| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.i.37 | His sole child, my lord, and bequeathed to my | His sole childe my Lord, and bequeathed to my |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.i.100 | Think him a great way fool, solely a coward, | Thinke him a great way foole, solie a coward, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.179 | And be performed tonight. The solemn feast | And be perform'd to night: the solemne Feast |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.267 | Although before the solemn priest I have sworn, | Although before the solemne Priest I haue sworne, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.76 | he hath taken a solemn leave: his lordship will next | hee hath taken a solemne leaue: his Lordshippe will next |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.vi.20 | Who, queasy with his insolence already, | Who queazie with his insolence already, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.120.2 | Sole sir o'th' world, | Sole Sir o'th'World, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.362 | In solemn show attend this funeral, | In solemne shew, attend this Funerall, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.364 | High order in this great solemnity. | High Order, in this great Solmemnity. |
| As You Like It | AYL II.iv.17 | A young man and an old in solemn talk. | a yong man and an old in solemne talke. |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.306 | solemnized. If the interim be but a se'nnight, Time's | solemnizd: if the interim be but a sennight, Times |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.i.13 | It hath in solemn synods been decreed | It hath in solemne Synodes beene decreed, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.64 | My sole earth's heaven, and my heaven's claim. | My sole earths heauen, and my heauens claime. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.260 | His insolence can brook to be commanded | his insolence can brooke to be commanded |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iii.109 | solemness out o' door and go along with us. | solemnesse out a doore, / And go along with vs. |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.246 | At some time when his soaring insolence | At some time, when his soaring Insolence |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.70 | The cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition, | The Cockle of Rebellion, Insolence, Sedition, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.207 | go, he says, and sowl the porter of Rome gates by th' ears. | go he sayes, and sole the Porter of Rome Gates by th' eares. |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.30 | A worthy officer i'th' war, but insolent, | A worthy Officer i'th' Warre, but Insolent, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.32.2 | And affecting one sole throne | And affecting one sole Throne, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vii.16 | To him had left it solely. | to him, had left it soly. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.130.2 | Insolent villain! | Insolent Villaine. |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.i.5 | He purposed to his wife's sole son, a widow | He purpos'd to his wiues sole Sonne, a Widdow |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.i.56.1 | Is she sole child to th' king? | is she sole childe to'th'King? |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.ii.69 | That mightst have had the sole son of my queen! | That might'st haue had / The sole Sonne of my Queene. |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.186 | (Solemn music) | Solemn Musick. |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.191 | It did not speak before. All solemn things | It did not speake before. All solemne things |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.192 | Should answer solemn accidents. The matter? | Should answer solemne Accidents. The matter? |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.30.1 | Solemn music. Enter (as in an apparition) Sicilius Leonatus, father | Solemne Musicke. Enter (as in an Apparation) Sicillius Leonatus, Father |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.78 | Nor customary suits of solemn black, | Nor Customary suites of solemne Blacke, |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.201 | Appears before them and with solemn march | Appeares before them, and with sollemne march |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.230.1 | Nor the soles of her shoe? | Nor the Soales of her Shoo? |
| Hamlet | Ham III.i.73 | The insolence of office, and the spurns | The insolence of Office, and the Spurnes |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iii.77 | I, his sole son, do this same villain send | I his foule Sonne, do this same Villaine send |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.154 | We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings – | Wee'l make a solemne wager on your commings, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.225 | All studies here I solemnly defy, | All studies heere I solemnly defie, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.59 | And won by rareness such solemnity. | And wonne by rarenesse such Solemnitie. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.20 | Squele, a Cotsole man – you had not four such swinge-bucklers | Squele a Cot-sal-man, you had not foure such Swindge-bucklers |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.70 | Of Charles the Duke of Lorraine, sole heir male | Of Charles the Duke of Loraine, sole Heire male |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.78 | Who was sole heir to the usurper Capet, | Who was sole Heire to the Vsurper Capet, |
| Henry V | H5 II.chorus.4 | Reigns solely in the breast of every man. | Reignes solely in the breast of euery man. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.294 | Two chantries where the sad and solemn priests | two Chauntries, / Where the sad and solemne Priests |
