| 1H6 I.ii.123 | [Alen??on to Reignier, of Charles and Pucelle] These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues |
| AW IV.v.61 | [Lafew to Countess, of Clown] A shrewd knave and an unhappy [or other senses] |
| JC II.i.158 | [Cassius to all, of Antony] We shall find of him / A shrewd contriver |
| LLL V.ii.12 | [Katharine to Rosaline, of Cupid] a shrewd unhappy gallows |
| MND II.i.33 | [Fairy to Puck] you are that shrewd and knavish sprite / Called Robin Goodfellow |