| 2H4 IV.iv.34 | [King Henry IV to Clarence, of Prince Henry] being incensed, he is ... as sudden / As flaws congealed in the spring of day |
| AYL II.vii.152 | [Jaques to all, of a soldier] sudden and quick in quarrel |
| Mac IV.iii.59 | [Malcolm to Macduff, of Macbeth] I grant him bloody, / Luxurious ... deceitful, / Sudden |
| Oth II.i.263 | [Iago to Roderigo, of Cassio] he's rash and very sudden in choler |
| R2 II.i.35 | [John of Gaunt to York] Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short |