| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.ii.59.2 | The gods protect you, | The Gods protect you, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iii.9 | The Lord protect him! So we answer him. | The Lord protect him, so we answer him, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.163 | Why should he then protect our sovereign, | Why should he then protect our Soueraigne? |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.4 | Marry, the Lord protect him, | Marry the Lord protect him, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.52 | Protector, see to't well; protect yourself. | Protector see to't well, protect your selfe. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iv.79 | Must you, Sir John, protect my lady here? | Must you, Sir Iohn, protect my Lady here? |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.141 | Protect mine innocence, or I fall into | Protect mine innocence, or I fall into |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.10 | With this kiss take my blessing: God protect thee! | With this Kisse, take my Blessing: God protect thee, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.151 | Then, to protect your country and your king, | Then to protect your Country and your King, |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.203 | That you protect this course and put it on | That you protect this course, and put it on |
| Pericles | Per I.iv.97 | The gods of Greece protect you! | The Gods of Greece protect you, |
| Pericles | Per II.i.130 | The which the gods protect thee from, may't defend thee.’ | The which the Gods protect thee, Fame may defend thee: |
| Richard III | R3 II.iii.21 | Had virtuous uncles to protect his grace. | Had vertuous Vnkles to protect his Grace. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.i.19 | The Lord protect him from that kingly title! | The Lord protect him from that Kingly Title. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.227.1 | He seizes her, as though to protect her from the rest of | |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.66.2 | protect the Andronici, who exit and go aloft | |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iv.72 | Now the melancholy god protect thee, and the | Now the melancholly God protect thee, and the |