| Ham II.ii.30 | [Guildenstern to Claudius and Gertrude, of himself and Rosencrantz] And here give up ourselves in the full bent / To lay our service freely at your feet |
| Ham III.ii.391 | [Hamlet to himself] They fool me to the top of my bent [i.e. to my utmost limit] |
| MA II.iii.218 | [Benedick alone, of Beatrice] it seems her affections have their full bent |
| TN II.iv.37 | [Orsino to Viola as Cesario] let thy love be younger than thyself, / Or thy affection cannot hold the bent [i.e. remain at full stretch] |