| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.i.94 | In our heart's table – heart too capable | In our hearts table: heart too capeable |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.i.206 | capable of a courtier's counsel, and understand what | capeable of a Courtiers councell, and vnderstand what |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.86 | favour and for a week escape a great deal of discoveries, | fauour, and for a weeke escape a great deale of discoueries, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.v.77 | Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt. | Some Innocents scape not the thunderbolt: |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.viii.4 | That has today escaped. I thank you all, | That ha's to day escap'd. I thanke you all, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.94 | Why, there then! Thus I do escape the sorrow | Why there then: / Thus I do escape the sorrow |
| As You Like It | AYL I.i.119 | sir, I wrestle for my credit, and he that escapes me | sir I wrastle for my credit, and hee that escapes me |
| As You Like It | AYL II.iv.50 | into strange capers; but as all is mortal in nature, so is | into strange capers; but as all is mortall in nature, so is |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.81 | thou shouldst 'scape. | thou shouldst scape. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.148 | Anon, I wot not by what strong escape, | Anon I wot not, by what strong escape |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.viii.13 | Thou shouldst not scape me here. | Thou should'st not scape me heere. |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.122.1 | S'incapable of help. | S'incapeable of helpe. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iii.38 | Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes. | Vertue it selfe scapes not calumnious stroakes, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.i.63 | Your bait of falsehood takes this carp of truth, | Your bait of falshood, takes this Cape of truth; |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.528 | man after his desert, and who shall 'scape whipping? | man after his desart, and who should scape whipping: |
| Hamlet | Ham III.i.137 | thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a nunnery. | thou shalt not escape Calumny. Get thee to a Nunnery. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.11 | who for the most part are capable of nothing but | who (for the most part) are capeable of nothing, but |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.99 | And 'scape detecting, I will pay the theft. | And scape detecting, I will pay the Theft. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.128 | Would make them capable. – Do not look upon me, | Would make them capeable. Do not looke vpon me, |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.160 | If he by chance escape your venomed stuck, | If he by chance escape your venom'd stuck, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.ii.14 | die a fair death for all this, if I scape hanging for killing | dye a faire death for all this, if I scape hanging for killing |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.ii.59 | lane. Ned Poins and I will walk lower – if they scape | Lane: Ned and I, will walke lower; if they scape |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.160 | dozen of them two hours together. I have scaped by | dozen of them two houres together. I haue scaped by |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.65 | How scapes he agues, in the devil's name? | How scapes he Agues in the Deuils name? |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.109 | And on this north side win this cape of land, | And on this North side winne this Cape of Land, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.63 | Mingled his royalty with capering fools, | Mingled his Royaltie with Carping Fooles, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iii.30 | Though I could scape shot-free at London, I | Though I could scape shot-free at London, I |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.172 | You were advised his flesh was capable | You were aduis'd his flesh was capeable |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.193 | understanding; and he that will caper with me for a | vnderstanding: and he that will caper with mee for a |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.i.24 | hold him sure; good Master Snare, let him not 'scape. | hold him sure: good M. Snare let him not scape, |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.69 | Hugh Capet also – who usurped the crown | Hugh Capet also, who vsurpt the Crowne |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.78 | Who was sole heir to the usurper Capet, | Who was sole Heire to the Vsurper Capet, |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.87 | King Pepin's title, and Hugh Capet's claim, | King Pepins Title, and Hugh Capets Clayme, |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.177 | was gained; and in him that escapes, it were not sin to | was gayned: and in him that escapes, it were not sinne to |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.i.40 | Unready? Ay, and glad we 'scaped so well. | Vnready? I and glad we scap'd so well. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.ii.40 | That hardly we escaped the pride of France. | That hardly we escap't the Pride of France. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.v.10 | And I'll direct thee how thou shalt escape | And Ile direct thee how thou shalt escape |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vii.22 | In thy despite shall 'scape mortality. | In thy despight shall scape Mortalitie. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.365 | Him caper upright like a wild Morisco, | Him capre vpright, like a wilde Morisco, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ix.32 | Like to a ship that, having 'scaped a tempest, | Like to a Ship, that hauing scap'd a Tempest, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.ii.79 | Of all our fortunes; but if we haply 'scape – | Of all our Fortunes: but if we haply scape, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.1 | I wonder how the King escaped our hands? | I Wonder how the King escap'd our hands? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iii.1 | Ah, whither shall I fly to 'scape their hands? | Ah, whither shall I flye, to scape their hands? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.1 | I wonder how our princely father 'scaped, | I wonder how our Princely Father scap't: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.2 | Or whether he be 'scaped away or no | Or whether he be scap't away, or no, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.6 | Or had he 'scaped, methinks we should have heard | Or had he scap't, me thinkes we should haue heard |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.7 | The happy tidings of his good escape. | The happy tidings of his good escape. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.ii.15 | Who 'scapes the lurking serpent's mortal sting? | Who scapes the lurking Serpents mortall sting? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.vi.38 | No, 'tis impossible he should escape; | No, 'tis impossible he should escape: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vi.78 | That Edward is escaped from your brother | That Edward is escaped from your Brother, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vi.80 | Unsavoury news! But how made he escape? | Vnsauorie newes: but how made he escape? |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.26 | Whose honour heaven shield from soil! – even he escapes not | Whose Honor Heauen shield from soile; euen he escapes not |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.148 | How 'scaped I killing, when I crossed you so? | How scap'd I killing, when I crost you so? |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.414 | To have escaped the danger of my foes, | To haue escapt the danger of my foes, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.91 | And if thou scape the bloody stroke of war | And if thou scape the bloody strooke of warre, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.ii.60 | The poor inhabitants, escaped the flame, | The poore inhabitants escapt the flame, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.139 | That, night approaching, they might escape unfought. | That night approching, they might escape vnfought. |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.9 | In which, for haste to make a safe escape, | In which for hast to make a safe escape, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.28 | As 'tis impossible that he should scape, | As tis impossible that he should scape. |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.115 | But which way is the fearful king escaped? | But which way is the fearefull king escapt? |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iii.21 | What bird that hath escaped the fowler's gin | What bird that hath e(s)capt the fowlers gin, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iii.59 | And we have compassed him; he cannot scape. | And we haue compast him he cannot scape. |
| King John | KJ II.i.476 | Are capable of this ambition, | Are capeable of this ambition, |
| King John | KJ III.i.12 | For I am sick and capable of fears, | For I am sicke, and capeable of feares, |
| King John | KJ V.vi.15 | Should 'scape the true acquaintance of mine ear. | Should scape the true acquaintance of mine eare. |
| King John | KJ V.vi.42 | Myself, well mounted, hardly have escaped. | My selfe, well mounted, hardly haue escap'd. |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.205 | Would not 'scape censure, nor the redresses sleep; | Would not scape censure, nor the redresses sleepe, |
| King Lear | KL II.i.79 | All ports I'll bar; the villain shall not 'scape. | All Ports Ile barre, the villaine shall not scape, |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.39.1 | Oswald tries to escape | |
| King Lear | KL II.iii.3 | Escaped the hunt. No port is free, no place | Escap'd the hunt. No Port is free, no place |
| King Lear | KL II.iii.5 | Does not attend my taking. Whiles I may 'scape | Do's not attend my taking. Whiles I may scape |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.55 | False justicer, why hast thou let her 'scape? | |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.112 | What will hap more tonight, safe 'scape the King! | |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.181 | The bloody proclamation to escape | The bloody proclamation to escape |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.113 | The third he capered and cried ‘ All goes well!’ | The third he caper'd and cried, All goes well. |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iii.18 | Banquo falls. Fleance escapes | Thou may'st reuenge. O Slaue! |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iv.19 | Most royal sir – Fleance is scaped. | Most Royall Sir / Fleans is scap'd. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.233 | Within my sword's length set him; if he scape, | Within my Swords length set him, if he scape |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.ii.176 | Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny | Can censure scape: Back-wounding calumnie |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.i.62 | Upon thy doings; thousand escapes of wit | Vpon thy doings: thousand escapes of wit |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.145 | liberty of the prison. Give him leave to escape hence, he | liberty of the prison: giue him leaue to escape hence, hee |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.iii.9 | here one Master Caper, at the suit of Master Threepile | heere one Mr Caper, at the suite of Master Three-Pile |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.ii.58 | a-capering: he will fence with his own shadow. If I | a capring, he will fence with his own shadow. If I |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.152 | scape drowning thrice, and to be in peril of my life with | scape drowning thrice, and to be in perill of my life with |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.153 | the edge of a feather-bed! Here are simple scapes. Well, | the edge of a featherbed, here are simple scapes: well, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.i.94 | I spoke with some of the sailors that escaped the | I spoke with some of the Saylers that escaped the |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.270 | And not one vessel scape the dreadful touch | And not one vessell scape the dreadfull touch |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.i.1 | What, have I 'scaped love-letters in the | What, haue scap'd Loue-letters in the |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.ii.60 | What say you to young Master Fenton? He capers, | What say you to yong Mr Fenton? He capers, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.155 | So; now escape. | so, now vncape. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.v.107 | It was a miracle to 'scape suffocation. And in the height | it was a miracle to scape suffocation. And in the height |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.v.134 | 'scape me. 'Tis impossible he should. He cannot creep | scape me: 'tis impossible hee should: hee cannot creepe |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.ii.67 | put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief, and so escape. | put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchiefe, and so escape. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.ii.19 | a day during his life. He could not have scaped sixpence | a day, during his life; he could not haue scaped sixpence |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.423 | Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue | Now to scape the Serpents tongue, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.126 | So some gentleman or other shall 'scape a predestinate | so some Gentleman or other shall scape a predestinate |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.135 | Of hair-breadth scapes i'th' imminent deadly breach, | Of haire-breadth scapes i'th'imminent deadly breach; |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.195 | For thy escape would teach me tyranny | For thy escape would teach me Tirranie |
