| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.ii.85 | of a firebrand; and therefore I call him her dream. | of a Firebrand, and therefore I call him hir dream. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.iii.36 | Come, brands ho, firebrands! To Brutus', to Cassius'; | Come Brands hoe, Firebrands: to Brutus, to Cassius, |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.6 | Nor lead me, like a firebrand, in the dark | Nor lead me like a fire-brand, in the darke |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.111 | Our firebrand brother Paris burns us all. | Our fire-brand Brother Paris burnes vs all. |