| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.40 | Noble heroes, my sword and yours are kin. | Noble Heroes; my sword and yours are kinne, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.ii.29 | all. Let me have a child at fifty, to whom Herod of | all: Let me haue a Childe at fifty, to whom Herode of |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.iii.3 | Herod of Jewry dare not look upon you | Herod of Iury dare not looke vpon you, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.iii.4.2 | That Herod's head | That Herods head, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.vi.73 | Herod of Jewry; Mithridates, King | Herod of Iewry, Mithridates King |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.vi.14 | Great Herod to incline himself to Caesar | Great Herod to incline himselfe to Casar, |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.i.91 | have lived many a fair year though Hero had turned | haue liu'd manie a faire yeere though Hero had turn'd |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.i.95 | and the foolish chroniclers of that age found it was ‘Hero | and the foolish Chronoclers of that age, found it was Hero |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.187 | For corn at their own rates, whereof they say | For Corne at their owne rates, wherof they say |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.263 | and outstretched heroes the beggars' shadows. Shall | and out-stretcht Heroes the Beggers Shadowes: shall |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.13 | fellow whipped for o'erdoing Termagant. It out-Herods | Fellow whipt for o're-doing Termagant: it out- Herod's |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.14 | Herod. Pray you avoid it. | Herod. Pray you auoid it. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.161 | Of murderous subornation – shall it be | Of murtherous subornation? Shall it be, |
| Henry V | H5 II.iv.59 | Saw his heroical seed, and smiled to see him, | Saw his Heroicall Seed, and smil'd to see him |
| Henry V | H5 III.iii.41 | At Herod's bloody-hunting slaughtermen. | At Herods bloody-hunting slaughter-men. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.v.78 | Being but fourth of that heroic line. | Being but fourth of that Heroick Lyne. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.87 | What is that wrong whereof you both complain? | What is that wrong, wherof you both complain |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.ii.193 | And set the murderous Machiavel to school. | And set the murtherous Macheuill to Schoole. |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.221 | Employ me how thou wilt in proof thereof. | Inploy me how thou wilt in prose therof, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.151 | Fairer thou art by far than Hero was, | Fairer thou art by farre, then Hero was, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.155 | To arrive at Sestos, where my Hero lies. | To arryue at Cestus where my Hero lyes. |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.274 | Of murderous lechers; and in the mature time | Of murtherous Letchers: and in the mature time, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.i.67 | thy heroical vassal. The magnanimous and most illustrate | thy heroicall Vassall. The magnanimous and most illustrate |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iii.138.2 | This murderous shaft that's shot | This murtherous Shaft that's shot, |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.115 | Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt | Thou rather with thy sharpe and sulpherous bolt |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.i.19 | What a Herod of Jewry is this! O, wicked wicked world! | What a Herod of Iurie is this? O wicked, wicked world: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.1.1 | Enter Leonato, Governor of Messina, Hero, his | Enter Leonato Gouernour of Messina, Innogen his wife, Hero his |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.183 | the contrary, if Hero would be my wife. | the contrarie, if Hero would be my wife. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.198 | his answer is: With Hero, Leonato's short daughter. | his answere is, with Hero, Leonatoes short daughter. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.274 | No child but Hero; she's his only heir. | No childe but Hero, she's his onely heire. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.283 | All prompting me how fair young Hero is, | All prompting mee how faire yong Hero is, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.287 | If thou dost love fair Hero, cherish it, | If thou dost loue faire Hero, cherish it, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.301 | And tell fair Hero I am Claudio, | And tell faire Hero I am Claudio, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.iii.50 | Marry, on Hero, the daughter and heir of | Mary on Hero, the daughter and Heire of |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.iii.58 | the Prince should woo Hero for himself, and having | the Prince should wooe Hero for himselfe, and hauing |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.1.1 | Enter Leonato, Antonio, Hero, Beatrice, Margaret, | Enter Leonato, his brother, his wife, Hero his daughter, and |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.44 | (to Hero) | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.64 | out the answer. For hear me, Hero: wooing, wedding, | out the answere, for heare me Hero, wooing, wedding, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.141 | Sure my brother is amorous on Hero and hath | Sure my brother is amorous on Hero, and hath |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.149 | love. He is enamoured on Hero; I pray you dissuade | loue, he is enamor'd on Hero, I pray you disswade |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.167 | Which I mistrusted not. Farewell therefore, Hero! | Which I mistrusted not. Farewell therefore Hero. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.176 | one way, for the Prince hath got your Hero. | one way, for the Prince hath got your Hero. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.193 | Enter Don Pedro, with Leonato and Hero | Enter the Prince. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.239 | Enter Claudio and Beatrice | Enter Claudio and Beatrice, Leonato, Hero. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.275 | Hero is won. I have broke with her father, and his | Hero is won, I haue broke with her father, and his good |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.346 | And you too, gentle Hero? | And you to gentle Hero? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.ii.13 | waiting-gentlewoman to Hero. | waiting gentle-woman to Hero. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.ii.23 | hold up – to a contaminated stale, such a one as Hero. | hold vp, to a contaminated stale, such a one as Hero. