| Ham III.ii.250 | [Hamlet to Claudius, of the play] 'Tis a knavish piece of work |
| Ham IV.ii.23 | [Hamlet to Rosencrantz] A knavish speech sleeps in a foolish ear [i.e. sarcasm is wasted on the unintelligent] |
| LLL V.ii.97 | [Boyet to Princess, of the King's party] Their herald is a pretty knavish page |