Overview
About this book
Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637; Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616. Linden organizes its 95 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B2–C1.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #25585
English level
B2–C1 · Deep reading
Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher is calibrated from 37,511 sampled words across 95 chapters: sentences average 26.4 words, 39.7% exceed 24 words and 10.6% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B2–C1 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Extended sentences averaging 26.4 words, with 22.2% reaching 40 words or more
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
10.6% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 3.63 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Medium commitment
Many short stopping points support flexible sessions. About 13 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Read in planned sessions and keep short notes on voice, structure and recurring images
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
The full text is ready with speech, lookup and saved progress.
CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
95 chapters
- 01Opening material56 min
- 02MDCCCLXXIV · Part 256 min
- 03Act v. sc. 2. In Biron’s speech to the Princess:2 min
- 04Act i. sc. 1.—2 min
- 05Act ii. sc. 1. Theobald’s edition—2 min
- 06Act v. sc. 1. Theseus’ speech (Theobald):—2 min
- 07Act i. sc. 1.2 min
- 08Act iv. sc. 2.—2 min
- 09Act ii. sc. 3. Sir Andrew’s speech:—2 min
- 10Act iii. sc. 1.—2 min
- 11Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 22 min
- 12Act iii. sc. 5.—2 min
- 13Act iii. sc. 1.— · Section 22 min
- 14Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 32 min
- 15Act i. sc. 1 Imogen’s speech:—2 min
- 16Act v. sc. 5.—2 min
- 17Act v. sc. 2. I think it not improbable that the lines from—6 min
- 18Act iv. sc. 5. Speech of Ulysses:—2 min
- 19Act i. sc. 1. Marcius’ speech:—2 min
- 20Act ii. sc. 1. Speech of Menenius:—2 min
- 21Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 42 min
- 22Act ii. sc. 1. Speech of Brutus:—2 min
- 23Act iii. sc. 1. Antony’s speech:—2 min
- 24Act iv. sc. 3. Speech of Brutus:—2 min
- 25Act i. sc. 1. Philo’s speech:—2 min
- 26Act ii. sc. 2. Speech of Enobarbus:—2 min
- 27Act ii. sc. 1. Senator’s speech:—2 min
- 28Act iii. sc. 3. Servant’s speech:—6 min
- 29Act i. sc. 5.—2 min
- 30Act ii. sc. 2. The garden scene.2 min
- 31Act iii. sc. 1.— · Section 32 min
- 32Act iv. sc. 3. Juliet’s speech.:—2 min
- 33Act v. sc. 1. Romeo’s speech:—5 min
- 34Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 55 min
- 35Act i. sc. 1. Bolingbroke’s speech:—4 min
- 36Act ii. sc. 1.—6 min
- 37Act iii. sc. 3. Bolingbroke’s speech:—2 min
- 38Act i. sc. 1. King Henry’s speech:—2 min
- 39Act ii. sc. 1. Second Carrier’s speech:—2 min
- 40Act ii. sc. 2—2 min
- 41Act i. sc. 2. Westmoreland’s speech:—2 min
- 42Act iv. sc. 3. King Henry’s speech:—2 min
- 43Act i. sc. 1. Bedford’s speech:—10 min
- 44Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 65 min
- 45Act ii. sc. 1. Edmund’s speech:—2 min
- 46Act iii. sc. 4. O, what a world’s convention of agonies is here! All2 min
- 47Act iv. sc. 6. Lear’s speech:—12 min
- 48Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 710 min
- 49Act ii. sc. 1. Polonius and Reynaldo.4 min
- 50Act iii. sc. 1. Hamlet’s soliloquy:—4 min
- 51Act iv. sc. 2.— · Section 23 min
- 52Act v. sc. 1. O, the rich contrast between the Clowns and Hamlet, as two11 min
- 53Act ii. sc. 1. Banquo’s speech:—2 min
- 54Act iii. sc. 1. Compare Macbeth’s mode of working on the murderers in this2 min
- 55Act iv. sc. 1.—4 min
- 56Act i. sc. 1, 2.—2 min
- 57Act iii. sc. 2. Paulina’s speech:—2 min
- 58Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 88 min
- 59Act ii. sc. 1.— · Section 22 min
- 60Act iii. sc. 3.—2 min
- 61Act v. last scene. Othello’s speech:—7 min
- 62Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 92 min
- 63Act i.—2 min
- 64Act ii. Speech of Sejanus:—2 min
- 65Act v. Scene of the sacrifice to Fortune.2 min
- 66Act i. sc. 1. Clerimont’s speech:—3 min
- 67Act i. sc. 2. Face’s speech:—2 min
- 68Act i. sc. 4.—2 min
- 69Act ii. sc. 2. Sempronia’s speech:—2 min
- 70Act ii. sc. 3.—2 min
- 71Act iii. sc. 4.—2 min
- 72Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 102 min
- 73Act iv. sc. 3. Pecunia’s speech:—2 min
- 74Act v. sc. 4. Penny-boy, sen., and Porter.2 min
- 75Act ii. sc. 5. Though it was hard upon old Ben, yet Felton, it must be4 min
- 76Act i. The metrical arrangement is most slovenly throughout.2 min
- 77Act ii. Amintor’s speech:—2 min
- 78Act ii. Sir Roger’s speech:—2 min
- 79Act i. sc. 1. Rutilio’s speech:—2 min
- 80Act i. sc. 2. Charles’s speech:—2 min
- 81Act iii. sc. 3. Charles’s speech:—2 min
- 82Act iv. sc. 7. Amaranta’s speech:—2 min
- 83Act i. sc. 1. Second Ambassador’s speech:—2 min
- 84Act iv. Masque of beasts:—2 min
- 85Act iii. Old Woman’s speech:—2 min
- 86Act i. Speech of Melitus:—2 min
- 87Act i. sc. 3.—2 min
- 88Act ii. sc. 2. Claudia’s speech:—4 min
- 89Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 112 min
- 90Act ii. sc. 1. Belleur’s speech:—2 min
- 91Act iv. sc. 2.— · Section 32 min
- 92Act i. Speech of Seleucus:—2 min
- 93Act i. Oldcraft’s speech:—2 min
- 94Act ii. Speech of Albertus:—2 min
- 95Act i. sc. 3. Emilia’s speech:—2 min