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.ii.26 | Claudio, to undo Hero and kill Leonato. Look you for | Claudio, to vndoe Hero, and kill Leonato, looke you for |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.ii.32 | you know that Hero loves me; intend a kind of zeal both | you know that Hero loues me, intend a kinde of zeale both |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.ii.40 | Hero, hear Margaret term me Claudio; and bring them | Hero; heare Margaret terme me Claudio, and bring them |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.ii.43 | Hero shall be absent – and there shall appear such seeming | Hero shall be absent, and there shall appeare such seeming |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.ii.44 | truth of Hero's disloyalty that jealousy shall be called | truths of Heroes disloyaltie, that iealousie shall be cal'd |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.87 | night we would have it at the Lady Hero's | night we would haue it at the Lady Heroes |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.173 | Hero thinks surely she will die; for she says she | Hero thinkes surely she wil die, for she saies she |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.217 | from Hero. They seem to pity the lady; it seems her | from Hero, they seeme to pittie the Lady: it seemes her |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.1 | Enter Hero and two gentlewomen (Margaret and Ursula) | Enter Hero and two Gentlemen, Margaret, and Vrsula. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.26 | (to Hero) | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.104.1 | (to Hero) | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.106 | Exeunt Hero and Ursula | Exit. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.69 | 'Tis even so. Hero and Margaret have by this | 'Tis euen so, Hero and Margaret haue by this |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.94 | Who, Hero? | Who Hero? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.95 | Even she – Leonato's Hero, your Hero, every | Euen shee, Leonatoes Hero, your Hero, euery |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.96 | man's Hero. | mans Hero. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iii.140 | wooed Margaret, the Lady Hero's gentlewoman, by the | wooed Margaret the Lady Heroes gentle-woman, by the |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iii.141 | name of Hero; she leans me out at her mistress' | name of Hero, she leanes me out at her mistris |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iii.147 | And thought they Margaret was Hero? | And thought thy Margaret was Hero? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iv.1 | Enter Hero, and Margaret, and Ursula | Enter Hero, and Margaret, and Vrsula. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iv.36 | Good morrow, sweet Hero. | Good morrow sweet Hero. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.1.2 | Claudio, Benedick, Hero, Beatrice, and attendants | Claudio, Benedicke, Hero, and Beatrice. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.13 | Know you any, Hero? | Know you anie, Hero? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.69 | Is this face Hero's? Are our eyes our own? | Is this face Heroes? are our eies our owne? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.78 | Is it not Hero? Who can blot that name | Is it not Hero? who can blot that name |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.79.2 | Marry, that can Hero; | Marry that can Hero, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.80 | Hero itself can blot out Hero's virtue. | Hero it selfe can blot out Heroes vertue. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.98 | O Hero! What a Hero hadst thou been, | O Hero! what a Hero hadst thou beene |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.107 | Hero swoons | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.112 | Hero! Why, Hero! Uncle! Signor Benedick! Friar! | Hero, why Hero, Vncle, Signor Benedicke, Frier. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.115.2 | How now, cousin Hero? | How now cosin Hero? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.121 | Do not live, Hero, do not ope thine eyes; | Do not liue Hero, do not ope thine eyes: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.307 | Sweet Hero! She is wronged, she is slandered, | Sweet Hero, she is wrong'd, shee is slandered, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.324 | wronged Hero? | wrong'd Hero? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.47 | Hero wrongfully. | Hero wrongfully. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.52 | upon his words, to disgrace Hero before the whole | vpon his words, to disgrace Hero before the whole |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.59 | Prince John is this morning secretly stolen away; Hero | Prince Iohn is this morning secretly stolne away: Hero |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.42 | My soul doth tell me Hero is belied, | My soule doth tell me, Hero is belied, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.225 | the Lady Hero; how you were brought into the orchard | the Ladie Hero, how you were brought into the Orchard, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.226 | and saw me court Margaret in Hero's garments; how | and saw me court Margaret in Heroes garments, how |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.238 | Sweet Hero, now thy image doth appear | Sweet Hero, now thy image doth appeare |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.315.2 | Tonight I'll mourn with Hero. | To night ile mourne with Hero. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.ii.87 | old coil at home; it is proved my Lady Hero hath been | old coile at home, it is prooued my Ladie Hero hath bin |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iii.4 | Was the Hero that here lies: | Was the Hero that here lies: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.1.2 | Ursula, Friar Francis, and Hero | Vrsula, old man, Frier, Hero. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.52 | Enter Antonio, with the Ladies masked | Enter brother, Hero, Beatrice, Margaret, Vrsula. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.62.1 | Another Hero! | Another Hero? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.63 | One Hero died defiled, but I do live, | One Hero died, but I doe liue, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.65 | The former Hero! Hero that is dead! | The former Hero, Hero that is dead. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.69 | I'll tell you largely of fair Hero's death. | Ile tell you largely of faire Heroes death: |
| Richard III | R3 IV.i.55 | Whose unavoided eye is murderous. | Whose vnauoided Eye is murtherous. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.41 | Dido a dowdy, Cleopatra a gypsy, Helen and Hero | Dido a dowdie, Cleopatra a Gipsie, Hellen and Hero, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.1.0 | Enter Christopher Sly and the Hostess | Enter Begger and Hostes, Christophero Sly. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.2.5 | I am Christophero Sly, call not me ‘ honour ’ nor ‘ lordship.’ | I am Christophero Sly, call not mee Honour nor Lordship: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.2.72 | And not a tinker nor Christophero Sly. | And not a Tinker, nor Christopher Slie. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.87 | Stay, murderous villains, will you kill your brother? | Stay murtherous villaines, will you kill your brother? |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.192 | The reasons are more potent and heroical. | The reasons are more potent and heroycall: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.248 | and is so prophetically proud of an heroical cudgelling | and is so prophetically proud of an heroicall cudgelling, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.119 | Would serve to scale another Hero's tower, | Would serue to scale another Hero's towre, |