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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:
319
your:
263
have:
238
this:
202
with:
197
thou:
127
what:
121
which:
121
will:
114
shall:
111
good:
103
more:
91
come:
86
from:
80
would:
78
there:
75
they:
74
then:
72
than:
71
lord:
67
were:
65
i'll:
65
thee:
64
them:
61
upon:
56
like:
56
should:
55
know:
55
most:
54
these:
53
must:
51
when:
51
some:
49
king:
49
make:
45
here:
45
well:
45
their:
45
mine:
44
queen:
44
think:
43
father:
43
much:
43
take:
43
camillo:
41
hath:
41
life:
40
been:
38
give:
37
such:
37
speak:
36
nothing:
34
time:
33
daughter:
31
being:
31
honour:
31
very:
30
though:
30
done:
30
cannot:
30
even:
29
where:
29
true:
29
never:
28
great:
28
look:
28
ever:
28
hand:
27
whose:
26
heart:
26
none:
26
made:
26
love:
25
bear:
25
prince:
24
business:
24
bohemia:
24
best:
24
death:
23
hear:
23
better:
23
poor:
23
thought:
23
since:
23
could:
22
lady:
22
again:
22
thus:
22
himself:
22
pray:
22
does:
21
gentleman:
21
call:
21
might:
21
three:
21
wife:
21
fear:
21
before:
21
gone:
20
brother:
20
court:
20
hast:
20
tell:
20
bring:
19
that's:
19
both:
19
eyes:
19
about:
19
other:
19
present:
19
whom:
18
those:
18
away:
18
please:
18
sweet:
18
still:
18
beseech:
18
hence:
18
leave:
18
thing:
18
first:
18
something:
17
blood:
17
born:
17
things:
16
swear:
16
hermione:
16
every:
16
paulina:
16
part:
16
indeed:
16
honest:
16
therefore:
16
fellow:
16
stay:
16
fair:
15
nature:
15
yours:
15
little:
15
dead:
15
till:
15
lost:
15
found:
15
polixenes:
15
name:
15
issue:
14
stand:
14
oracle:
14
said:
14
gracious:
14
father's:
14
against:
14
mistress:
14
else:
14
another:
14
yourself:
13
earth:
13
young:
13
highness:
13
many:
13
down:
13
dear:
13
prithee:
13
without:
13
comfort:
13
heard:
13
hold:
13
truth:
13
myself:
13
she's:
13
friend:
13
in't:
13
once:
13
enough:
13
sicilia:
13
matter:
12
grace:
12
seems:
12
child:
12
grave:
12
honesty:
12
left:
12
only:
12
into:
12
royal:
12
world:
12
makes:
12
you'll:
12
live:
12
play:
12
known:
11
need:
11
we'll:
11
comes:
11
dare:
11
prove:
11
past:
11
hands:
11
follow:
11
sheep:
11
came:
11
thine:
11
there's:
11
seen:
11
master:
11
o'er:
11
less:
11
heavens:
11
madam:
11
forth:
11
mean:
11
place:
11
trust:
10
knowledge:
10
word:
10
lest:
10
shepherd:
10
let's:
10
together:
10
to't:
10
piece:
10
on't:
10
money:
10
welcome:
10
dost:
10
cause:
10
free:
10
worthy:
10
gods:
10
within:
10
mother:
10
believe:
10
noble:
10
over:
10
queen's:
10
false:
10
mark:
10
king's:
9
twenty:
9
stone:
9
lords:
9
sight:
9
open:
9
here's:
9
sworn:
9
thoughts:
9
home:
9
woman:
9
twere:
9
sure:
9
work:
9
