The Tragedy of Macbeth: 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:
228
with:
140
have:
125
your:
121
what:
105
this:
104
thou:
90
which:
80
will:
73
they:
69
shall:
67
thee:
61
their:
60
upon:
59
from:
57
come:
52
good:
52
more:
52
hath:
50
them:
50
would:
47
time:
45
macbeth:
42
like:
42
should:
41
when:
40
there:
40
were:
39
here:
39
make:
39
done:
36
where:
36
must:
35
well:
35
fear:
35
night:
35
lord:
34
i'll:
34
then:
34
know:
33
king:
32
great:
31
speak:
30
than:
29
sleep:
26
mine:
26
thane:
25
does:
24
blood:
24
such:
24
look:
24
those:
24
most:
24
give:
24
things:
23
these:
23
banquo:
22
been:
22
heart:
22
cawdor:
21
before:
21
hand:
21
again:
21
till:
20
cannot:
20
death:
20
nature:
20
love:
19
still:
19
both:
18
hail:
18
hear:
18
take:
17
down:
17
though:
17
worthy:
17
life:
17
some:
17
show:
17
macduff:
16
poor:
16
strange:
16
nothing:
16
every:
16
deed:
15
heaven:
15
bloody:
15
leave:
14
without:
14
father:
14
other:
14
dead:
14
whose:
14
against:
14
thought:
14
could:
14
name:
14
thus:
13
much:
13
each:
13
dare:
13
wife:
13
comes:
13
pray:
13
there's:
13
none:
13
made:
13
sword:
13
never:
13
noble:
13
duncan:
13
think:
13
even:
12
scotland:
12
into:
12
about:
12
only:
12
keep:
12
hands:
12
ever:
11
wood:
11
hence:
11
myself:
11
whom:
11
peace:
11
what's:
11
bear:
11
very:
11
once:
11
face:
11
hold:
11
honour:
11
first:
11
else:
11
knock:
11
double:
11
hell:
11
find:
11
welcome:
11
power:
11
stand:
11
eyes:
11
morrow:
11
live:
11
tell:
10
thoughts:
10
fight:
10
call:
10
further:
10
being:
10
words:
10
hour:
10
place:
10
grace:
10
friends:
10
known:
10
lives:
10
full:
10
birnam:
10
thine:
10
within:
10
woman:
10
kings:
9
born:
9
away:
9
rest:
9
dunsinane:
9
business:
9
gone:
9
false:
9
hope:
9
royal:
9
fleance:
9
we'll:
9
highness:
9
tongue:
9
light:
9
thanks:
9
many:
9
itself:
9
sight:
9
report:
9
that's:
9
tyrant:
9
mind:
9
bring:
9
devil:
8
children:
8
drink:
8
cauldron:
8
glamis:
8
here's:
8
best:
8
better:
8
earth:
8
murder:
8
fell:
8
fears:
8
head:
8
hang:
8
sorrow:
8
while:
8
forth:
8
heard:
8
rather:
8
almost:
8
truth:
8
present:
8
last:
8
meet:
8
true:
8
wisdom:
8
less:
8
thing:
8
given:
8
england:
8
himself:
8
enough:
8
coming:
7
he's:
7
seem:
7
breath:
7
shake:
7
shalt:
7
fortune:
7
goes:
7
three:
7
might:
7
under:
7
fled:
7
daggers:
7
black:
7
throw:
7
died:
7
trouble:
7
gracious:
7
hark:
7
sisters:
7
house:
7
desire:
7
knows:
7
who's:
7
knocking:
7
anon:
7
state:
7
lies:
7
is't:
7
malcolm:
7
seen:
6
cousin:
6
cold:
6
word:
6
send:
6
back:
6
chamber:
6
english:
6
themselves:
6
doth:
6
whence:
6
rise:
6
crown:
6
came:
6
please:
6
borne:
6
master:
6
mortal:
6
deep:
6
receive:
6
round:
6
fair:
6
fall:
6
young:
6
fate:
6
wouldst:
6
faith:
6
weird:
6
hast:
6
tyrant's:
6
let's:
6
lost:
6
help:
6
since:
6
country:
6
gentle:
6
command:
6
left:
6
after:
6
late:
6
near:
6
thence:
6
issue:
6
through:
6
together:
6
little:
6
said:
6
makes:
6
free:
5
strike:
5
takes:
5
cause:
5
approach:
5
call'd:
5
seems:
5
health:
5
majesty:
5
murder'd:
5
hither:
5
thrice:
5
another:
5
stay:
5
reason:
5
mother:
5
wear:
5
answer:
5
water:
5
hostess:
5
purpose:
5
comfort:
5
care:
5
bell:
5
horror:
5
foul:
5
toward:
5
thither:
5
home:
5
dark:
5
pleasure:
5
banquo's:
5
world:
5
terrible:
5
worst:
5
soldier:
5
horses:
5
feast:
5
stands:
5
means:
5
indeed:
5
fife:
5
harm:
5
afraid:
5
sure:
5
honest:
5
fill:
5
former:
5
fire:
5
innocent:
5
return:
5
chance:
5
kill'd:
5
doctor:
5
strong:
5
thanes:
5
grave:
5
traitor:
5
certain:
5
faces:
5
grief:
5
thyself:
5
friend:
5
noise:
5
thick:
5
root:
5
donalbain:
5
withal:
5
duties:
5
o'er:
5
pale:
5
dearest:
