| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xiii.89 | Approach there! – Ah, you kite! Now, gods and devils! | Approch there: ah you Kite. Now Gods & diuels |
| Henry V | H5 II.i.73 | Fetch forth the lazar kite of Cressid's kind, | fetch forth the Lazar Kite of Cressids kinde, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.249 | To guard the chicken from a hungry kite, | To guard the Chicken from a hungry Kyte, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.193 | Although the kite soar with unbloodied beak? | Although the Kyte soare with vnbloudied Beake? |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.196 | Is Beaufort termed a kite? Where are his talons? | Is Beauford tearm'd a Kyte? where are his Tallons? |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.259 | Detested kite, thou liest! | Detested Kite, thou lyest. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iii.23 | My traffic is sheets; when the kite builds, look to lesser | My Trafficke is sheetes: when the Kite builds, looke to lesser |