| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.11 | Whether I live or die, be you the sons | Whether I liue or die, be you the sonnes |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iv.10 | One, that she's not in heaven, whither God send | One, that she's not in heauen, whether God send |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.v.31 | I'll question her. God save you, pilgrim! Whither are | Ile question her. God saue you pilgrim, whether are |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.173 | shall demand of him whether one Captain Dumaine be | shall demaund of him, whether one Captaine Dumaine bee |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.176 | or whether he thinks it were not possible with well-weighing | or whether he thinkes it were not possible with well-waighing |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.v.20 | Whether dost thou profess thyself, a knave or a | Whether doest thou professe thy selfe, a knaue or a |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.v.92 | of velvet on's face; whether there be a scar under't or no, | of veluet on's face, whether there bee a scar vnder't or no, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.iii.129 | Whether I have been to blame or no, I know not: | Whether I haue beene too blame or no, I know not, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.173.1 | Whither straight I'll lead you. | Whether straight Ile lead you. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.i.8 | Mesopotamia, and the shelters whither | Mesapotamia, and the shelters, whether |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xi.51 | O, whither hast thou led me, Egypt? See | Oh whether hast thou lead me Egypt, see |
| As You Like It | AYL I.ii.52 | for our whetstone: for always the dullness of of the fool is | for our whetstone. for alwaies the dulnesse of the foole, is |
| As You Like It | AYL I.ii.53 | the whetstone of the wits. How now, wit, whither | the whetstone of the wits. How now Witte, whether |
| As You Like It | AYL I.iii.88 | O my poor Rosalind, whither wilt thou go? | O my poore Rosaline, whether wilt thou goe? |
| As You Like It | AYL I.iii.99 | Whither to go, and what to bear with us, | Whether to goe, and what to beare with vs, |
| As You Like It | AYL I.iii.104 | Why, whither shall we go? | Why, whether shall we goe? |
| As You Like It | AYL II.iii.29 | Why, whither, Adam, wouldst thou have me go? | Why whether Adam would'st thou haue me go? |
| As You Like It | AYL II.iii.30 | No matter whither, so you come not here. | No matter whether, so you come not here. |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.117 | You have said; but whether wisely or no, | You haue said: but whether wisely or no, |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.i.155 | say ‘ Wit, whither wilt?’ | say, wit whether wil't? |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.60 | Whether that thy youth and kind | Whether that thy youth and kinde |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.155 | Into this abbey, whither we pursued them, | Into this Abbey, whether we pursu'd them, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ii.10 | Whether for east or west. The dearth is great, | Whether for East or West: the Dearth is great, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ii.16 | Whither 'tis bent. Most likely 'tis for you. | Whether 'tis bent: most likely, 'tis for you: |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iii.64 | again; or whether his fall enraged him, or how 'twas, he | again: or whether his fall enrag'd him, or how 'twas, hee |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ix.69 | Whether I blush or no. Howbeit, I thank you. | Whether I blush or no: howbeit, I thanke you, |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.ii.12 | neither to care whether they love or hate him manifests | neyther to care whether they loue, or hate him, manifests |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.ii.15 | If he did not care whether he had their | If he did not care whether he had their |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.250 | I'll try whether my old wit be in request | Ile trie whether my old Wit be in request |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.i.34 | Whither wilt thou go? Take good Cominius | Whether will thou go? Take good Cominius |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.144 | Whether to knock against the gates of Rome, | Whether to knocke against the Gates of Rome, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vii.37 | Carry his honours even. Whether 'twas pride, | Carry his Honors eeuen: whether 'was Pride |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vii.39 | The happy man; whether defect of judgement, | The happy man; whether detect of iudgement, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vii.41 | Which he was lord of; or whether nature, | Which he was Lord of: or whether Nature, |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.vii.30.2 | Whither bound? | Whether bound? |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.388 | Why fled you from the court? And whither? These, | Why fled you from the Court? And whether these? |
| Hamlet | Ham I.i.154 | Whether in sea or fire, in earth or air, | Whether in Sea, or Fire, in Earth, or Ayre, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.17 | Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him thus, | |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.287 | you withal, be even and direct with me whether you | you withall; be euen and direct with me, whether you |
