| 3H6 II.i.192 | [Warwick to Edward] The next degree is England's royal throne |
| Cor II.ii.24 | [Second Officer to First Officer, of Coriolanus] his ascent is not by such easy degrees |
| JC II.i.26 | [Brutus alone, of an ambitious man getting to the top] scorning the base degrees / By which he did ascend |
| Tim IV.iii.254 | [Timon to Apemantus] Hadst thou ... proceeded / The sweet degrees that this brief world affords [also: academic degree] |
| TN I.v.130 | [Olivia to Feste, of Sir Toby] he's in the third degree of drink |
| TN III.i.120.2 | [Olivia to Viola as Cesario, of pity] That's a degree to love |