| 1H6 IV.i.130 | [Gloucester to Richard and Somerset, of Vernon and Basset] you do not well ... to take occasion from their mouths |
| 2H6 V.iii.5 | [York to all, of Salisbury] like a gallant in the brow of youth, / Repairs him with occasion |
| 3H6 I.ii.45 | [York to all] I seek occasion how to rise |
| AYL IV.iii.130 | [Oliver to Rosalind as Ganymede and Celia as Aliena, of Orlando] nature, stronger than his just occasion [i.e. the perfect excuse] |
| Cor II.i.28 | [Menenius to Brutus and Sicinius] a very little thief of occasion will rob you of a great deal of patience [i.e. the slightest thing will make you impatient] |
| E3 I.i.67 | [King Edward to all] See how occasion laughs me in the face! |
| H5 III.ii.100 | [Jamy to all] I sall quit you with gud leve, as I may pick occasion |
| Ham I.iii.54 | [Laertes to Polonius or Ophelia] Occasion smiles upon a second leave |
| Ham II.ii.16 | [Claudius to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern] gather / So much as from occasion you may glean [Q2; F Occasions] |
| KJ V.iv.51 | [Salisbury to Melun, of returning his allegiance to King John] I do love the favour and the form / Of this most fair occasion |
| KL I.iii.25 | [Gonerill to Oswald] I would breed from hence occasions ... / That I may speak |
| LLL II.i.69 | [Rosaline to Princess, of Berowne] His eye begets occasion for his wit |
| LLL IV.ii.71 | [Holofernes to Nathaniel and Dull, of his literary gifts] These are ... delivered upon the mellowing of occasion [i.e. when the time is ripe] |
| MV III.v.51 | [Lorenzo to Launcelot] Yet more quarrelling with occasion [i.e. quibbling at every opportunity] |
| Oth II.i.235 | [Iago to Roderigo, of Cassio] a finder-out of occasions |
| R3 II.ii.148 | [Buckingham to Richard] I'll sort occasion ... / To part the Queen's proud kindred from the Prince |
| Tem II.i.177 | [Gonzalo to Alonso, of Antonio and Sebastian] I ... did it to minister occasion to these gentlemen |
| Tem II.i.211 | [Antonio to Sebastian] Th'occasion speaks thee [i.e. speaks to thee] |
| TN I.ii.44 | [Viola to Captain, of not revealing herself] Till I had made mine own occasion mellow [i.e. until the time is ripe] |
| TN I.v.82 | [Malvolio to Olivia, of Feste] unless you laugh and minister occasion to him, he is gagged |
| TS II.i.36 | [Katherina to Baptista, of Bianca] I will go sit and weep, / Till I can find occasion of revenge |
| WT IV.iv.827 | [Autolycus alone] I am courted now with a double occasion: gold, and a means to do the Prince my master good |