| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.330 | To see performed the dreaded act which thou | To see perform'd the dreaded Act which thou |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.iii.98 | Of dreaded justice, but on the ministers | Of dreaded Iustice, but on the Ministers |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.56.1 | Of what is to be dreaded. | Of what is to be dreaded. |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.271 | Nor th' all-dreaded thunder-stone. | Nor th'all-dreaded Thunderstone. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.i.25 | Touching this dreaded sight twice seen of us. | Touching this dreaded sight, twice seene of vs, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.iii.78.1 | Need not be dreaded. | Need not be dreaded. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.78 | Most dreaded Amazonian, that hast slain | Most dreaded Amazonian, that ha'st slaine |