Comparison of William Shakespeare Rape of Lucrece to Geoffrey Chaucer

Comparison of William Shakespeare Rape of Lucrece to Geoffrey Chaucer

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William Shakespeare Rape of Lucrece has 1855 lines, and less than 1% of them have weak matches at magnitude 10 to 14 in Geoffrey Chaucer. Almost 100% of the lines have no match.

Rape of Lucrece

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11

Rape of Lucrece: 71

This silent war of lilies and of roses,
11

Second Nun's Tale: 244

Which that the roses and the lilies caste, [continues next]
11

Rape of Lucrece: 72

Which Tarquin view’d in her fair face’s field,
11

Second Nun's Tale: 244

[continues previous] Which that the roses and the lilies caste,
10

Rape of Lucrece: 1092

For day hath nought to do what’s done by night.”
10

Amorous Compleint: 34

Hath nought to done, although she do me sterve;
11

Rape of Lucrece: 1819

Let my unsounded self, suppos’d a fool,
11

Miller's Prologue: 27

Thou art a fool, thy wit is overcome.' [continues next]
11

Rape of Lucrece: 1820

Now set thy long-experienc’d wit to school.
11

Miller's Prologue: 27

[continues previous] Thou art a fool, thy wit is overcome.'
11

Miller's Prologue: 28

[continues previous] 'Now herkneth,' quod the Miller, 'alle and some!