| CE II.ii.159 | [Antipholus of Syracuse to Adriana, of her words] every word by all my wit being scanned, / Wants wit in all one word to understand |
| Ham III.iii.75 | [Hamlet to himself, of his own words] That would be scanned [or: interpreted] |
| Mac III.iv.139 | [Macbeth to Lady Macbeth] Strange things I have in head, that will to hand; / Which must be acted ere they may be scanned |
| Oth III.iii.243 | [Iago to Othello] I would I might entreat your honour / To scan this thing no farther |