| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xiii.137 | Thou hast been whipped for following him. Henceforth | Thou hast bin whipt. For following him, henceforth |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.i.48 | Had made provision for her following me, | Had made prouision for her following me, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iv.51 | Following the fliers at the very heels, | Following the Flyers at the very heeles, |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.ii.1.2 | Briton Army at another: Leonatus Posthumus following, like a | Britaine Army at another: Leonatus Posthumus following like a |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vi.34 | | [Q1 replaces this scene with the following] Enter Horatio and the Queene. HOR. Madame, your sonne is safe arriv'de in Denmarke, This letter I euen now receiv'd of him, Whereas he writes how he escap't the danger, And subtle treason that the king had plotted, Being crossed by the contention of the windes, He found the Packet sent to the king of England, Wherein he saw himselfe betray'd to death, As at his next conuersion with your grace, He will relate the circumstance at full. QUEENE. Then I perceiue there's treason in his lookes That seem'd to sugar o're his villanie: But I will soothe and please him for a time, For murderous mindes are alwayes jealous, But know not you Horatio where he is? HOR. Yes Madame, and he hath appoynted me To meete him on the east side of the Cittie To morrow morning. QUEENE. O faile not, good Horatio, and withall, commend me A mothers care to him, bid him a while Be wary of his presence, lest that he Faile in that he goes about. HOR. Madam, neuer make doubt of that: I thinke by this the news be come to court: He is arriv'de, obserue the king, and you shall Quickely finde, Hamlet being here, Things fell not to his minde. QUEENE. But what became of Gilderstone and Rossencraft? HOR. He being set ashore, they went for England, And in the Packet there writ down that doome To be perform'd on them poynted for him: And by great chance he had his fathers Seale, So all was done without discouerie. QUEENE. Thankes be to heauen for blessing of the prince, Horatio once againe I take my leaue, With thowsand mothers blessings to my sonne. HORAT. Madam adue. |
| Henry V | H5 II.chorus.6 | Following the mirror of all Christian kings | Following the Mirror of all Christian Kings, |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.54.1 | Enter Fluellen, Gower following | Enter Gower. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iv.12 | Enter the Duchess of Gloucester aloft, Hume following | Enter Elianor aloft. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.66.3 | in a chair; Simpcox's Wife and others following | in a Chayre. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.25 | And his advantage following your decease, | And his aduantage following your decease, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.81 | In following this usurping Henry. | In following this vsurping Henry. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iii.28.3 | Warwick and the rest following them | Warwicke and the rest following them. |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.16 | To one above itself. Each following day | To one aboue it selfe. Each following day |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.158 | Enter Lovell, following her | |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.13 | Caesar enters the Capitol, the rest following | |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.50 | Spits in thy face; and in this manner following | Spits in thy face, and in this manner folowing, |
| King Lear | KL I.i.176 | Upon our kingdom. If on the tenth day following | Vpon our kingdome; if on the tenth day following, |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.78 | Knowing naught – like dogs – but following. – | Knowing naught (like dogges) but following: |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.148 | For following her affairs. – Put in his legs. | |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.70 | a hill, lest it break thy neck with following. But the great | a hill, least it breake thy necke with following. But the great |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.202 | In manner and form following, sir – all those | In manner and forme following sir all those |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.204 | with her upon the ‘ form,’ and taken ‘ following ’ her | with her vpon the Forme, and taken following her |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.206 | form following.’ Now, sir, for the ‘ manner ’ – it is the | forme following. Now sir for the manner; It is the |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.209 | For the ‘ following,’ sir? | For the following sir. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.469 | Following the signs, wooed but the sign of she. | Following the signes, woo'd but the signe of she. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.34 | with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, | with you, and so following: but I will not eate with you, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.131 | Following – her womb then rich with my young squire – | Following (her wombe then rich with my yong squire) |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.188 | Enter Demetrius, Helena following him | Enter Demetrius, Helena following him. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.82 | There is no following her in this fierce vein. | There is no following her in this fierce vaine, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.162 | Fair Helena in fancy following me. | Faire Helena, in fancy followed me. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.376 | Following darkness like a dream, | Following darkenesse like a dreame, |
| Othello | Oth I.i.59 | In following him, I follow but myself. | In following him, I follow but my selfe. |
| Othello | Oth II.i.154 | See suitors following and not look behind: | See Suitors following, and not looke behind: |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.221 | And Cassio following with determined sword | And Cassio following him with determin'd Sword |
| Othello | Oth IV.ii.215 | next night following enjoy not Desdemona, take me from | next night following enioy not Desdemona, take me from |
| Pericles | Per V.iii.81 | Will in that kingdom spend our following days. | will in that kingdome spend our following daies, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.432 | Enter Ratcliffe, Catesby following | Enter Ratcliffe. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.121 | But with a rearward following Tybalt's death, | But which a rere-ward following Tybalts death |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.388 | Now, on the Sunday following shall Bianca | Now on the sonday following, shall Bianca |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.216.2 | following | following. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.98.4 | servants following | |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.82 | Exit Diomedes, Ulysses and Troilus following | |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.5 | Following the dead cold ashes of their sons, | Following the dead cold ashes of their Sonnes |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.462 | More straining on for plucking back, not following | More straining on, for plucking backe; not following |