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Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Read the complete Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 95 sections, with a B2–C1 English level estimate.

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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.

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Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

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.

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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

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CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.

Table of contents

95 chapters

  1. 01Opening material56 min
  2. 02MDCCCLXXIV · Part 256 min
  3. 03Act v. sc. 2. In Biron’s speech to the Princess:2 min
  4. 04Act i. sc. 1.—2 min
  5. 05Act ii. sc. 1. Theobald’s edition—2 min
  6. 06Act v. sc. 1. Theseus’ speech (Theobald):—2 min
  7. 07Act i. sc. 1.2 min
  8. 08Act iv. sc. 2.—2 min
  9. 09Act ii. sc. 3. Sir Andrew’s speech:—2 min
  10. 10Act iii. sc. 1.—2 min
  11. 11Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 22 min
  12. 12Act iii. sc. 5.—2 min
  13. 13Act iii. sc. 1.— · Section 22 min
  14. 14Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 32 min
  15. 15Act i. sc. 1 Imogen’s speech:—2 min
  16. 16Act v. sc. 5.—2 min
  17. 17Act v. sc. 2. I think it not improbable that the lines from—6 min
  18. 18Act iv. sc. 5. Speech of Ulysses:—2 min
  19. 19Act i. sc. 1. Marcius’ speech:—2 min
  20. 20Act ii. sc. 1. Speech of Menenius:—2 min
  21. 21Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 42 min
  22. 22Act ii. sc. 1. Speech of Brutus:—2 min
  23. 23Act iii. sc. 1. Antony’s speech:—2 min
  24. 24Act iv. sc. 3. Speech of Brutus:—2 min
  25. 25Act i. sc. 1. Philo’s speech:—2 min
  26. 26Act ii. sc. 2. Speech of Enobarbus:—2 min
  27. 27Act ii. sc. 1. Senator’s speech:—2 min
  28. 28Act iii. sc. 3. Servant’s speech:—6 min
  29. 29Act i. sc. 5.—2 min
  30. 30Act ii. sc. 2. The garden scene.2 min
  31. 31Act iii. sc. 1.— · Section 32 min
  32. 32Act iv. sc. 3. Juliet’s speech.:—2 min
  33. 33Act v. sc. 1. Romeo’s speech:—5 min
  34. 34Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 55 min
  35. 35Act i. sc. 1. Bolingbroke’s speech:—4 min
  36. 36Act ii. sc. 1.—6 min
  37. 37Act iii. sc. 3. Bolingbroke’s speech:—2 min
  38. 38Act i. sc. 1. King Henry’s speech:—2 min
  39. 39Act ii. sc. 1. Second Carrier’s speech:—2 min
  40. 40Act ii. sc. 2—2 min
  41. 41Act i. sc. 2. Westmoreland’s speech:—2 min
  42. 42Act iv. sc. 3. King Henry’s speech:—2 min
  43. 43Act i. sc. 1. Bedford’s speech:—10 min
  44. 44Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 65 min
  45. 45Act ii. sc. 1. Edmund’s speech:—2 min
  46. 46Act iii. sc. 4. O, what a world’s convention of agonies is here! All2 min
  47. 47Act iv. sc. 6. Lear’s speech:—12 min
  48. 48Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 710 min
  49. 49Act ii. sc. 1. Polonius and Reynaldo.4 min
  50. 50Act iii. sc. 1. Hamlet’s soliloquy:—4 min
  51. 51Act iv. sc. 2.— · Section 23 min
  52. 52Act v. sc. 1. O, the rich contrast between the Clowns and Hamlet, as two11 min
  53. 53Act ii. sc. 1. Banquo’s speech:—2 min
  54. 54Act iii. sc. 1. Compare Macbeth’s mode of working on the murderers in this2 min
  55. 55Act iv. sc. 1.—4 min
  56. 56Act i. sc. 1, 2.—2 min
  57. 57Act iii. sc. 2. Paulina’s speech:—2 min
  58. 58Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 88 min
  59. 59Act ii. sc. 1.— · Section 22 min
  60. 60Act iii. sc. 3.—2 min
  61. 61Act v. last scene. Othello’s speech:—7 min
  62. 62Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 92 min
  63. 63Act i.—2 min
  64. 64Act ii. Speech of Sejanus:—2 min
  65. 65Act v. Scene of the sacrifice to Fortune.2 min
  66. 66Act i. sc. 1. Clerimont’s speech:—3 min
  67. 67Act i. sc. 2. Face’s speech:—2 min
  68. 68Act i. sc. 4.—2 min
  69. 69Act ii. sc. 2. Sempronia’s speech:—2 min
  70. 70Act ii. sc. 3.—2 min
  71. 71Act iii. sc. 4.—2 min
  72. 72Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 102 min
  73. 73Act iv. sc. 3. Pecunia’s speech:—2 min
  74. 74Act v. sc. 4. Penny-boy, sen., and Porter.2 min
  75. 75Act ii. sc. 5. Though it was hard upon old Ben, yet Felton, it must be4 min
  76. 76Act i. The metrical arrangement is most slovenly throughout.2 min
  77. 77Act ii. Amintor’s speech:—2 min
  78. 78Act ii. Sir Roger’s speech:—2 min
  79. 79Act i. sc. 1. Rutilio’s speech:—2 min
  80. 80Act i. sc. 2. Charles’s speech:—2 min
  81. 81Act iii. sc. 3. Charles’s speech:—2 min
  82. 82Act iv. sc. 7. Amaranta’s speech:—2 min
  83. 83Act i. sc. 1. Second Ambassador’s speech:—2 min
  84. 84Act iv. Masque of beasts:—2 min
  85. 85Act iii. Old Woman’s speech:—2 min
  86. 86Act i. Speech of Melitus:—2 min
  87. 87Act i. sc. 3.—2 min
  88. 88Act ii. sc. 2. Claudia’s speech:—4 min
  89. 89Act i. sc. 1.— · Section 112 min
  90. 90Act ii. sc. 1. Belleur’s speech:—2 min
  91. 91Act iv. sc. 2.— · Section 32 min
  92. 92Act i. Speech of Seleucus:—2 min
  93. 93Act i. Oldcraft’s speech:—2 min
  94. 94Act ii. Speech of Albertus:—2 min
  95. 95Act i. sc. 3. Emilia’s speech:—2 min
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