Shakespeare Play's Dialogues
Shakespeare Play's Dialogues from Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet
@kaggle.umerhaddii_shakespeare_plays_dialogues
About this Dataset
Shakespeare Play's Dialogues
Context
We are exploring dialogue in Shakespeare plays. The dataset this week comes from shakespeare.mit.edu (via Nicola Rennie Github Repo) which is the Web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
The site has offered Shakespeare's plays and poetry to the internet community since 1993.
Dialogue from Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet are provided for this week.
Which play has the most stage directions compared to dialogue?
Which play has the longest lines of dialogue? Which character speaks the most?
Content
Geography: UK
Time period: History
Unit of analysis: Shakespeare Play's Dialogues
Variables
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| act | Act number. |
| scene | Scene number. |
| character | Name of character speaking or whether it's a stage direction. |
| dialogue | Text of dialogue or stage direction. |
| line_number | Dialogue line number. |
Acknowledgements
Dataset curated by Nicola Rennie