report:
9
behold:
9
themselves:
9
women:
9
break:
9
leontes:
9
princess:
9
babe:
9
purpose:
9
years:
9
do't:
9
knew:
8
told:
8
keep:
8
speed:
8
doing:
8
perdita:
8
flowers:
8
rather:
8
fire:
8
pity:
8
apollo:
8
he's:
8
sorrow:
8
care:
8
fortune:
8
turn:
8
liege:
8
long:
8
become:
8
rest:
8
sorry:
8
after:
8
heaven:
8
nose:
8
each:
8
i'ld:
8
tender:
8
ballad:
8
shalt:
8
hour:
8
what's:
8
tongue:
8
faith:
8
desire:
8
while:
8
night:
8
either:
8
kings:
8
head:
8
brought:
8
kiss:
8
deed:
8
help:
8
oath:
7
note:
7
fardel:
7
show:
7
already:
7
wonder:
7
sleep:
7
power:
7
tears:
7
itself:
7
behind:
7
marry:
7
appear:
7
husband:
7
methinks:
7
shame:
7
answer:
7
for't:
7
goes:
7
whither:
7
strike:
7
took:
7
pretty:
7
full:
7
shepherd's:
7
loves:
7
blest:
7
thousand:
7
means:
7
pardon:
7
last:
7
next:
7
rich:
7
merry:
7
mind:
7
becomes:
7
counsel:
7
worth:
7
change:
7
wilt:
7
gentle:
7
read:
7
alas:
7
seem:
7
doth:
7
gold:
7
charge:
7
rare:
7
fool:
7
services:
7
bastard:
7
honourable:
6
land:
6
flesh:
6
lies:
6
lack:
6
precious:
6
person:
6
grief:
6
e'er:
6
white:
6
tale:
6
verily:
6
approach:
6
save:
6
foot:
6
hope:
6
talk:
6
ears:
6
prisoner:
6
affairs:
6
purse:
6
maids:
6
lived:
6
affection:
6
face:
6
feel:
6
kind:
6
service:
6
innocent:
6
sacred:
6
half:
6
you're:
6
find:
6
speech:
6
command:
6
neither:
6
often:
6
guilty:
6
anon:
6
glass:
6
antigonus:
6
heir:
6
between:
6
folly:
6
betwixt:
6
children:
6
shearing:
6
ship:
6
manner:
6
besides:
6
loved:
6
justice:
6
youth:
6
longer:
6
looks:
6
remember:
6
is't:
6
aboard:
6
villain:
6
reason:
6
side:
6
spirit:
6
loss:
6
high:
6
taken:
5
going:
5
presence:
5
beauty:
5
crown:
5
guest:
5
certain:
5
suspicion:
5
breath:
5
promised:
5
holy:
5
fresh:
5
seek:
5
drunk:
5
boot:
5
happy:
5
house:
5
tyrant:
5
ignorant:
5
look'd:
5
thyself:
5
content:
5
absence:
5
late:
5
touch'd:
5
ne'er:
5
four:
5
caught:
5
thence:
5
mercy:
5
month:
5
shows:
5
visit:
5
mistake:
5
beyond:
5
innocence:
5
move:
5
creature:
5
puts:
5
force:
5
sing:
5
prize:
5
water:
5
bound:
5
stands:
5
thanks:
5
didst:
5
kill'd:
5
courtier:
5
song:
5
winter:
5
servant:
5
flight:
5
knows:
5
moon:
5
warrant:
5
thither:
5
least:
5
dance:
5
feast:
5
tall:
5
almost:
5
worship:
5
push:
5
rogue:
5
hanging:
5
fault:
5
ones:
5
given:
5
bosom:
5
begin:
5
kneel:
5
course:
5
request:
5
stir:
5
alive:
5
worse:
5
laid:
5
dreams:
5
news:
5
statue:
5
goodly:
5
strange:
5
gross:
5
having:
5
question:
5
point:
5
brows:
5
standing:
5
through:
5
clear:
5
weather:
5
draw:
5
twice:
5
senses:
5
days:
5
twixt:
5
words:
5
chance:
5
door:
5
sister:
5
softly:
5
soul:
5
an't:
5
married:
4
gloves:
4
bless:
4
authority:
