| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.37 | as the foot of the ladder, and by and by in as high a flow | as the foot of the Ladder, and by and by in as high a flow |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.164 | The cords, the ladder, or the hangman rather? | The Cords, the Ladder, or the Hangman rather? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.i.66 | ‘ Northumberland, thou ladder by the which | Northumberland, thou Ladder, by the which |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.22 | That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, | That Lowlynesse is young Ambitions Ladder, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.25 | He then unto the ladder turns his back, | He then vnto the Ladder turnes his Backe, |
| Pericles | Per IV.i.61 | And from the ladder-tackle washes off | and from the ladder tackle, washes off |
| Richard II | R2 V.i.55 | Northumberland, thou ladder wherewithal | Northumberland, thou Ladder wherewithall |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.v.73 | To fetch a ladder, by the which your love | To fetch a Ladder by the which your Loue |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.31 | Enter Nurse, wringing her hands, with the ladder of cords | Enter Nurse with cords. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.53.1 | Get me a ladder. | Get me a Ladder |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.53 | A ladder is brought, which Aaron is made to climb | |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.102 | Which is the ladder to all high designs, | (Which is the Ladder to all high designes) |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.iv.180 | The ladder made of cords, and all the means | The Ladder made of Cords, and all the means |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.vi.33 | This night he meaneth with a corded ladder | This night he meaneth with a Corded-ladder |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.40 | And with a corded ladder fetch her down; | And with a Corded-ladder fetch her downe: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.117 | Why then, a ladder, quaintly made of cords, | Why then a Ladder quaintly made of Cords |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.122 | Advise me where I may have such a ladder. | Aduise me, where I may haue such a Ladder. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.126 | By seven o'clock I'll get you such a ladder. | By seauen a clock, ile get you such a Ladder. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.128 | How shall I best convey the ladder thither? | How shall I best conuey the Ladder thither? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.152 | 'Tis so; and here's the ladder for the purpose. | 'Tis so: and heere's the Ladder for the purpose. |