| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.138 | A lying trophy, and as oft is dumb | A lying Trophee, and as oft is dumbe, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.184 | shrieve's fool with child, a dumb innocent that could not | Shrieues fool with childe, a dumbe innocent that could not |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.v.50.1 | Was beastly dumbed by him. | Was beastly dumbe by him. |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.254 | I have seen the dumb men throng to see him and | I haue seene the dumbe men throng to see him, / And |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.84 | Was as another Nature, dumb; outwent her, | Was as another Nature dumbe, out-went her, |
| Hamlet | Ham I.i.172 | This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. | This Spirit dumbe to vs, will speake to him: |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.206 | Stand dumb and speak not to him. This to me | Stand dumbe and speake not to him. This to me |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.137 | Or given my heart a winking, mute and dumb, | Or giuen my heart a winking, mute and dumbe, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.12 | inexplicable dumb-shows and noise. I would have such a | inexplicable dumbe shewes, & noise: I could haue such a |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.145.2 | Dumb-show follows: Enter a King and a Queen very | The dumbe shew enters. Enter a King and Queene, very |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.145.15 | Exeunt dumb-show | Exeunt |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vi.24 | to speak in thine ear will make thee dumb. Yet are they | to speake in your eare, will make thee dumbe, yet are they |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.85 | faith – ‘ Neighbour Quickly,’ says he – Master Dumb | Neighbour Quickly (sayes hee;) Master Dombe, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.iv.26 | In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. | In dumbe significants proclayme your thoughts: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.32 | The Duke was dumb and could not speak a word. | The Duke was dumbe, and could not speake a word. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.144 | To tell my love unto his dumb deaf trunk, | To tell my loue vnto his dumbe deafe trunke, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.260 | Which like dumb mouths do ope their ruby lips, | (Which like dumbe mouthes do ope their Ruby lips, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.226 | Show you sweet Caesar's wounds, poor poor dumb mouths, | Shew you sweet Casars wounds, poor poor dum mouths |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.160 | As each to other seemed deaf and dumb. | As ech to other seemed deafe and dombe, |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.235 | Deep shame had struck me dumb, made me break off, | Deepe shame had struck me dumbe, made me break off, |
| King Lear | KL IV.i.59 | prince of dumbness; Mahu, of stealing; | |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.106 | I must be one of these same dumb wise men, | I must be one of these same dumbe wise men, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.ii.69 | dumb-show? How oddly he is suited! I think he bought | dumbe show? how odly he is suited, I thinke he bought |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.279.2 | I am dumb! | I am dumbe. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.98 | And in conclusion dumbly have broke off, | And in conclusion, dumbly haue broke off, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.319 | Speak, speak. Quite dumb? | Speake, Speake. Quite dumbe? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.195 | dumb man, I would have you think so; but, on my allegiance, | dumbe man, I would haue you thinke so (but on my allegiance, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.77.2 | Enter Don Pedro, Claudio, Benedick, Balthasar, Don | Enter Prince, Pedro, Claudio, and Benedicke, and Balthasar, or dumbe |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.214 | dumb-show. Let us send her to call him in to dinner. | dumbe shew: let vs send her to call him into dinner. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iii.10 | Praising her when I am dumb. | Praising her when I am dombe. |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.II.17.1 | Dumb-show: | Dombe shew. |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.III.14 | What's dumb in show, I'll plain with speech. | What's dumbe in shew, I'le plaine with speach. |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.III.15.1 | Dumb-show: | |
| Pericles | Per IV.iv.23.1 | Dumb-show: | |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.V.5 | Deep clerks she dumbs, and with her neele composes | Deepe clearks she dumb's, and with her neele compo-ses, |
| Pericles | Per V.ii.2 | More a little, and then dumb. | More a little, and then dum. |
| Richard II | R2 V.i.95 | One kiss shall stop our mouths, and dumbly part. | One Kisse shall stop our mouthes, and dumbely part; |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.25 | But, like dumb statuas or breathing stones, | But like dumbe Statues, or breathing Stones, |
| The Tempest | Tem III.iii.40.1 | Of excellent dumb discourse. | Of excellent dumbe discourse. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.34 | Moves in this lip! To th' dumbness of the gesture | Moues in this Lip, to th'dumbnesse of the gesture, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.131 | Or shall we bite our tongues, and in dumb-shows | Or shall we bite our tongues, and in dumbe shewes |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.ii.40 | In thy dumb action will I be as perfect | In thy dumb action, will I be as perfect |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.113 | My scars can witness, dumb although they are, | My scars can witnesse, dumbe although they are, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.183 | Ah, why should wrath be mute and fury dumb? | O why should wrath be mute, & Fury dumbe? |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.130 | Cunning in dumbness, from my weakness draws | Comming in dumbnesse, from my weakenesse drawes |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.200 | Does thoughts unveil in their dumb cradles. | Doe thoughts vnuaile in their dumbe cradles: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.iv.89 | There lurks a still and dumb-discoursive devil | There lurkes a still and dumb-discoursiue diuell, |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.ii.22 | the youth into dumbness. This was looked for at your | the youth into dumbenesse: this was look'd for at your |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.ii.20 | (aside) Alas, this parting strikes poor lovers dumb. | Alas, this parting strikes poore Louers dumbe. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.90 | Dumb jewels often in their silent kind | Dumbe Iewels often in their silent kinde |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.207 | Then in dumb silence will I bury mine, | Then in dumbe silence will I bury mine, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.195 | Or sentencing for aye their vigour dumb, | Or sentencing for ay their vigour dombe, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.13 | their eyes. There was speech in their dumbness, language | their Eyes. There was speech in their dumbnesse, Language |