| Hamlet | Ham III.i.57 | Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer | Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde to suffer |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.213 | Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love. | Whether Loue lead Fortune, or else Fortune Loue. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.112 | Is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose. | Is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose. |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.iv.39 | To fust in us unused. Now, whether it be | |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.107 | Whither I go, nor reason whereabout. | Whether I go: nor reason whereabout. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.108 | Whither I must, I must. And, to conclude, | Whether I must, I must: and to conclude, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.4 | I know not whether God will have it so | I know not whether Heauen will haue it so, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iii.22 | A fool go with thy soul, whither it goes! | Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.iii.16 | Whether our present five-and-twenty thousand | Whether our present fiue and twenty thousand |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.ii.22 | to eat up thy holland. And God knows whether those | to eate vp thy Holland. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.65 | Jack; thou art going to the wars, and whether I shall | Iacke: Thou art going to the Warres, and whether I shall |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.260 | And look whether the fiery trigon his man be not | And looke whether the fierie Trigon, his Man, be not |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.320 | See now whether pure fear and entire | See now whether pure Feare, and entire |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.335 | whether she be damned for that I know not. | whether shee bee damn'd for that, I know not. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.108 | Which thou hast whetted on thy stony heart, | Which thou hast whetted on thy stonie heart, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.ii.1 | How now, my Lord Chief Justice, whither away? | How now, my Lord Chiefe Iustice, whether away? |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.28 | Or whether that such cowards ought to wear | Or whether that such Cowards ought to weare |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iv.12 | How now, Sir William, whither were you sent? | How now Sir William, whether were you sent? |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iv.13 | Whither, my lord? From bought and sold Lord Talbot, | Whether my Lord, from bought & sold L.Talbot, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vii.25 | Brave Death by speaking, whether he will or no; | Braue death by speaking, whither he will or no: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.v.79 | Whether it be through force of your report, | Whether it be through force of your report, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.105 | Whether your grace be worthy, yea or no, | Whether your Grace be worthy, yea or no, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.33 | Good Queen, and whet not on these furious peers; | good Queene, / And whet not on these furious Peeres, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.367 | Whither goes Vaux so fast? What news, I prithee? | Whether goes Vaux so fast? What newes I prethee? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.ii.37 | And whet on Warwick to this enterprise. | And whet on Warwick to this Enterprise. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.2 | Or whether he be 'scaped away or no | Or whether he be scap't away, or no, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.121 | But whether 'twas the coldness of the King, | But whether 'twas the coldnesse of the King, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.124 | Or whether 'twas report of her success, | Or whether 'twas report of her successe, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.iii.11 | What counsel give you? Whither shall we fly? | What counsaile giue you? whether shall we flye? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.v.139 | Whither the Queen intends. Forward! Away! | Whether the Queene intends. Forward, away. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.vi.9 | And whither fly the gnats but to the sun? | And whether flye the Gnats, but to the Sunne? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.v.20.1 | But whither shall we then? | But whether shall we then? |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.1.1 | Whither away so fast? | Whether away so fast? |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.148 | At once and fully satisfied – whether ever I | At once, and fully satisfide) whether euer I |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.179 | Whether our daughter were legitimate, | Whether our Daughter were legitimate, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.92.1 | Does whet his anger to him. | Does whet his Anger to him. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.6.1 | Whither so late? | Whether so late? |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.61 | Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, | Since Cassius first did whet me against Casar, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.194 | Whether Caesar will come forth today or no; | Whether Casar will come forth to day, or no: |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.iii.6 | Whither are you going? | Whether are you going? |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.iii.13 | What is my name? Whither am I going? Where | What is my name? Whether am I going? Where |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.i.114 | And whether we shall meet again I know not. | And whether we shall meete againe, I know not: |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.18 | Whether yond troops are friend or enemy. | Whether yond Troopes, are Friend or Enemy. |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iv.30 | And see whether Brutus be alive or dead; | And see where Brutus be aliue or dead, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.278 | Whether is her beauty by her words divine, | Whether is her bewtie by her words dyuine, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.93 | Imagine, Valois, whether I intend | Imagin Valoys whether I intende |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.57 | Whether a borrowed aid will serve or no; | Whether a borrowed aid will serue or no, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.i.15 | Whither I am by letters certified | Whether I am by letters certified, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iv.148 | For, whether ripe or rotten, drop we shall, | For whether ripe or rotten, drop we shall, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.107 | Then, Salisbury, say whither thou art bound. | Then Salisburie, say whether thou art bound. |
