Every once in a while, just for fun, I run a word frequency count on a Shakespeare play. The results probably don't mean a whole lot but they do give kind of an interesting look at what language is used most in the play.
Here are some of the top words used in Romeo and Juliet and how often they appear (including stage directions):
romeo Count: 294
you Count: 291
thou Count: 276
me Count: 264
not Count: 258
with Count: 251
juliet Count: 176
thy Count: 167
what Count: 164
will Count: 147
nurse Count: 143
thee Count: 139
love Count: 135
capulet Count: 133
shall Count: 110
lady Count: 105
come Count: 97
friar Count: 97
ill Count: 84
mercutio Count: 83
now Count: 82
good Count: 82
benvolio Count: 80
death Count: 69
well Count: 68
night Count: 68
tybalt Count: 67
we Count: 66
man Count: 64
there Count: 64
hath Count: 63
our Count: 60
paris Count: 59
their Count: 47
give Count: 47
yet Count: 47
doth Count: 47
dead Count: 47
let Count: 45
tell Count: 45
fair Count: 43
day Count: 42
take Count: 41
montague Count: 41
first Count: 33
prince Count: 33
sweet Count: 33
gone Count: 33
Sunday, May 15, 2016
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