| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.188 | That I essentially am not in madness, | That I essentially am not in madnesse, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.477 | gold a counterfeit. Thou art essentially made without | Gold a Counterfeit: thou art essentially made, without |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.ii.39 | Hath not essentially, but by circumstance, | Hath not essentially, but by circumstance |
| Othello | Oth II.i.64 | And in th' essential vesture of creation | And in th'essentiall Vesture of Creation, |