| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Hamlet | Ham II.i.66 | By indirections find directions out. | By indirections finde directions out: |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.i.52 | purses than giving direction doth from labouring. Thou | Purses, then giuing direction, doth from labouring. Thou |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.ii.121 | To your well-practised wise directions. | To your well-practis'd, wise Directions. |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.62 | think 'a will plow up all, if there is not better directions. | thinke a will plowe vp all, if there is not better directions. |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.70 | directions in the true disciplines of the wars, look you, | directions in the true disciplines of the Warres, looke you, |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.77 | knowledge of his directions. By Cheshu, he will maintain | knowledge of his directions: by Cheshu he will maintaine |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.97 | mind – as touching the direction of the military discipline, | Mind: as touching the direction of the Militarie discipline, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.12 | According as I gave directions? | According as I gaue directions? |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.412 | Exeunt in opposite directions | Exeunt |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.75 | By any indirection. I did send | By any indirection. I did send |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.85 | To take direction from your majesty. | To take direction from your maiestie. |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.3 | And had direction how to pass the sea? | And had direction how to passe the sea. |
| King John | KJ II.i.580 | From all direction, purpose, course, intent – | From all direction, purpose, course, intent. |
| King John | KJ III.i.276 | Yet indirection thereby grows direct, | Yet indirection thereby growes direct, |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.68 | To your direction. Hubert, what news with you? | To your direction: Hubert, what newes with you? |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iii.4.1 | To the direction just. | To the direction iust. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.122 | I put myself to thy direction, and | I put my selfe to thy Direction, and |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.170 | Give him direction for this merry bond, | Giue him direction for this merrie bond, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.i.14 | By nice direction of a maiden's eyes. | By nice direction of a maidens eies: |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.17 | lack no direction. – Be gone, and come when you are | lacke no direction. Be gone, and come when you are |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.342 | minister such assistance as I shall give you direction. | minister such assistance as I shall giue you direction. |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.296 | Of love, of worldly matters and direction | Of Loue, of wordly matter, and direction |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.4 | Iago hath direction what to do; | Iago, hath direction what to do. |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.118 | And give direction; and do but see his vice: | And giue direction. And do but see his vice, |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.35 | Then with directions to repair to Ravenspurgh. | Then with direction to repaire to Rauenspurgh. |
| Richard III | R3 II.ii.153 | I, as a child, will go by thy direction. | I, as a childe, will go by thy direction, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.226 | Thy head, all indirectly, gave direction. | Thy head (all indirectly) gaue direction. |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.16 | Call for some men of sound direction. | Call for some men of sound direction: |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.237 | Why, then 'tis time to arm and give direction. | Why then 'tis time to Arme, and giue direction. |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.303 | A good direction, warlike sovereign. | A good direction warlike Soueraigne, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.79 | By whose direction foundest thou out this place? | By whose direction found'st thou out this place? |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iii.115 | Just as my master had direction. | Iust as my master had direction: |
| The Tempest | Tem III.i.91 | Exeunt Ferdinand and Miranda in different directions | Exeunt. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.iii.30 | direction till thy death; then if she that lays thee out | direction till thy death, then if she that laies thee out |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.ii.90 | Therefore, sweet Proteus, my direction-giver, | Therefore, sweet Protheus, my direction-giuer, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.520 | Your gracious self, embrace but my direction. | Your gracious selfe; embrace but my direction, |