| 2H4 I.iii.37 | [Lord Bardolph to Hastings, of the war] the instant action, a cause on foot |
| 2H4 IV.i.190 | [Mowbray to Hastings] every idle, nice, and wanton reason, / Shall to the King taste of this action |
| AC II.ii.19 | [Lepidus to Caesar and Antony] let not / A leaner action rend us |
| AC III.vii.68 | [Canidius to Soldier, of Antony] his whole action grows / Not in the power on't [i.e. without thinking about his real strength] |
| Cor IV.vii.15 | [Lieutenant to Aufidius, of Coriolanus] I wish ... you had not / Joined in commission with him, but either / Have borne the action of yourself, or else / To him had left it solely |
| Cor IV.vii.5 | [Lieutenant to Aufidius] you are darkened in this action |
| Cor V.vi.48 | [Aufidius to First Conspirator, of Coriolanus] he sold the blood and labour / Of our great action |
| KJ II.i.233 | [King John to Hubert, of himself] Forwearied in this action of swift speed |
| MA I.i.276 | [Claudio to Don Pedro] When you went onward on this ended action |
| MA I.i.6 | [Leonato to Messenger] How many gentlemen have you lost in this action? |