| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.i.70 | starveling. Tut, there are other Troyans that thou | Starueling. Tut, there are other Troians that yu |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.240 | 'Sblood, you starveling, you elf-skin, you dried | Away you Starueling, you Elfe-skin, you dried |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.vi.37 | Some twenty naked starvelings with small flints | Some twentie naked staruelings with small flints, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.ii.1.3 | and Snout the tinker, and Starveling the tailor | Snout the Tinker, and Starueling the Taylor. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.ii.54 | Robin Starveling, the tailor? | Robin Starueling the Taylor. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.ii.56 | Robin Starveling, you must play Thisbe's | Robin Starueling, you must play Thisbies |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.1.1 | Enter the clowns: Bottom, Quince, Snout, Starveling, | Enter the Clownes. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.99 | Exeunt Quince, Snug, Flute, Snout, and Starveling | The Clownes all Exit. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.202 | Starveling! God's my life – stolen hence and left me | Starueling? Gods my life! Stolne hence, and left me |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.ii.1 | Enter Quince, Flute, Snout, and Starveling | Enter Quince, Flute, Thisbie, Snout, and Starueling. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.126.2 | Wall, Starveling as Moonshine, and Snug as Lion; | Enter Pyramus and Thisby, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.150 | Exeunt Quince, Bottom, Flute, Snug, and Starveling | Exit all but Wall. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.215.1 | Enter Snug as Lion and Starveling as Moonshine | Enter Lyon and Moone-shine. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.297 | Exit Starveling as Moonshine | |