| Henry V | H5 V.chorus.14 | And solemnly see him set on to London. | And solemnly see him set on to London. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iii.37 | If thou proceed in this thy insolence. | If thou proceed in this thy insolence. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iii.168 | And make this marriage to be solemnized. | And make this marriage to be solemniz'd: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.176 | For here we entertain a solemn peace. | For heere we entertaine a solemne peace. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.173 | His insolence is more intolerable | His insolence is more intollerable |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.120 | Resign it then, and leave thine insolence. | Resigne it then, and leaue thine insolence. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.31 | Why, Suffolk, England knows thine insolence. | Why Suffolke, England knowes thine insolence. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.ii.50 | Sole daughter unto Lionel Duke of Clarence; | sole Daughter / Vnto Lionel, Duke of Clarence. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.ii.70 | Wink at the Duke of Suffolk's insolence, | Winke at the Duke of Suffolkes insolence, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.7 | How insolent of late he is become, | How insolent of late he is become, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.158 | A dreadful oath, sworn with a solemn tongue! | A dreadfull Oath, sworne with a solemn tongue: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.184 | Who can be bound by any solemn vow | Who can be bound by any solemne Vow |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.190 | But that he was bound by a solemn oath? | But that he was bound by a solemne Oath? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.100 | Is crowned so soon, and broke his solemn oath? | Is crown'd so soone, and broke his solemne Oath? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.iii.24 | That Henry, sole possessor of my love, | That Henry, sole possessor of my Loue, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iii.4 | Why, no; for he hath made a solemn vow | Why, no: for he hath made a solemne Vow, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.138 | This Ipswich fellow's insolence, or proclaim | This Ipswich fellowes insolence; or proclaime, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.165 | He solemnly had sworn that what he spoke | He sollemnly had sworne, that what he spoke |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.81.1 | Sad and solemn music | Sad and solemne Musicke. |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.83.2 | Enter, solemnly tripping one after another, six | Enter solemnely tripping one after another, sixe |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.i.14 | conscience; which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles. | Conscience, which is indeed Sir, a Mender of bad soules. |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.265 | Sole reigning Adam on the universe, | Sole ragning Adam on the vniuerse, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.19 | All but the Scot, who solemnly protests, | All but the Scot, who sollemnly protests, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.59 | Broke league and solemn covenant made with me, | Broke leage and solemne couenant made with mee, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.176 | In solemn manner we will give thee arms. | In solemne manner wee will giue thee armes, |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.68 | But neither proud nor insolent, I trust. | But neither proud nor insolent I trust. |
| King John | KJ II.i.122 | Out, insolent! Thy bastard shall be king | Out insolent, thy bastard shall be King, |
| King John | KJ II.i.539 | The rites of marriage shall be solemnized. | The rights of marriage shallbe solemniz'd. |
| King John | KJ II.i.555 | To our solemnity. I trust we shall, | To our solemnity: I trust we shall, |
| King John | KJ III.i.77 | To solemnize this day the glorious sun | To solemnize this day the glorious sunne |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.90 | Why do you bend such solemn brows on me? | Why do you bend such solemne browes on me? |
| King John | KJ IV.iii.52 | And this, so sole and so unmatchable, | And this so sole, and so vnmatcheable, |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.197 | But other of your insolent retinue | But other of your insolent retinue |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.217 | sole dominator of Navarre, my soul's earth's god, and | sole dominator of Nauar, my soules earths God, and |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL II.i.5 | To parley with the sole inheritor | To parlee with the sole inheritour |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL II.i.42 | Of Jacques Falconbridge, solemnized | Of Iaques Fauconbridge solemnized. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.182 | Sole imperator and great general | Sole Emperator and great generall |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.118 | To check their folly, passion's solemn tears. | To checke their folly passions solemne teares. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.v.68 | Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom. | Giue solely soueraigne sway, and Masterdome. |
| Macbeth | Mac III.i.14 | Tonight we hold a solemn supper, sir, | To night we hold a solemne Supper sir, |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.12 | This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues, | This Tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues, |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.217 | which time of the contract and limit of the solemnity, | which time of the contract, and limit of the solemnitie, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.i.13 | In terms of choice I am not solely led | In tearmes of choise I am not solie led |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ix.6 | Straight shall our nuptial rites be solemnized; | Straight shall our nuptiall rights be solemniz'd: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.192 | And when your honours mean to solemnize | And when your Honours meane to solemnize |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.123 | Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew, | Not on thy soale: but on thy soule harsh Iew |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.i.11.1 | Of our solemnities. | Of our solemnities. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.87 | And will tomorrow midnight solemnly | And will to morrow midnight, solemnly |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.133 | Came here in grace of our solemnity. | Came heere in grace of our solemnity. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.184 | We'll hold a feast in great solemnity. | Wee'll hold a feast in great solemnitie. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.359 | A fortnight hold we this solemnity | A fortnight hold we this solemnity. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.9 | to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth; he hath twice or | to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth, he hath twice or |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iii.11 | Now, music, sound, and sing your solemn hymn. | Now musick sound & sing your solemn hymne |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.136 | Of being taken by the insolent foe, | Of being taken by the Insolent Foe, |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.225 | For often, with a solemn earnestness – | For often, with a solemne earnestnesse, |
