The Taming of a Shrew

Anonymous, published 1594 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional · other editions of this work: 228 (1607)

25chunks

12,239words

4topics

84 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	The Taming of a Shrew
Author	Anonymous
Publication year (edition)	1594
Genre (British Drama)	comedy
Genre group (comparison)	comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 120 · edition 226 · TCP A13358 · DEEP 181
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1592 [c.1592-1594]
First performance (BritDrama)	1594 [April] [1592-1594]
Company (BritDrama)	Unknown
Company (Annals)	Queen Elizabeth's Men (?)
Title-page company	Pembroke's Men
Printer	Short, Peter
Publisher	Short, Peter
Format	Quarto
STC	23667
Greg	120a
Genre (Annals)	Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Comedy
BritDrama no.	955
Title page	A Pleasant Conceited Historie, called The taming of a Shrew.
Title-page performance note	As it was sundry times acted by the Right honorable the Earle of Pembrook his seruants.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1504 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

84.4 %

T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns

4.0 %

T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma

3.9 %

T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour

3.9 %

T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat

3.8 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–57	484	T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns	0.81	YOu whoreson drunken slave, you had best be gone, And empty your drunken paunch somewhere else For in this hou…
2	58–112	466	unassigned		Marry my lord you may have a Tragical Or a commodity, or what you will. A Comedy thou shouldst say, 'Zounds th…
3	113–173	475	unassigned		By the mass I think I am a Lord indeed, What's thy name? Simon and it please your honour. Simon, that's as muc…
4	174–227	463	T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat	0.84	Daughters be gone, and hie you to the church, And I will hie me down unto the key, To see what Merchandise is …
5	228–288	508	unassigned		O might I see the centre of my soul Whose sacred beauty hath enchanted me, More fair than was the Grecian Hele…
6	289–343	497	unassigned		Ha Kate, Come hither wench & list to me, Use this gentleman friendly as thou canst. twenty good morrows to my …
7	344–395	500	unassigned		Well sirrah, & yet thou seest I have got her for all this. I marry 'twas more by hap then any good cunning I h…
8	396–459	503	unassigned		Come sweet Aurelius my faithful friend, Now will we go to see those lovely dames Richer in beauty than the ori…
9	460–520	487	unassigned		Come then Aurcleus come in with me, And we'll go sit a while and chat with them, And after bring them forth to…
10	521–584	490	unassigned		Why Valeria, will she not learn apace? Yes by’r lady she has learned too much already, And that I had felt had…
11	585–645	495	unassigned		Thus richly father you should have said, For when my wife and I am married once, she's such a shrew, if we sho…
12	646–702	485	unassigned		Tush 'tis no matter man I prithee give it me, I am very hungry I promise thee. Why you may take it and the dev…
13	703–759	482	T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma	0.88	Let him go or tarry I am resolved to stay, And not to travel on my wedding day. Tut Kate I tell thee we must n…
14	760–816	453	unassigned		And so to me whilst Polidor doth live. I find it so right worthy gentlemen, And of what worth your friendship …
15	817–875	490	unassigned		Did you so you damned villain. This humour must I hold me to a while, To bridle and hold back my headstrong wi…
16	876–934	490	unassigned		Why any thing, I care not what it be. ay but the garlic I doubt will make your breath stink, and then my Maste…
17	935–998	507	unassigned		Thanks Alfonso, for that's your name I guess, I understand my son hath set his mind And bent his liking to you…
18	999–1064	495	unassigned		Why sir I made it as your man gave me direction, You may read the note here. Come hither sirrah: tailor read t…
19	1065–1131	498	unassigned		Sweetly resolved fair Emelia, But would Phylema say as much to me, If I should ask a question now of thee, Wha…
20	1132–1195	503	unassigned		Look Sim the fool is come again now. Sirrah go fetch our horses forth, and bring Them to the back gate present…
21	1196–1256	476	T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour	0.81	But Polidor let my son and you take heed, That Ferando say not ere long as much to you, And now Alfonso more t…
22	1257–1318	498	unassigned		That damned villain that hath deluded me, Whom I did send guide unto my son, Oh that my furious force could cl…
23	1319–1377	497	unassigned		It shall be done my Lord come help to bear him hence, Come gentlemen now that suppers done, How shall we spend…
24	1378–1442	501	unassigned		Agreed Boy desire your mistress to come hither. I will sir I so so he desires her to come. Polidor I dare pres…
25	1443–1503	496	unassigned		A heap confused a mixture all deformed, A gulf of gulfs, a body bodiless, Where all the elements were orderles…

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