| Luc.556 | [of Lucrece held by Tarquin] Her sad behaviour feeds his vulture folly |
| Luc.851 | [Lucrece to herself] Why should ... tyrant folly lurk in gentle breasts? |
| MW II.ii.233 | [Ford as Brook to Falstaff, of Mistress Ford] the folly of my soul dares not present itself |
| MW III.ii.31 | [Ford alone, of Page and Mistress Page] He gives her folly motion |
| Oth II.i.135 | [Iago to Emilia, of a woman] even her folly helped her to an heir [also: foolishness, stupidity] |
| Oth II.i.239 | [Iago to Roderigo, of Cassio] hath all those requisites in him that folly and green minds look after |
| Oth V.ii.133 | [Othello to Emilia, of Desdemona] She turned to folly; and she was a whore |
| TC III.ii.100 | [Cressida to Pandarus] what folly I commit, I dedicate to you [also: foolishness] |
| TC V.ii.19 | [Cressida to Diomedes] tempt me no more to folly |