5
attend:
5
part:
5
point:
5
sound:
5
title:
5
safe:
5
night's:
4
women:
4
perfect:
4
bold:
4
clear:
4
remember:
4
alas:
4
work:
4
towards:
4
loves:
4
day's:
4
self:
4
shame:
4
labour:
4
sent:
4
gentlemen:
4
nature's:
4
doubt:
4
laugh:
4
castle:
4
ring:
4
quickly:
4
walk:
4
become:
4
blow:
4
pains:
4
second:
4
whole:
4
man's:
4
dear:
4
nights:
4
all's:
4
went:
4
spoke:
4
didst:
4
fatal:
4
fail:
4
host:
4
enemy:
4
days:
4
wind:
4
feel:
4
accursed:
4
cried:
4
cries:
4
keeps:
4
behold:
4
soldiers:
4
worse:
4
worth:
4
bleed:
4
gate:
4
pronounce:
4
wrought:
4
stood:
4
twere:
4
bosom:
4
life's:
4
broke:
4
gainst:
4
spend:
4
hide:
4
violent:
4
high:
4
move:
4
spirits:
4
note:
4
heavy:
4
farewell:
4
valiant:
4
seyton:
4
thank:
4
court:
4
trust:
4
brain:
4
siward:
4
yield:
4
mean:
4
burn:
4
hearts:
4
people:
4
start:
4
villain:
4
cruel:
4
break:
4
scorn:
4
mark:
4
breed:
4
pour:
4
valour:
4
horse:
4
play:
4
something:
4
lived:
4
senses:
4
on't:
4
flight:
4
thousand:
4
throne:
4
kind:
4
prithee:
4
promised:
4
often:
4
sons:
4
sweet:
4
perform:
4
cheer:
4
bubble:
4
line:
4
charm:
4
hereafter:
4
speech:
4
having:
4
gives:
4
soul:
4
country's:
4
general:
4
success:
4
news:
4
husband:
4
already:
4
golden:
4
times:
4
swift:
4
question:
4
nine:
4
afeard:
3
rapt:
3
for't:
3
shut:
3
boil:
3
kerns:
3
believe:
3
amen':
3
munch'd:
3
madam:
3
wounds:
3
spoken:
3
seek:
3
yourselves:
3
disease:
3
knowledge:
3
whither:
3
sundry:
3
moment:
3
palace:
3
ride:
3
dagger:
3
bound:
3
gentleman:
3
needs:
3
bones:
3
look'd:
3
ne'er:
3
babe:
3
obedience:
3
just:
3
hopes:
3
bade:
3
canst:
3
suffer:
3
strength:
3
babes:
3
received:
3
alive:
3
liege:
3
door:
3
wait:
3
minds:
3
murders:
3
dost:
3
right:
3
wake:
3
armour:
3
instruments:
3
seem'd:
3
watch:
3
norweyan:
3
equivocator:
3
horrid:
3
fool:
3
foot:
3
wash:
3
leisure:
3
slain:
3
damned:
3
traitors:
3
gashes:
3
cast:
3
deeds:
3
ways:
3
above:
3
vantage:
3
shine:
3
ready:
3
holy:
3
ones:
3
absolute:
3
sprites:
3
supper:
3
blessing:
3
tyranny:
3
treason:
3
slave:
3
awake:
3
warlike:
3
wild:
3
wilt:
3
haste:
3
easy:
3
wine:
3
wing:
3
found:
3
execution:
3
touch:
3
fare:
3
bird:
3
woman's:
3
fast:
3
wish:
3
yours:
3
hair:
3
neither:
3
broad:
3
greatness:
3
honours:
3
wherefore:
3
calls:
3
long:
3
hard:
3
courage:
3
servants:
3
happy:
3
speeches:
3
grows:
3
unnatural:
3
lose:
3
file:
3
meeting:
3
turn:
3
lack:
3
bless:
3
queen:
3
lady:
3
service:
3
firm:
3
catch:
3
therefore:
3
besides:
3
greater:
3
began:
3
twenty:
3
remove:
3
dares:
3
land:
3
spirit:
3
porter:
3
scone:
3
alone:
3
person:
3
throat:
3
contend:
3
fiend:
3
unto:
3
prayers:
3
sometime:
3
god's:
3
fools:
3
whether:
3
applaud:
3
justice:
3
undone:
3
charge:
3
duncan's:
3
office:
3
damn'd:
3
cure:
3
filthy:
3
taking:
3
need:
3
kill:
3
cousins:
3
knell:
3
whiles:
3
draw:
3
remembrance:
3
mere:
3
you'll:
3
toil:
3
open:
3
soon:
3
single:
3
hanged:
3
shadow:
3
sights:
3
lips:
3
birds:
3
dismal:
3
graces:
3
front:
3
speak'st:
3
milk:
3
sides:
3
malice:
3
fury:
3
newest:
3
close:
3
summons:
3
souls:
3
grooms:
3
guest:
3
mayst:
3
pretty:
3
read:
3
ambition:
3
making:
3
body:
3
patience:
3
miss:
3
drop:
3
horrible:
3
drawn:
2
tongues:
2
abroad:
2
syllable:
2
lodged:
2
painting:
2
others:
2
sirrah:
2
secret:
2
offer:
2
marry:
2
sear:
2
morning:
2
seat:
2
drum:
2
fancies:
2
child:
2
despair:
2
birth:
2
treachery:
2
brains:
2
revolt:
2
order:
2
nearest:
2
clean:
2
wolf:
2
dispatch:
2
bond:
2
treasons:
2
slow:
2
memory:
2
tear:
2
harms:
2
perchance:
2
pine:
2
breast:
2
mercy:
2
robes:
2
minute:
2
loved:
2
safer:
2
dogs:
2
common:
2
truths:
2
impress:
2
ministers:
2
trade:
2
recoil:
2