4
need:
4
quite:
4
wherein:
4
open:
4
arm'd:
4
infinite:
4
tarried:
4
oath:
4
speech:
4
sore:
4
sort:
4
aught:
4
passion:
4
success:
4
safe:
4
making:
4
performance:
4
gates:
4
turns:
3
sake:
3
twould:
3
salt:
3
priest:
3
ample:
3
order:
3
obey:
3
brother's:
3
execute:
3
joints:
3
divine:
3
perchance:
3
save:
3
bound:
3
common:
3
presume:
3
numbers:
3
edge:
3
varlet:
3
world's:
3
excellent:
3
humbly:
3
fever:
3
shouldst:
3
prize:
3
sigh:
3
beard:
3
tend:
3
silence:
3
broken:
3
madness:
3
spur:
3
struck:
3
fold:
3
palate:
3
bottom:
3
apollo:
3
crown:
3
crows:
3
second:
3
craft:
3
stirring:
3
kissing:
3
inches:
3
bias:
3
resides:
3