| King John | KJ I.i.134 | Whether hadst thou rather be: a Faulconbridge, | Whether hadst thou rather be a Faulconbridge, |
| King John | KJ I.i.209 | And so am I – whether I smack or no, | And so am I whether I smacke or no: |
| King John | KJ III.i.26 | But this one word, whether thy tale be true. | But this one word, whether thy tale be true. |
| King John | KJ III.iv.181 | For England, go! I will whet on the King. | For England go; I will whet on the King. |
| King John | KJ V.vi.3 | Whither dost thou go? | Whether doest thou go? |
| King Lear | KL II.i.54 | Or whether gasted by the noise I made, | Or whether gasted by the noyse I made, |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.291.2 | Whither is he going? | Whether is he going? |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.292 | He calls to horse; but will I know not whither. | He cals to Horse, but will I know not whether. |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.9 | Prithee, nuncle, tell me whether a madman be a | Prythee Nunkle tell me, whether a madman be a |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.241 | try whether your costard or my ballow be the harder. | try whither your Costard, or my Ballow be the harder; |
| King Lear | KL V.i.2 | Or whether since he is advised by aught | Or whether since he is aduis'd by ought |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.486 | Whether the three Worthies shall come in or no. | Whether the three worthies shall come in, or no. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iii.110 | Which he deserves to lose. Whether he was combined | Which he deserues to loose. / Whether he was combin'd |
| Macbeth | Mac II.ii.8.1 | Whether they live or die. | Whether they liue, or dye. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.ii.5 | Whether it was his wisdom or his fear. | Whether it was his wisedome, or his feare. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.ii.73.2 | Whither should I fly? | Whether should I flye? |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.227 | Be this the whetstone of your sword; let grief | Be this the Whetstone of your sword, let griefe |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.42 | Yes, that thou hast, whether thou | Yes, that thou hast; whether thou |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.157 | Whether it be the fault and glimpse of newness, | Whether it be the fault and glimpse of newnes, |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.158 | Or whether that the body public be | Or whether that the body publique, be |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.162 | Whether the tyranny be in his place, | Whether the Tirranny be in his place, |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.14 | Whether you had not sometime in your life | Whether you had not sometime in your life |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.41 | you tell me whether one Launcelot that dwells with him, | you tell me whether one Launcelet that dwels with him, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vi.31 | But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours? | But you Lorenzo, whether I am yours? |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.i.38 | tell us, do you hear whether Antonio have had any loss | tell vs, doe you heare whether Anthonio haue had anie losse |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.117 | Or whether, riding on the balls of mine, | Or whether riding on the bals of mine |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.145 | Whether those pearls of praise be his or no, | Whether those peales of praise be his or no. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.147 | As doubtful whether what I see be true, | As doubtfull whether what I see be true, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.121 | Why dost thou whet thy knife so earnestly? | Why dost thou whet thy knife so earnestly? |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.146 | To know your answer whether you'll admit him. | To know your answer, whether you'l admit him. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.274 | Whether Bassanio had not once a love. | Whether Bassanio had not once a Loue: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.302 | Whether till the next night she had rather stay, | Whether till the next night she had rather stay, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.i.139 | Whither go you, George? Hark you. | Whether goe you (George?) harke you. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.ii.3 | Whether had you rather, lead mine eyes, or eye your | whether had you rather lead mine eyes, or eye your |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.ii.9 | Well met, Mistress Page. Whither go you? | Well met mistris Page, whether go you. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.144 | Whither bear you this? | Whether beare you this? |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.146 | Why, what have you to do whither they | Why, what haue you to doe whether they |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.28 | seeing her go through the streets, to know, sir, whether | seeing her go thorough the streets, to know (Sir) whether |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.i.69 | Whether, if you yield not to your father's choice, | Whether (if you yeeld not to your fathers choice) |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.1 | How now, spirit; whither wander you? | How now spirit, whether wander you? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.144 | Thou shalt remain here, whether thou wilt or no. | Thou shalt remaine here, whether thou wilt or no. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.81 | See me no more, whether he be dead or no. | see me no more / Whether he be dead or no. |