4
trouble:
4
meeting:
4
emilia:
4
breeding:
4
exchange:
4
farewell:
4
arms:
4
majesty:
4
virtue:
4
green:
4
secrets:
4
pound:
4
pass:
4
ourselves:
4
adventure:
4
self:
4
you'ld:
4
undone:
4
want:
4
he'll:
4
scarce:
4
right:
4
encounter:
4
near:
4
hither:
4
colour:
4
subject:
4
cheek:
4
desires:
4
spoke:
4
case:
4
therein:
4
blow:
4
tune:
4
under:
4
aside:
4
heigh:
4
proceed:
4
neck:
4
satisfy:
4
patience:
4
credit:
4
flayed:
4
just:
4
weep:
4
awake:
4
living:
4
neat:
4
sovereign:
4
lead:
4
perceive:
4
back:
4
apollo's:
4
hark:
4
grown:
4
maid:
4
unto:
4
gentlemen:
4
goodness:
4
changed:
4
shed:
4
close:
4
doubt:
4
footman:
4
worst:
4
fore:
4
witness:
4
wind:
4
sings:
4
became:
4
sometimes:
4
stars:
4
cleomenes:
4
toward:
4
cast:
4
prison:
4
sooth:
4
choose:
4
canst:
4
friends:
4
denied:
4
seeming:
4
son's:
4
deliver:
4
offer:
4
sigh:
4
follows:
4
neighbour:
4
affliction:
4
contrary:
4
vengeance:
4
powerful:
4
soft:
4
favour:
4
office:
4
florizel:
4
trifles:
4
rough:
4
sixteen:
4
ground:
4
walk:
4
called:
4
swain:
4
unknown:
4
doricles:
4
throne:
4
prettiest:
4
suffer:
4
enemy:
4
chamber:
4
wenches:
4
praise:
4
five:
4
sickness:
4
jealousies:
4
paid:
4
remembrance:
4
blessing:
4
perform'd:
4
harm:
4
perform:
4
party:
4
serve:
3
mighty:
3
confess:
3
counted:
3
custom:
3
access:
3
pawn:
3
lord's:
3
quench:
3
farther:
3
proof:
3
fight:
3
divine:
3
fish:
3
express:
3
delphos:
3
purge:
3
yourselves:
3
wears:
3
blush:
3
accusation:
3
danger:
3
passion:
3
sees:
3
table:
3
tunes:
3
bearing:
3
moiety:
3
country:
3
entertainment:
3
deeds:
3
print:
3
vices:
3
garments:
3
mamillius:
3
play'd:
3
estate:
3
stain:
3
wife's:
3
casting:
3
accused:
3
ballads:
3
plain:
3
smell:
3
waters:
3
contract:
3
morrow:
3
spirits:
3
ours:
3
pack:
3
countenance:
3
contempt:
3
whispering:
3
wish'd:
3
weak:
3
simple:
3
language:
3
dream:
3
palace:
3
lady's:
3
advocate:
3
brains:
3
benefit:
3
mouth:
3
account:
3
nobleness:
3
relation:
3
trick:
3
plight:
3
cold:
3
wherein:
3
possible:
3
forbid:
3
truly:
3
understand:
3
deliver'd:
3
foolish:
3
lawful:
3
letters:
3
dion:
3
burthen:
3
couple:
3
removed:
3
bark:
3
violent:
3
manners:
3
abroad:
3
mock'd:
3
particular:
3
strength:
3
know't:
3
depart:
3
commend:
3
unhappy:
3
mile:
3
growing:
3
second:
3
departure:
3
hearts:
3
herself:
3
whole:
3
send:
3
fortunes:
3
plainly:
3
silence:
3
wish:
3
whereof:
3
tenderly:
3
reigns:
3
visitation:
3
mirth:
3
beat:
3
year:
3
weeping:
3
among:
3
considered:
3
thousands:
3
calf:
3
horn:
3
infected:
3
infection:
3
inch:
3
clamour:
3
warm:
3
ordering:
3
alike:
3
mother's:
3
seven:
3
breed:
3
state:
3
dignity:
3
bidding:
3
received:
3
