Figure 10. Difference between the cumulative CM_–1 scores for Shakespeare's 20 highest and 20 lowest scoring marker words, as presented in Tables 2 and 3.

Shakespeare's plays are highlighted in green. It is observed that the majority of his plays score higher than by other authors, although the overall range of values is lower than for Fletcher, Jonson and Middleton. This supports previous research suggesting that Shakespeare generally adheres to the norms of the work of his peer group [30].