The Taming of a Shrew

Anonymous, published 1607 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional · other editions of this work: 226 (1594) · other edition — not in the analysis

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12,267words

2topics

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Metadata

Title	The Taming of a Shrew
Author	Anonymous
Publication year (edition)	1607
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 228 · TCP A13360 · DEEP 183
Edition role	Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics; its chunks carry the topic they were placed in, for browsing
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	Simmes, Valentine
Publisher	Ling, Nicholas
Format	Quarto
STC	23669
Greg	120c
Genre (Annals)	Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Comedy
BritDrama no.	955
Title page	A Pleasaunt Conceited Historie, called The Taming of a Shrew.
Title-page performance note	As it hath beene sundry times acted by the right Honourable the Earle of Pembrooke his Seruants.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1493 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

88.2 %

T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma

8.0 %

T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour

3.8 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–60	504	unassigned		YOu whoreson drunken slave you had best be gone, And empty your drunken paunch somewhere else, For in this hou…
2	61–121	514	unassigned		Marry my lord 'tis called The taming of a Shrew. 'tis a good lesson for us my L. for us that are married men T…
3	122–184	497	unassigned		Sim. Is this she? I my Lord. Mass 'tis a pretty wench, what's her name? Oh that my lovely Lord would once vouc…
4	185–244	509	unassigned		I cannot blame your honour, good my Lord, For they are both lovely, wise, fair, and young, And one of them, th…
5	245–300	475	unassigned		Tush fear not Valeria, let me alone, But stay, here comes some other company. Here comes them an that I did te…
6	301–352	486	T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma	0.80	I prithee do Kate, they say thou art a shrew. And I like thee the better, for I would have thee so. Let go my …
7	353–407	497	unassigned		I warrant you master, fear not me▪ For doing of my business. Now hang him that has not a livery cote To slash …
8	408–470	491	unassigned		Marry he's gone to our house in the Country To make all things in a readiness against my new Mistress comes th…
9	471–534	515	unassigned		The senseless trees by music have been moved, And at the sound of pleasant tuned strings, Have savage beasts h…
10	535–594	475	unassigned		Fie man, I know you will not die for love, Ah Polider, thou needest not to complain, Eternal heaven sooner be …
11	595–652	468	unassigned		Fie Ferando, not thus attired for shame, Come to my Chamber, and there 〈◊〉 thyself, Of twenty suits that I did…
12	653–708	472	unassigned		O brave, I would I had eat no meat this week, For I have never a corner left in my belly To put a venison past…
13	709–766	492	T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma	0.79	The Ostler will not let me have him, you own ten pence For his meat and 6 pence for stuffing my mistress saddl…
14	767–820	481	unassigned		Enough Aurelius: but we forget Our marriage dinner now the Bride is gone, Come, let us see what there they lef…
15	821–880	506	unassigned		Valeria attend, I have a lovely love, As bright as is the heaven crystalline, As fair as is the milk white way…
16	881–940	510	unassigned		Here comes my master now, he'll coarse you. Enter Ferando with a piece of meat upon his. dagger point and Poli…
17	941–1005	497	unassigned		Trust me, I must commend your liberal mind, And loving care you bear unto your son, And here I give him freely…
18	1006–1070	497	unassigned		Dost thou hear Tailor, thou hast braved Many men: brave not me. thoust faced many men. Well sir. Face not me, …
19	1071–1134	464	unassigned		And should my love, as erst did Hercules, Attempt the burning vaults of hell, I would with piteous looks, and …
20	1135–1197	494	unassigned		I am glad Kate your stomach is come down, I know it well thou know'st it is the sun, But I did try to see if t…
21	1198–1257	466	T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour	0.82	And for to honour him and his fair bride. I'll yearly send you from your father's court, Chests of refined sug…
22	1258–1316	485	unassigned		Then let my death sweet father end your grief, For I it is that thus have wrought your woes, Then be revenged …
23	1317–1377	506	unassigned		Nay then Ferando he must needs sit out, For he may call I think till he be weary, Before his wife will come be…
24	1378–1439	481	unassigned		Now, where's your mistress? She bade me tell you that she will not come, And you have any business, you must c…
25	1440–1492	485	unassigned		Before the great Commander of the world. The King of kings, the glorious God of heaven, Who in six days did fr…

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