| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.138 | So holy writ in babes hath judgement shown, | So holy Writ, in babes hath iudgement showne, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.60.1 | And writ as little beard. | And writ as little beard. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.v.23 | I have writ my letters, casketed my treasure, | I haue writ my letters, casketted my treasure, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.87 | buried a wife, mourned for her, writ to my lady mother | buried a wife, mourn'd for her, writ to my Ladie mother, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.195 | officer of mine, and writ to me this other day to turn | Officer of mine, and writ to mee this other day, to turne |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.310 | sonnet you writ to Diana in behalf of the Count | sonnet you writ to Diana in behalfe of the Count |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.i.22 | Which writ his honour in the acts it did | Which writ his Honor in the Acts it did, |
| As You Like It | AYL V.ii.73 | To show the letter that I writ to you. | To shew the letter that I writ to you. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.86 | Take this along. I writ it for thy sake | Take this along, I writ it for thy sake, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.145 | Whose chronicle thus writ: ‘ The man was noble, | Whose Chronicle thus writ, The man was Noble, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.114 | If you have writ your annals true, 'tis there | If you haue writ your Annales true, 'tis there, |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.viii.1 | This is the tenor of the emperor's writ; | This is the tenor of the Emperors Writ; |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.27 | Thus much the business is: we have here writ | Thus much the businesse is. We haue heere writ |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.222 | And we did think it writ down in our duty | And we did thinke it writ downe in our duty |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.400 | light. For the law of writ and the liberty, these are the | light, for the law of Writ, and the Liberty. These are the |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.271 | name's Gonzago. The story is extant, and written in very | name's Gonzago: the Story is extant and writ in |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.v.143 | Of your dear father, is't writ in your revenge | Of your deere Fathers death, if writ in your reuenge, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.51 | Folded the writ up in the form of th' other, | Folded the Writ vp in forme of the other, |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vi.34 | | [Q1 replaces this scene with the following] Enter Horatio and the Queene. HOR. Madame, your sonne is safe arriv'de in Denmarke, This letter I euen now receiv'd of him, Whereas he writes how he escap't the danger, And subtle treason that the king had plotted, Being crossed by the contention of the windes, He found the Packet sent to the king of England, Wherein he saw himselfe betray'd to death, As at his next conuersion with your grace, He will relate the circumstance at full. QUEENE. Then I perceiue there's treason in his lookes That seem'd to sugar o're his villanie: But I will soothe and please him for a time, For murderous mindes are alwayes jealous, But know not you Horatio where he is? HOR. Yes Madame, and he hath appoynted me To meete him on the east side of the Cittie To morrow morning. QUEENE. O faile not, good Horatio, and withall, commend me A mothers care to him, bid him a while Be wary of his presence, lest that he Faile in that he goes about. HOR. Madam, neuer make doubt of that: I thinke by this the news be come to court: He is arriv'de, obserue the king, and you shall Quickely finde, Hamlet being here, Things fell not to his minde. QUEENE. But what became of Gilderstone and Rossencraft? HOR. He being set ashore, they went for England, And in the Packet there writ down that doome To be perform'd on them poynted for him: And by great chance he had his fathers Seale, So all was done without discouerie. QUEENE. Thankes be to heauen for blessing of the prince, Horatio once againe I take my leaue, With thowsand mothers blessings to my sonne. HORAT. Madam adue. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.26 | writ man ever since his father was a bachelor. He may | writ man euer since his Father was a Batchellour. He may |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.ii.128 | Rotten opinion, who hath writ me down | Rotten Opinion, who hath writ me downe |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.98 | For in the book of Numbers is it writ, | For in the Booke of Numbers is it writ, |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.38 | wonder at him. I once writ a sonnet in his praise, and | wonder at him, I once writ a Sonnet in his prayse, and |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.12 | Writ to your grace from th' Duke of Burgundy. | Writ to your Grace, from th'Duke of Burgundy. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.56 | His weapons holy saws of sacred writ; | His Weapons, holy Sawes of sacred Writ, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iv.56 | Now pray, my lord, let's see the devil's writ. | Now pray my Lord, let's see the Deuils Writ. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.63 | This hand of mine hath writ in thy behalf, | This hand of mine hath writ in thy behalfe, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.99 | Under the which is writ ‘ Invitis nubibus.’ | Vnder the which is writ, Inuitis nubibus. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ii.92 | They use to write it on the top of letters. 'Twill go | They vse to writ it on the top of Letters: 'Twill go |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.55 | Kent, in the Commentaries Caesar writ, | Kent, in the Commentaries Casar writ, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.103 | Let there be letters writ to every shire | Let there be Letters writ to euery Shire, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.222 | I writ to's holiness. Nay then, farewell! | I writ too's Holinesse. Nay then, farewell: |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.287 | You writ to th' Pope against the King! Your goodness, | You writ to'th Pope, against the King: your goodnesse |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.313 | Then, that in all you writ to Rome, or else | Then, That in all you writ to Rome, or else |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.341 | That therefore such a writ be sued against you: | That therefore such a Writ be sued against you, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.222 | For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, | For I haue neyther writ nor words, nor worth, |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.181 | Nor nothing in your letters writ of her? | Nor nothing in your Letters writ of her? |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.95.2 | Write I to a woman? | Writ I to a woman? |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.98 | Engaged his word, writ down his noble hand, | Ingagde his word, writ downe his noble hand, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.vii.20 | Have writ that note of death in Audley's face? | Haue writ that note of death in Audleys face: |
| King John | KJ IV.i.37 | Can you not read it? Is it not fair writ? | Can you not reade it? Is it not faire writ? |
| King Lear | KL I.ii.87 | life for him that he hath writ this to feel my affection to | my life for him, that he hath writ this to feele my affection to |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.328 | What he hath uttered I have writ my sister; | What he hath vtter'd I haue writ my Sister: |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.331 | What, have you writ that letter to my sister? | What haue you writ that Letter to my Sister? |
| King Lear | KL II.i.121 | Our father he hath writ, so hath our sister, | Our Father he hath writ, so hath our Sister, |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.243 | Be brief in it – to the castle, for my writ | (Be briefe in it) to'th'Castle, for my Writ |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.ii.110 | I will have that subject newly writ o'er, that I | I will haue that subiect newly writ ore, that I |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.i.61.1 | It is writ to Jaquenetta. | It is writ to Iaquenetta. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.97 | Once more I'll read the ode that I have writ. | Once more Ile read the Ode that I haue writ. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.8 | Writ o' both sides the leaf, margin and all, | Writ on both sides the leafe, margent and all, |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.154 | With character too gross is writ on Juliet. | With Character too grosse, is writ on Iuliet. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.196 | chance nothing of what is writ. Look, th' unfolding star | chance nothing of what is writ. Looke, th' vnfolding Starre |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.iv.1 | Every letter he hath writ hath disvouched other. | Euery Letter he hath writ, hath disuouch'd other. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iv.13 | And whiter than the paper it writ on | And whiter then the paper it writ on, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iv.14.1 | Is the fair hand that writ. | I the faire hand that writ. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iii.53 | I have writ me here a letter to her; and here | I haue writ me here a letter to her: & here |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.i.70 | of these letters, writ with blank space for different names | of these Letters, writ with blancke-space for different names |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.348 | there needs none to be blamed. Marry, if he that writ it | there need none to be blamed. Marry, if hee that writ it |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.134 | there will she sit in her smock till she have writ a sheet | there will she sit in her smocke, till she haue writ a sheet |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.138 | O, when she had writ it and was reading it | O when she had writ it, & was reading it |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.146 | should flout him, if he writ to me; yea, though I love | should flout him if hee writ to mee, yea though I loue |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.31 | a tale. Have you writ down, that they are none? | a tale: haue you writ downe that they are none? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.84 | I had been writ down an ass! | I had been writ downe an asse! |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.37 | However they have writ the style of gods, | How euer they haue writ the stile of gods, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.89 | Writ in my cousin's hand, stolen from her pocket, | Writ in my cosins hand, stolne from her pocket, |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.321 | As proofs of holy writ. This may do something. | As proofes of holy Writ. This may do something. |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.II.12 | Thinks all is writ he speken can; | Thinkes all is writ, he spoken can: |
