| 1H4 II.iv.274 | [Prince Hal to Falstaff, of his suggestion for a play] the argument shall be thy running away |
| 2H4 IV.v.198 | [King Henry IV to Prince Henry, of rebellion against the crown] all my reign hath been but as a scene / Acting that argument |
| Ham II.ii.354 | [Rosencrantz to Hamlet] There was .... no money bid for argument [or: sense 5] |
| Ham III.ii.148 | [Ophelia to Hamlet] Belike this show imports the argument of the play |
| Ham III.ii.242 | [Claudius, to Hamlet or Polonius] Have you heard the argument? |
| RJ II.iv.97 | [Mercutio to Benvolio and Romeo] I was come to the whole depth of my tale, and meant indeed to occupy the argument no longer |
| TC prologue.25 | [Prologue] hither am I come ... suited / In like conditions as our argument |
| WT IV.i.29 | [Time to audience] A shepherd's daughter, / And what to her adheres, which follows after, / Is th'argument of Time |