| LLL II.i.7 | [Boyet to Princess] the plea of no less weight / Than Aquitaine |
| MV III.ii.282 | [Salerio to Bassanio, of Shylock] none can drive him from the envious plea / Of forfeiture, of justice, and his bond |
| MV IV.i.200 | [Portia as Balthasar to Shylock] I have spoke thus much / To mitigate the justice of thy plea |