| 2H4 I.i.69 | [Northumberland to Morton] the whiteness in thy cheek / Is apter than thy tongue to tell thy errand |
| H5 II.ii.86 | [King Henry to all, of Cambridge] You know how apt our love was to accord / To furnish him with all appertinents |
| Ham I.v.31.2 | [Ghost to Hamlet] I find thee apt |
| Ham III.ii.264 | [Third Player as Lucianus] hands apt |
| JC III.i.160 | [Antony to all] Live a thousand years, / I shall not find myself so apt to die |
| KJ IV.ii.226 | [King John to Hubert] Finding thee ... / Apt, liable to be employed in danger |
| KL IV.ii.65 | [Albany to Gonerill, of his hands] They are apt enough to dislocate and tear / Thy flesh and bones |
| LLL IV.iii.112 | [Dumaine reading his verses to Katharine] Youth so apt to pluck a sweet |
| MA I.i.271 | [Don Pedro to Claudio, of his love] thou shalt see how apt it is to learn / Any hard lesson that may do thee good |
| MM V.i.495 | [Duke to all] I find an apt remission in myself [i.e. a readiness to pardon] |
| PP.16.14 | [] Vow, alack! for youth unmeet, / Youth, so apt to pluck a sweet |
| RJ III.i.30 | [Benvolio to Mercutio] An I were so apt to quarrel as thou art |
| RJ III.i.40 | [Tybalt to Mercutio, of fighting] You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, an you will give me occasion |
| TC V.ii.134 | [Troilus to Ulysses] do not give advantage / To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme / For depravation, to square the general sex / By Cressid's rule |
| TN I.iv.35 | [Orsino to Viola as Cesario, of approaching Olivia] I know thy constellation is right apt / For this affair |
| TN V.i.130 | [Viola as Cesario to Orsino] I, most jocund, apt, and willingly / To do you rest, a thousand deaths would die |
| TN V.i.317 | [Orsino to Olivia] I am most apt t'embrace your offer |
| TS II.i.165 | [Baptista to Hortensio as Licio, of teaching the lute to Bianca] She's apt to learn |