upon't:
3
summer:
3
daughter's:
3
sent:
3
middle:
3
trespass:
3
twas:
3
deserved:
3
wives:
3
forced:
3
needs:
3
dram:
3
traitor:
3
lives:
3
fail:
3
settled:
3
grieve:
3
secret:
3
guests:
3
hopes:
3
fond:
3
consider:
3
seemed:
3
body:
3
design:
3
faces:
3
appeared:
3
deserves:
3
commanded:
3
opinion:
3
earnest:
3
broken:
3
choice:
3
wear:
3
because:
3
tyranny:
3
pale:
3
chaste:
3
train:
3
blessed:
3
shoulder:
3
says:
3
mere:
3
woo'd:
3
straight:
3
murder:
3
shore:
3
priest:
3
pedlar:
3
errand:
3
goddess:
3
spur:
3
served:
3
virtues:
3
honour'd:
3
hard:
3
faults:
3
be't:
3
produce:
3
adulteress:
3
winds:
3
required:
3
fairest:
3
dread:
3
fancy:
3
acquaint:
3
former:
3
receive:
3
bears:
3
easy:
3
coming:
3
deceived:
3
conceive:
3
held:
3
actions:
3
wouldst:
3
pluck:
3
sights:
3
greater:
3
dangerous:
3
swift:
3
heavy:
3
homely:
3
instantly:
3
wept:
3
chase:
3
tells:
3
thereto:
3
angry:
3
nine:
3
utter:
3
bitter:
3
accident:
3
negligent:
3
condemn'd:
3
dances:
3
posterns:
3
continue:
3
grant:
3
penitent:
3
songs:
3
looking:
3
until:
3
curtain:
3
commit:
3
powers:
3
profess:
3
star:
3
lads:
3
noted:
3
boldness:
3
tongues:
3
hang:
3
hostess:
3
conscience:
3
times:
3
pair:
3
embraces:
3
forget:
3
above:
3
picture:
3
lace:
3
fearful:
3
cruel:
2
thinks:
2
noses:
2
nearest:
2
wanton:
2
distraction:
2
rags:
2
privy:
2
tied:
2
matters:
2
descend:
2
exercise:
2
wild:
2
visage:
2
seeing:
2
pastime:
2
perpetual:
2
miseries:
2
cordial:
2
sheets:
2
hopeful:
2
tyrannous:
2
revenge:
2
despair:
2
race:
2
south:
2
importance:
2
lift:
2
obey:
2
beard:
2
allowing:
2
fill'd:
2
obedience:
2
bids:
2
conceit:
2
sprites:
2
serious:
2
necessity:
2
spider:
2
minister:
2
fine:
2
pronounce:
2
pace:
2
roared:
2
hedge:
2
men's:
2
inclining:
2
waiting:
2
forgiveness:
2
lucky:
2
ghost:
2
saying:
2
holding:
2
deal:
2
whereupon:
2
city:
2
kingdom:
2
forbear:
2
hated:
2
admiring:
2
milk:
2
nest:
2
fled:
2
partner:
2
spectators:
2
quarters:
2
partly:
2
poison:
2
tooth:
2
outside:
2
performed:
2
process:
2
laugh:
2
trunk:
2
alter'd:
2
knowing:
2
lovest:
2
perfect:
2
mend:
2
birth:
2
unworthy:
2
gainst:
2
although:
2
shines:
2
dame:
2
stealing:
2
transported:
2
autolycus:
2
forgive:
2
to's:
2
unless:
2
justified:
2
third:
2
dares:
2
integrity:
2
hours:
2
crutches:
2
disease:
2
parting:
2
black:
2
proclaim'd:
2
feel't:
2
occasion:
2
withal:
2
ta'en:
2
character:
2
moves:
2
mock:
2
execution:
2
higher:
2
officious:
2
jewel:
2
petition:
2
steel:
2
monstrous:
2
doleful:
2
necessary:
2
sport:
2
daffodils:
2
ungentle:
2
post:
2
natural:
2
hides:
2
feasts:
2
heirs:
2
arrive:
2
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