| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.51 | That ever said I hearkened for your death. | That euer said I hearkned to your death. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.274 | thy return. Well, hearken a'th' end. | thy returne: well, hearken the end. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.214 | Such is the simplicity of man to hearken after | Such is the simplicitie of man to harken after |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.232 | it to his discretion, and let us listen to the moon. | it to his discretion, and let vs hearken to the Moone. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.203 | Hearken after their offence, my lord. | Harken after their offence my Lord. |
| Pericles | Per I.i.84 | Would draw heaven down and all the gods to hearken, | Would draw Heauen downe, and all the Gods to harken: |
| Pericles | Per IV.ii.94 | hearkened to their father's testament. There was a | harkened to their fathers testament, there was a |
| Richard III | R3 I.i.54 | He hearkens after prophecies and dreams, | He hearkens after Prophesies and Dreames, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.ii.257 | The youngest daughter whom you hearken for | The yongest daughter whom you hearken for, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iv.53 | Besides, old Gremio is hearkening still, | Besides old Gremio is harkning still, |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.122 | To me inveterate, hearkens my brother's suit, | To me inueterate, hearkens my Brothers suit, |
| The Tempest | Tem III.ii.38 | hearken once again to the suit I made to thee? | hearken once againe to the suite I made to thee? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.163 | Ay, but hearken, sir: though the chameleon Love | I, but hearken sir: though the Cameleon Loue |