| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.35 | for his presence must be the whip of the other. | for his presence must be the whip of the other. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.i.21 | To come into his presence. | To come into his presence. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.114 | You wrong this presence; therefore speak no more. | You wrong this presence, therefore speake no more. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.vii.10 | Your presence needs must puzzle Antony, | Your presence needs must puzle Anthony, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.234 | That will not be denied your highness' presence. | That will not be deny'de your Highnesse presence, |
| As You Like It | AYL I.ii.113 | and presence – | and presence. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.13 | Bear a fair presence, though your heart be tainted; | Beare a faire presence, though your heart be tainted, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.169 | Of such enchanting presence and discourse, | Of such inchanting presence and discourse, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.i.23 | I promised your presence and the chain, | I promised your presence, and the Chaine, |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.iii.97 | Given hostile strokes, and that not in the presence | Giuen Hostile strokes, and that not in the presence |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.301.1 | And take him from our presence. | And take him from our presence. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iii.121 | Be something scanter of your maiden presence. | Be somewhat scanter of your Maiden presence; |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.38 | Heavens make our presence and our practices | Heauens make our presence and our practises |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.222 | This presence knows, and you must needs have heard, | This presence knowes, / And you must needs haue heard |
| 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 IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.16 | O sir, your presence is too bold and peremptory, | O sir, your presence is too bold and peremptory, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.39 | Had I so lavish of my presence been, | Had I so lauish of my presence beene, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.54 | Even in the presence of the crowned King. | Euen in the presence of the Crowned King. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.56 | My presence, like a robe pontifical, | My Presence like a Robe Pontificall, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.84 | Being with his presence glutted, gorged, and full. | Being with his presence glutted, gorg'd, and full. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.iv.17 | No, my good lord, he is in presence here. | No (my good Lord) hee is in presence heere. |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.2.1 | Not here in presence. | Not here in presence. |
| Henry V | H5 II.iv.111 | Unless the Dauphin be in presence here, | Vnlesse the Dolphin be in presence here; |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.21 | We with our stately presence glorify, | We with our stately presence glorifie, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.i.183 | The presence of a king engenders love | The presence of a King engenders loue |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.6 | In presence of the Kings of France and Sicil, | In presence of the Kings of France, and Sicill, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.139 | But 'tis my presence that doth trouble ye. | But 'tis my presence that doth trouble ye, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.109 | All in this presence are thy betters, Warwick. | All in this presence are thy betters, Warwicke. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iii.97 | presence? O Peter, thou hast prevailed in right! | presence? O Peter, thou hast preuayl'd in right. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.15 | Go, call our uncle to our presence straight; | Goe call our Vnckle to our presence straight: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.219 | And that my sovereign's presence makes me mild, | And that my Soueraignes presence makes me milde, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.228 | If from this presence thou darest go with me. | If from this presence thou dar'st goe with me. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.238 | Here in our presence? Dare you be so bold? | Here in our presence? Dare you be so bold? |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.26 | of France? Be it known unto thee by these presence, | of France? Be it knowne vnto thee by these presence, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.27 | even the presence of Lord Mortimer, that I am the | euen the presence of Lord Mortimer, that I am the |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.65 | May pass into the presence of a king, | May passe into the presence of a King: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.iii.44 | What's he approacheth boldly to our presence? | What's hee approacheth boldly to our presence? |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.30 | As presence did present them: him in eye | As presence did present them: Him in eye, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.197 | Made suit to come in's presence, which if granted, | Made suit to come in's presence; which if granted, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.iv.59 | Into our presence, where this heaven of beauty | Into our presence, where this heauen of beauty |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.i.17.1 | Wait in the presence. | Wait in the presence. |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.37 | His own opinion was his law. I'th' presence | His owne Opinion was his Law. I'th'presence |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.iii.124 | To hear such flattery now, and in my presence | To heare such flattery now, and in my presence |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.71 | I have received much honour by your presence, | I haue receiu'd much Honour by your presence, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.199 | Most noble, in the presence of thy corse? | Most Noble, in the presence of thy Coarse, |
| King Edward III | E3 I.ii.111 | For this your royal presence, whose approach | For this your Royall presence, whose approch, |
| King Edward III | E3 I.ii.141 | Let not thy presence, like the April sun, | Let not thy presence like the Aprill sunne, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.15 | Being in the sacred presence of a king. | Beingin the sacred present of a King. |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.19 | To bear herself in presence of a king. | To beare her selfe in presence of a king: |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.372 | To keep in presence of his majesty, | To keepe in promise of his maiestie. |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.235 | Might at their presence tremble and retire. | Might at their presence tremble and retire. |
| King John | KJ I.i.137 | Lord of thy presence, and no land beside? | Lord of thy presence, and no land beside. |
| King John | KJ II.i.196 | It ill beseems this presence to cry aim | It ill beseemes this presence to cry ayme |
| King John | KJ II.i.367 | Lord of our presence, Angiers, and of you. | Lord of our presence Angiers, and of you. |
| King John | KJ II.i.377 | Your royal presences, be ruled by me: | Your Royall presences be rul'd by mee, |
| King John | KJ II.i.542 | Her presence would have interrupted much. | Her presence would haue interrupted much. |
| King John | KJ IV.iii.22 | The King by me requests your presence straight. | The King by me requests your presence straight. |