| Pericles | Per IV.iii.39.1 | Performed to your sole daughter. | performd to your sole daughter. |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.177 | To dwell in solemn shades of endless night. | To dwell in solemne shades of endlesse night. |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.172 | With solemn reverence. Throw away respect, | With solemne Reuerence: throw away Respect, |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.318 | On Wednesday next we solemnly proclaim | On Wednesday next, we solemnly set downe |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.213 | Where, after I have solemnly interred | Where (after I haue solemnly interr'd |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.336 | And she shall be sole victoress, Caesar's Caesar. | And she shalbe sole Victoresse, Casars Casar. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.15 | With nimble soles. I have a soul of lead | With nimble soles, I haue a soale of Lead |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.57 | To fleer and scorn at our solemnity? | To fleere and scorne at our Solemnitie? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.63 | To scorn at our solemnity this night. | To scorne at our Solemnitie this night. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.61 | worn out thy pump, that, when the single sole of it | worne out thy Pump, that when the single sole of it |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.62 | is worn, the jest may remain, after the wearing, solely | is worne, the ieast may remaine after the wearing, sole- |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.64 | O single-soled jest, solely singular for the | O single sol'd ieast, / Soly singular for the |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.94 | Sole monarch of the universal earth. | Sole Monarch of the vniuersall earth: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.v.61 | To murder, murder our solemnity? | To murther, murther our solemnitie? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.v.88 | Our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change; | Our solemne Hymnes, to sullen Dyrges change: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.23 | Why, how now, dame, whence grows this insolence? | Why how now Dame, whence growes this insolence? |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.117 | Left solely heir to all his lands and goods, | Left solie heire to all his Lands and goods, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.100 | An eye-sore to our solemn festival. | An eye-sore to our solemne festiuall. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iv.90 | privilegio ad imprimendum solum. To th' church! Take | preuilegio ad Impremendum solem, to th' Church take |
| The Tempest | Tem I.i.43 | Hang, cur, hang, you whoreson, insolent noise-maker! | Hang cur, hang, you whoreson insolent Noyse-maker, |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.188.1 | Enter Ariel, playing solemn music | Enter Ariell playing solemne Musicke. |
| The Tempest | Tem III.iii.19.1 | Solemn and strange music; and Prospero on the top, | Solemne and strange Musicke: and Prosper on the top |
| The Tempest | Tem IV.i.153 | The solemn temples, the great globe itself, | The solemne Temples, the great Globe it selfe, |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.29 | The sole drift of my purpose doth extend | The sole drift of my purpose doth extend |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.40 | To hear the solemn curfew, by whose aid – | To heare the solemne Curfewe, by whose ayde |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.58.1 | Solemn music | Solemne musicke. |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.58 | A solemn air, and the best comforter | A solemne Ayre, and the best comforter, |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.310 | Of these our dear-beloved solemnized; | Of these our deere-belou'd, solemnized, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.iv.12 | And pursy insolence shall break his wind | And pursie Insolence shall breake his winde |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.i.112 | My lords, a solemn hunting is in hand; | My Lords, a solemne hunting is in hand. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.ii.115 | When he is here, even at thy solemn feast, | When he is heere, euen at thy Solemne Feast, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.80 | When with his solemn tongue he did discourse | When with his solemne tongue he did discourse |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.244 | That breath fame blows; that praise, sole pure, transcends. | That breath Fame blowes, that praise sole pure transcẽds. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.369 | But he already is too insolent; | But he already is too insolent, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.iii.206 | A paltry, insolent fellow! | A paultry insolent fellow. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.258 | His insolence draws folly from my lips, | His insolence drawes folly from my lips, |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.380 | A solemn combination shall be made | A solemne Combination shall be made |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.iii.16 | so neither. Yes, it is so, it is so; it hath the worser sole. | so neyther: yes; it is so, it is so: it hath the worser sole: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iv.162 | With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity. | With Triumphes, Mirth, and rare solemnity. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.221 | I'll follow you at heels; the feast's solemnity | Ile follow you at heeles; The Feasts solempnity |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.v.1.2 | knights, in a funeral solemnity, with attendants | Knightes, in a Funerall Solempnity, &c. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.v.7 | Come all sad and solemn shows | Come all sad, and solempne Showes, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.i.12 | Well, we will talk more of this when the solemnity | Wel, we will talke more of this, when the solemnity |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.i.2 | A several laund. This is a solemn rite | A severall land. This is a solemne Right |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.i.11 | With thy sole presence. In thy rumination | With thy sole presence, in thy rumination |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.iii.17 | And downright languished. Leave me solely. Go, | And down-right languish'd. Leaue me solely: goe, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.i.7 | How ceremonious, solemn, and unearthly | How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly |