| 1H4 I.iii.186 | [Worcester to Northumberland and Hotspur] I will unclasp a secret book |
| MA I.i.302 | [Don Pedro to Claudio, of Hero] in her bosom I'll unclasp my heart |
| TC IV.v.60 | [Ulysses to Nestor] these encounterers ... [that] wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts / To every tickling reader! |
| TN I.iv.13 | [Orsino to Viola as Cesario] I have unclasped / To thee the book even of my secret soul |
| TNK V.i.172 | [Emilia praying to Diana] Unclasp thy mystery [i.e. explain the meaning of this sign] |
| WT III.ii.165 | [Leontes to all, of Camillo and Polixenes] He ... to my kingly guest / Unclasped my practice |