| King Lear | KL I.ii.158 | offended him, and at my entreaty forbear his presence | offended him: and at my entreaty forbeare his presence, |
| King Lear | KL IV.iii.11 | Ay, sir; she took them, read them in my presence, | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.102 | Presence majestical would put him out; | Presence maiesticall would put him out: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.530 | Here is like to be a good presence of Worthies. (Consulting | Here is like to be a good presence of Worthies; |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.761 | Which parti-coated presence of loose love | Which partie-coated presence of loose loue |
| Macbeth | Mac III.i.15.1 | And I'll request your presence. | And Ile request your presence. |
| Macbeth | Mac III.vi.22 | His presence at the tyrant's feast, I hear | His presence at the Tyrants Feast, I heare |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.iv.11 | But in the presence of the prioress; | But in the presence of the Prioresse; |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.iv.29 | Crowd to his presence, where their untaught love | Crowd to his presence, where their vn-taught loue |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.54 | With no less presence but with much more love | With no lesse presence, but with much more loue |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.iv.1 | Madam, although I speak it in your presence, | Madam, although I speake it in your presence, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.i.61 | In such a presence here to plead my thoughts; | In such a presence heere to pleade my thoughts: |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.ii.103 | Do as a monster fly my presence thus. | Doe as a monster, flie my presence thus. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.80 | And from thy hated presence part I so. | And from thy hated presence part I: |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.375 | From the presence of the sun | From the presence of the Sunne, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.115 | presence. | presence. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.v.30 | worship's presence, ha' ta'en a couple of as arrant knaves | worships presence, haue tane a couple of as arrant knaues |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.278 | By you invited, do attend your presence. | By you inuited, do attend your presence. |
| Pericles | Per I.i.10 | Nature this dowry gave; to glad her presence, | Nature this dowry gaue; to glad her presence, |
| Pericles | Per II.iii.21 | Your presence glads our days; honour we love, | Your presence glads our dayes, honour we loue, |
| Pericles | Per II.iii.49 | Who can be other in this royal presence? | Who can be other, in this royall presence. |
| Pericles | Per V.i.64 | Welcome, fair one! Is't not a goodly presence? | Welcome faire one, ist not a goodly present? |
| Richard II | R2 I.i.15.1 | Then call them to our presence. | Then call them to our presence |
| Richard II | R2 I.i.34 | Come I appellant to this princely presence. | Come I appealant to rhis Princely presence. |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.249 | Cousin, farewell! What presence must not know, | Cosine farewell: what presence must not know |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.289 | The grass whereon thou treadest the presence strewed, | |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.63 | Your presence makes us rich, most noble lord. | Your presence makes vs rich, most Noble Lord. |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.76 | To pay their awful duty to our presence? | To pay their awfull dutie to our presence? |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.32 | In all this presence that hath moved me so. | In all this presence, that hath mou'd me so. |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.62 | 'Tis very true. You were in presence then, | My Lord, / 'Tis very true: You were in presence then, |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.115 | Worst in this royal presence may I speak, | Worst in this Royall Presence may I speake, |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.117 | Would God that any in this noble presence | Would God, that any in this Noble Presence |
| Richard II | R2 V.iii.39 | Thou hast a traitor in thy presence there. | Thou hast a Traitor in thy presence there. |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.58 | For 'tis thy presence that exhales this blood | For 'tis thy presence that exhales this blood |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.39 | And sent to warn them to his royal presence. | And sent to warne them to his Royall presence. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.54 | To whom in all this presence speaks your grace? | To who in all this presence speaks your Grace? |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.114 | I will avouch't in presence of the King; | I will auouch't in presence of the King: |
| Richard III | R3 II.i.59 | By any in this presence, I desire | To any in this presence, I desire |
| Richard III | R3 II.i.80 | To be so flouted in this royal presence? | To be so flowted in this Royall presence? |
| Richard III | R3 II.i.86 | Ay, my good lord; and no man in the presence | I my good Lord, and no man in the presence, |
| Richard III | R3 III.iv.25 | Which by my presence might have been concluded. | Which by my presence might haue beene concluded. |
| Richard III | R3 III.iv.64 | Makes me most forward in this princely presence | Makes me most forward, in this Princely presence, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.73 | Show a fair presence and put off these frowns, | Shew a faire presence, and put off these frownes, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.86 | This vault a feasting presence full of light. | This Vault a feasting presence full of light. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.1.134 | I'll in to counsel them. Haply my presence | Ile in to counsell them: haply my presence |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.153 | Desires to be admitted to your presence. | Desires to be admitted to your presence. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.41 | And by her presence still renew his sorrows. | And by her presence still renew his sorrowes. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.28 | And he shall buy my daughter; and her presence | And he shall buy my Daughter: and her presence, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.270 | wears his tongue in's arms. I will put on his presence: | weares his tongue in's armes: I will put on his presence; |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.v.169 | become thee well. Therefore in my presence still smile, dear | become thee well. Therefore in my presence still smile, deero |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iv.11 | Repair me with thy presence, Silvia; | Repaire me, with thy presence, Siluia: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.iv.32 | And me, when he approacheth to your presence. | And me, when he approcheth to your presence. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.i.11 | With thy sole presence. In thy rumination | With thy sole presence, in thy rumination |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.38 | Yet of your royal presence I'll adventure | Yet of your Royall presence, Ile aduenture |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.ii.96 | And first-fruits of my body, from his presence | And first Fruits of my body, from his presence |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.24.1 | The sternness of his presence? | The sternnesse of his presence? |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.792 | tender your persons to his presence, whisper him in | tender your persons to his presence, whisper him in |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.88.1 | To your high presence. | To your high presence. |