| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.11 | argues an act, and an act hath three branches – it is to | argues an Act: and an Act hath three branches. It is an |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.197 | points in my target, thus! | points in my Targuet, thus. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.158 | That argues but the shame of your offence; | That argues but the shame of your offence: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.v.7 | Argue the end of Edmund Mortimer. | Argue the end of Edmund Mortimer. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.96 | Argued betwixt the Duke of York and him; | Argu'd betwixt the Duke of Yorke, and him: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iii.8 | This speedy and quick appearance argues proof | This speedy and quicke appearance argues proofe |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.15 | This argues what her kind of life hath been, | This argues what her kinde of life hath beene, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.iii.30 | So bad a death argues a monstrous life. | So bad a death, argues a monstrous life. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.40 | Upon my target three fair-shining suns. | Vpon my Targuet three faire shining Sunnes. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.ii.25 | Which argued thee a most unloving father. | Which argued thee a most vnlouing Father. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.ii.84 | Her looks doth argue her replete with modesty; | Her Looks doth argue her replete with Modesty, |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.168 | We are too open here to argue this; | Wee are too open heere to argue this: |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.ii.111 | Scholars allowed freely to argue for her. | Schollers allow'd freely to argue for her. |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.188 | Argue in thee defective discipline. | Argue in thee defectiue discipline, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.ii.56 | argues facility. | argues facilitie. |
| Othello | Oth III.iv.38 | This argues fruitfulness and liberal heart. | This argues fruitfulnesse, and liberall heart: |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.238 | You would have bid me argue like a father. | You would haue bid me argue like a Father. |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.150 | Well have you argued, sir; and for your pains | Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.40 | Argues your wisdoms and your love to Richard ’ – | Argues your wisdome, and your loue to Richard: |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.173 | My lord, this argues conscience in your grace. | My Lord, this argues Conscience in your Grace, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iii.29 | Young son, it argues a distempered head | Young Sonne, it argues a distempered head, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.i.27 | Performance is a kind of will or testament which argues | Performance, is a kinde of Will or Testament / Which argues |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.iii.5 | We'll argue that hereafter. Come, take courage; | Wee'l argue that hereafter: Come take courage, |