| Othello | Oth I.i.39 | Whether I in any just term am affined | Whether I in any iust terme am Affin'd |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.66 | Whether a maid, so tender, fair, and happy, | Whether a Maid, so tender, Faire, and Happie, |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.84 | Without a prompter. Where will you that I go | Without a Prompter. Whether will you that I goe |
| Othello | Oth V.i.12 | And he grows angry. Now, whether he kill Cassio, | And he growes angry. Now, whether he kill Cassio, |
| Pericles | Per II.v.20 | Not minding whether I dislike or no. | Not minding whether I dislike or no. |
| Pericles | Per III.iv.6 | Even on my bearing time. But whether there | euen on my learning time, but whether there |
| Richard II | R2 I.iv.22 | Whether our kinsman come to see his friends. | Whether our kinsman come to see his friends, |
| Richard II | R2 V.vi.4 | But whether they be ta'en or slain we hear not. | But whether they be tane or slaine, we heare not. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.243 | Fool, fool! Thou whet'st a knife to kill thyself. | Foole, foole, thou whet'st a Knife to kill thy selfe: |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.331 | Now they believe it, and withal whet me | Now they beleeue it, and withall whet me |
| Richard III | R3 II.iii.1 | Good morrow, neighbour. Whither away so fast? | Cit. Good morrow Neighbour, whether away so fast? |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.23 | To tell us whether they will come or no! | To tell vs, whether they will come, or no. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.228 | Till it was whetted on thy stone-hard heart | Till it was whetted on thy stone-hard heart, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.v.38 | Whither away, or where is thy abode? | Whether away, or whether is thy aboade? |
| The Tempest | Tem III.i.86.1 | Whether you will or no. | Whether you will or no. |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.122.2 | Whether this be | Whether this be, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.193 | Whither art going? | Whether art going? |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.ii.237 | I doubt whether their legs be worth the sums | I doubt whether their Legges be worth the summes |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.398 | Whether by device or no, the heavens can tell. | (Whether by deuise or no) the heauens can tell, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.11 | Somewhither would she have thee go with her. | Some whether would she haue thee goe with her. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.44 | Say, wall-eyed slave, whither wouldst thou convey | Say wall-ey'd slaue, whether would'st thou conuay |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.i.82 | I do not care whether you do or no. She's a | I doe not care whether you doe or no. Shee's a |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.ii.2.1 | And whither go they? | And whether go they? |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.243 | Shall I destroy him? – whether there, or there, or there? – | Shall I destroy him? Whether there, or there, or there, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.ii.76 | Now she sharpens – well said, whetstone! | Now she sharpens: well said Whetstone. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.i.102 | Madam, I come to whet your gentle thoughts | Madam, I come to whet your gentle thoughts |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.141 | Whither, my lord? Cesario, husband, stay! | Whether my Lord? Cesario, Husband, stay. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.i.79 | Why then, my horns are his horns, whether I wake | Why then my hornes are his hornes, whether I wake |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.iii.24 | Then tell me, whither were I best to send him? | Then tell me, whether were I best to send him? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.51 | Sir Valentine, whither away so fast? | Sir Valentine, whether away so fast? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.i.16 | Whither travel you? | Whether trauell you? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.ii.47 | That leads towards Mantua, whither they are fled. | That leads toward Mantua, whether they are fled: |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.ii.81 | Whether my brows may not be girt with garlands, | Whether my browes may not be girt with garlands? |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.293 | In which I'll plant a pyramid; and whether, | In which Ile plant a Pyramid; and whether |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.10 | Methought stood staggering, whether he should follow | Me thought stood staggering, whether he should follow |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.48 | Whether I loved, I had run mad for Arcite; | Whether I lov'd, I had run mad for Arcite, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.297.1 | Whither? | Whether? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.297.2 | O whither? | O whether? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.297.3 | Whither? | Whether? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.306 | Then whither go'st? Say, whither? | Then whether goest? Say whether? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.725 | Whether it like me or no, I am a courtier. | Whether it like me, or no, I am a Courtier. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.131 | try whether I am not now a gentleman born. | try whether I am not now a Gentleman borne. |