| Othello | Oth II.i.1 | What from the cape can you discern at sea? | What from the Cape, can you discerne at Sea? |
| Othello | Oth II.i.298 | For I fear Cassio with my night-cap too – | (For I feare Cassio with my Night-Cape too) |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.456 | Till that a capable and wide revenge | Till that a capeable, and wide Reuenge |
| Othello | Oth V.i.113 | By Roderigo and fellows that are scaped: | By Rodorigo, and Fellowes that are scap'd: |
| Pericles | Per I.iii.27 | seas must please; he 'scaped the land to perish at the | seas must please: hee scap'te the Land to perish at the |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.II.36 | Ne aught escapend but himself; | Ne ought escapend but himselfe; |
| Pericles | Per II.i.89 | too, and so I shall 'scape whipping. | too, and so I shall scape whipping. |
| Pericles | Per IV.ii.71 | To 'scape his hands where I was like to die. | to scape his handes, where I was to die. |
| Pericles | Per IV.ii.102 | Ay, he. He offered to cut a caper at the proclamation, | I, he, he offered to cut a caper at the proclamation, |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.V.1 | Marina thus the brothel 'scapes, and chances | Marina thus the Brothell scapes, and chaunces |
| Richard III | R3 I.i.12 | He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber | He capers nimbly in a Ladies Chamber, |
| Richard III | R3 II.ii.18 | Incapable and shallow innocents, | Incapeable, and shallow Innocents, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.2 | The day is hot, the Capels are abroad. | The day is hot, the Capulets abroad: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.3 | And if we meet we shall not 'scape a brawl, | And if we meet, we shal not scape a brawle, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.i.75 | That copest with death himself to 'scape from it. | That coap'st with death himselfe, to scape fro it: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.i.18 | Her body sleeps in Capel's monument, | Her body sleepes in Capels Monument, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.127 | It burneth in the Capel's monument. | It burneth in the Capels Monument. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.i.227 | And I for my escape have put on his. | And I for my escape haue put on his: |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.234.2 | In sooth, you scape not so. | Insooth you scape not so. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iii.135 | ‘ With a small compassed cape.’ | With a small compast cape. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iii.136 | I confess the cape. | I confesse the cape. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.ii.3 | To smile at scapes and perils overblown. | To smile at scapes and perils ouerblowne: |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.2 | So have we all – of joy; for our escape | (So haue we all) of ioy; for our escape |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.148 | 'Scape being drunk, for | Scape being drunke, for |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.58 | I have not 'scaped drowning to be afeard now of your | I haue not scap'd drowning, to be afeard now of your |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.111 | Neapolitans 'scaped? | Neapolitanes scap'd? |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.117 | How didst thou 'scape? How cam'st thou | How did'st thou scape? How cam'st thou |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.119 | escaped upon a butt of sack, which the sailors heaved | escap'd vpon a But of Sacke, which the Saylors heaued |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.124 | Here! Swear, then, how thou escaped'st. | Heere: sweare then how thou escap'dst. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.433 | And so 'scape hanging. Trust not the physician; | And so scape hanging. Trust not the Physitian, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.112 | Rome will despise her for this foul escape. | Rome will despise her for this foule escape. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.372 | Should he 'scape Hector fair. If he were foiled, | Should he scape Hector faire. If he were foyld, |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.ii.19 | Mine own escape unfoldeth to my hope, | Mine owne escape vnfoldeth to my hope, |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.iii.114 | Faith, I can cut a caper. | Faith, I can cut a caper. |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.iii.133 | caper. Ha! Higher! Ha! Ha! Excellent! | caper. Ha, higher: ha, ha, excellent. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iii.11 | The thicket is beset; he cannot 'scape. | The Thicket is beset, he cannot scape. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.ii.22 | My father's to be hanged for his escape, | My Father's to be hang'd for his escape, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.2 | Concerning the escape of Palamon? | Concerning the escape of Palamon? |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.16.1 | Of your name, or his 'scape. | Of your name, or his scape. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.20 | And by whose means he escaped, which was your daughter's, | and by whose meanes he escapt, which was your Daughters, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.50 | Or fear of my miscarrying on his 'scape, | Or feare of my miscarrying on his scape, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.i.95.1 | To this their late escape. | To this their late escape. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.iii.70 | pretty one. Sure, some scape. Though I am not bookish, | prettie one) sure some Scape; Though I am not bookish, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.iii.71 | yet I can read waiting gentlewoman in the scape: this | yet I can reade Waiting-Gentlewoman in the scape: this |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.314 | Or lace for your cape, | or Lace for your Cape? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.394 | Is not your father grown incapable | Is not your Father growne incapeable |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.659 | Of this escape and whither they are bound; | Of this escape, and whither they are bound; |