| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.v.25 | When I should take possession of the bride, | When I should take possession of the Bride, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.100 | A bridegroom in my death, and run into't | A Bride-groome in my death, and run intoo't |
| As You Like It | AYL V.iv.175 | Play, music, and you, brides and bridegrooms all, | Play Musicke, and you Brides and Bride-groomes all, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.241 | I thought thy bride-bed to have decked, sweet maid, | I thought thy Bride-bed to haue deckt (sweet Maid) |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.33 | Fresh as a bridegroom, and his chin new reaped | Fresh as a Bride-groome, and his Chin new reapt, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iii.152 | To be the princely bride of such a lord, | To be the Princely Bride of such a Lord: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.250 | With his new bride and England's dear-bought queen, | With his new Bride, & Englands deere bought Queen, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.iii.207 | 'Tis not his new-made bride shall succour him; | 'Tis not his new-made Bride shall succour him. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.iii.225 | To revel it with him and his new bride; | To reuell it with him, and his new Bride. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.i.7 | And his well-chosen bride. | And his well-chosen Bride. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.i.53 | Unto the brother of your loving bride. | Vnto the Brother of your louing Bride; |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.i.55 | But in your bride you bury brotherhood. | But in your Bride you burie Brotherhood. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.i.95 | To revel it with him and his new bride.’ | To reuell it with him, and his new Bride. |
| King John | KJ III.i.209 | In likeness of a new, untrimmed bride. | In likenesse of a new vntrimmed Bride. |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.199 | Like a smug bridegroom. What! I will be jovial. | Like a smugge Bridegroome. What? I will be Iouiall: |
| Macbeth | Mac I.ii.56 | Till that Bellona's bridegroom, lapped in proof, | Till that Bellona's Bridegroome, lapt in proofe, |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.87 | I will encounter darkness as a bride, | I will encounter darknesse as a bride, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.52 | That creep into the dreaming bridegroom's ear | That creepe into the dreaming bride-groomes eare, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.393 | To the best bride bed will we, | To the best Bride-bed will we, |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.174 | In quarter and in terms like bride and groom | In Quarter, and in termes like Bride, and Groome |
| Pericles | Per I.i.7 | Bring in our daughter, clothed like a bride | bring in our daughter, clothed like a bride, |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.III.9 | Hymen hath brought the bride to bed, | Hymen hath brought the Bride to bed, |
| Pericles | Per IV.ii.122 | bride goes to that with shame which is her way to go | Bride goes to that with shame, which is her way to goe |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.ii.11 | Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride. | Ere we may thinke her ripe to be a Bride. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.115 | Shall happily make thee there a joyful bride. | Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.117 | He shall not make me there a joyful bride! | He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.145 | So worthy a gentleman to be her bride? | So worthy a Gentleman, to be her Bridegroome |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.i.107 | Now, when the bridegroom in the morning comes | Now when the Bridegroome in the morning comes, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.iv.27 | Make haste! The bridegroom he is come already. | Make hast, the Bridegroome, he is come already: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.v.3 | Why, love, I say! Madam! Sweetheart! Why, bride! | Why Loue I say? Madam, sweet heart: why Bride? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.v.33 | Come, is the bride ready to go to church? | Come, is the Bride ready to go to Church? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.235 | Banished the new-made bridegroom from this city; | Banish'd the new-made Bridegroome from this Citie: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.389 | Be bride to you, if you make this assurance; | Be Bride to you, if you make this assurance: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.5 | To want the bridegroom when the priest attends | To want the Bride-groome when the Priest attends |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.91 | But where is Kate? Where is my lovely bride? | But where is Kate? where is my louely Bride? |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.111 | See not your bride in these unreverent robes, | See not your Bride in these vnreuerent robes, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.121 | When I should bid good morrow to my bride, | When I should bid good morrow to my Bride? |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.150 | And is the bride and bridegroom coming home? | And is the Bride & Bridegroom coming home? |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.151 | A bridegroom, say you? 'Tis a groom indeed, | A bridegroome say you? 'tis a groome indeed, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.162 | The mad-brained bridegroom took him such a cuff | This mad-brain'd bridegroome tooke him such a cuffe, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.176 | This done, he took the bride about the neck, | This done, hee tooke the Bride about the necke, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.222 | Obey the bride, you that attend on her. | Obey the Bride you that attend on her. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.245 | Neighbours and friends, though bride and bridegroom wants | Neighbours and friends, though Bride & Bride-groom wants |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.248 | Lucentio, you shall supply the bridegroom's place, | Lucentio, you shall supply the Bridegroomes place, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.250 | Shall sweet Bianca practise how to bride it? | Shall sweet Bianca practise how to bride it? |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.ii.42 | Ay, mistress bride, hath that awakened you? | I Mistris Bride, hath that awakened you? |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.127 | The maid is fair, o'th' youngest for a bride, | The Maid is faire, a'th'youngest for a Bride, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.322 | Behold, I choose thee, Tamora, for my bride, | Behold I choose thee Tamora for my Bride, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.331 | I lead espoused my bride along with me. | I leade espous'd my Bride along with me, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.337 | Your noble Emperor and his lovely bride, | Your Noble Emperour and his louely Bride, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.341 | I am not bid to wait upon this bride. | I am not bid to waite vpon this Bride: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.403 | God give you joy, sir, of your gallant bride. | God giue you ioy sir of your Gallant Bride. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.492 | Come, if the Emperor's court can feast two brides, | Come, if the Emperours Court can feast two Brides, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.ii.4 | And wake the Emperor and his lovely bride, | And wake the Emperour, and his louely Bride, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.120 | My thoughts were like unbridled children, grown | My thoughts were like vnbrideled children grow |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.iv.144 | Yea, with a bridegroom's fresh alacrity, | Yea, with a Bridegroomes fresh alacritie |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.1.6 | then Hippolyta the bride, led by Pirithous, and another | Then Hipolita the Bride, lead by Theseus, and another |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.14 | Lie 'fore bride and bridegroom's feet, | Ly fore Bride and Bridegroomes feete |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.22 | May on our bridehouse perch or sing, | May on our Bridehouse pearch or sing, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.208 | Lead on the bride; get you and pray the gods | Leade on the Bride; get you and pray the Gods |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.i.109 | A lass of fourteen brided. 'Twas thy power | A Lasse of foureteene brided, twas thy power |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.i.150 | Of vestal office; I am bride-habited, | Of vestall office, I am bride habited, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.iv.127 | The visages of bridegrooms we'll put on | The visages of Bridegroomes weele put on |