| Pericles | Per IV.iv.32 | The epitaph is for Marina writ | The Epitaph is for Marina writ, |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.14 | Writ in remembrance more than things long past. | Writ in remembrance, more then things long past; |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.274 | Where all my sins are writ; and that's myself. | Where all my sinnes are writ, and that's my selfe. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.336 | With odd old ends stolen forth of Holy Writ, | With odde old ends, stolne forth of holy Writ, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.ii.42 | persons whose names are here writ, and can never find | persons whose names are writ, & can neuer find |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.ii.43 | what names the writing person hath here writ. I must | what names the writing person hath here writ (I must |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iii.83 | And find delight writ there with beauty's pen. | And find delight, writ there with Beauties pen: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.ii.1 | So many guests invite as here are writ. | So many guests inuite as here are writ, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.ii.4 | Or, if his mind be writ, give me his letter. | Or if his mind be writ, giue me his Letter. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.82 | One writ with me in sour misfortune's book. | One, writ with me in sowre misfortunes booke. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.246 | The form of death. Meantime I writ to Romeo | The forme of death. Meane time, I writ to Romeo, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.118 | Are not within the leaf of pity writ, | Are not within the Leafe of pitty writ, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.264 | Then all too late I bring this fatal writ, | Then all too late I bring this fatall writ, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.69.2 | I have writ my name | I haue writ my name, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.76 | O, do ye read, my lord, what she hath writ? | Oh doe ye read my Lord what she hath writs? |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.1.3 | bundle of weapons and verses writ upon them | bundle of weapons, and verses writ vpon them. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.38 | ‘ Be not afraid of greatness.’ 'Twas well writ. | Be not afraid of greatnesse: 'twas well writ. |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.282 | end as well as a man in his case may do. He's here writ a | end as well as a man in his case may do: has heere writ a |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.360 | We had conceived against him. Maria writ | We had conceiu'd against him. Maria writ |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.79 | Some love of yours hath writ to you in rhyme. | Some loue of yours, hath writ to you in Rime. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.109 | Look, here is writ, kind Julia. Unkind Julia, | Looke, here is writ, kinde Iulia: vnkinde Iulia, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.113 | And here is writ, love-wounded Proteus. | And here is writ, Loue wounded Protheus. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.123 | Lo, here in one line is his name twice writ: | Loe, here in one line is his name twice writ: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.86 | Are they not lamely writ? | Are they not lamely writt? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.98 | As you enjoined me, I have writ your letter | As you inioynd me; I haue writ your Letter |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.105 | I writ at random, very doubtfully. | I writ at randome, very doubtfully. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.116 | Yes, yes; the lines are very quaintly writ; | Yes, yes: the lines are very queintly writ, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.119 | Ay, ay; you writ them, sir, at my request, | I, I: you writ them Sir, at my request, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.121 | I would have had them writ more movingly. | I would haue had them writ more mouingly: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.123 | And when it's writ, for my sake read it over; | And when it's writ: for my sake read it ouer, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.143 | Why, she hath not writ to me. | Why she hath not writ to me? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.151 | That's the letter I writ to her friend. | That's the Letter I writ to her friend. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.156 | For often have you writ to her; and she, in modesty, | For often haue you writ to her: and she in modesty, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.249 | Which, being writ to me, shall be delivered | Which, being writ to me, shall be deliuer'd |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.339 | Of her tongue she cannot, for that's writ down | Of her tongue she cannot; for that's writ downe |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.99 | Have said and writ so – but your writing now | Haue said, and writ so; but your writing now |