| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.356 | of rushes I am sure you are not prisoner. | of rushes, I am sure you art not prisoner. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.iv.108 | I am thy prisoner – wilt thou suffer them | I am thy prisoner, wilt thou suffer them |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.iv.110 | He is my prisoner, and you shall not have him. | he is my prisoner, and you shall not haue him. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.iv.115 | He is my prisoner. If I let him go | He is my prisoner, if I let him go, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ix.83 | He cried to me; I saw him prisoner; | He cry'd to me: I saw him Prisoner: |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.ii.3 | Evil-eyed unto you. You're my prisoner, but | Euill-ey'd vnto you. You're my Prisoner, but |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.ii.54.1 | Upon this fairest prisoner. | Vpon this fayrest Prisoner. |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vii.103 | Takes prisoner the wild motion of mine eye, | Takes prisoner the wild motion of mine eye, |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.193 | Knock off his manacles, bring your prisoner to | Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.69.2 | Prisoners, guarded; Posthumus behind, and Innogen | prisoners, Leonatus behind, and Imogen. |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.78 | Our prisoners with the sword. But since the gods | Our Prisoners with the Sword. But since the Gods |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.99 | Yea, though thou do demand a prisoner, | Yea, though thou do demand a Prisoner |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.475 | Takes prisoner Pyrrhus' ear. For lo! his sword, | Takes Prisoner Pyrrhus eare. For loe, his Sword |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vi.19 | clear of our ship. So I alone became their prisoner. They | cleare of our Shippe, so I alone became their Prisoner. They |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.i.70 | On Holmedon's plains. Of prisoners Hotspur took | On Holmedons Plaines. Of Prisoners, Hotspurre tooke |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.i.91 | Of this young Percy's pride? The prisoners | Of this young Percies pride? The Prisoners |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.22 | Those prisoners in your highness' name demanded, | Those Prisoners in your Highnesse demanded, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.28 | My liege, I did deny no prisoners. | My Liege, I did deny no Prisoners. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.47 | My prisoners in your majesty's behalf. | My Prisoners, in your Maiesties behalfe. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.76 | Why, yet he doth deny his prisoners, | Why yet doth deny his Prisoners, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.118 | Send me your prisoners with the speediest means – | Send me your Prisoners with the speediest meanes, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.122 | Send us your prisoners, or you will hear of it. | Send vs your Prisoners, or you'l heare of it. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.138 | He will forsooth have all my prisoners, | He will (forsooth) haue all my Prisoners: |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.211.1 | That are your prisoners – | That are your Prisoners. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.216.1 | Those prisoners you shall keep – | Those Prisoners you shall keepe. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.255 | Then once more to your Scottish prisoners. | Then once more to your Scottish Prisoners. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.56 | Of prisoners' ransom, and of soldiers slain, | Of Prisoners ransome, and of Souldiers slaine, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iii.10 | Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner. | Vnlesse thou yeeld thee as a Prisoner. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.v.1.3 | Worcester and Vernon prisoners | Worcester & Vernon Prisoners. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.20 | Is prisoner to your son. O, such a day, | Is prisoner to your Sonne. O, such a Day, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.126 | So soon ta'en prisoner, and that furious Scot, | Too soone ta'ne prisoner: and that furious Scot, |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.162 | To fill King Edward's fame with prisoner kings, | To fill King Edwards fame with prisoner Kings, |
| Henry V | H5 III.v.55.1 | Bring him our prisoner. | Bring him our Prisoner. |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.83 | prisoners? | Prisoners? |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vi.1.2 | others, with prisoners | with Prisoners. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vi.37 | Then every soldier kill his prisoners! | Then euery souldiour kill his Prisoners, |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vii.9 | worthily hath caused every soldier to cut his prisoner's | worthily hath caus'd euery soldiour to cut his prisoners |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vii.53.2 | prisoners; also Warwick, Gloucester, Exeter, and | with prisoners. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.viii.74 | What prisoners of good sort are taken, uncle? | What Prisoners of good sort are taken, Vnckle? |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.43 | Like prisoners wildly overgrown with hair, | Like Prisoners wildly ouer-growne with hayre, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.145 | O, no, he lives, but is took prisoner, | O no, he liues, but is tooke Prisoner, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.24 | How wert thou handled being prisoner? | How wert thou handled, being Prisoner? |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.27 | The Duke of Bedford had a prisoner | The Earle of Bedford had a Prisoner, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.iii.32 | If thou be he, then art thou prisoner. | If thou be he, then art thou Prisoner. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.iii.33.1 | Prisoner? To whom? | Prisoner? to whom? |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iii.70 | And was he not in England prisoner? | And was he not in England Prisoner? |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iv.8 | Beside five hundred prisoners of esteem, | Beside fiue hundred Prisoners of esteeme; |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.26 | Were there surprised and taken prisoners. | Were there surpriz'd, and taken prisoners. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vii.56 | I come to know what prisoners thou hast ta'en | I come to know what Prisoners thou hast tane, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vii.58 | For prisoners askest thou? Hell our prison is. | For prisoners askst thou? Hell our prison is. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iii.45 | Be what thou wilt, thou art my prisoner. | Be what thou wilt, thou art my prisoner. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iii.57 | Keeping them prisoner underneath her wings. | Keeping them prisoner vnderneath his wings: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iii.74 | For I perceive I am thy prisoner. | For I perceiue I am thy prisoner. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iii.131 | See, Reignier, see thy daughter prisoner. | See Reignier see, thy daughter prisoner. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iii.17 | Exeunt the Duchess and the other prisoners, guarded | |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.187 | Lord Cardinal, he is your prisoner. | Lord Cardinall, he is your Prisoner. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.1.4 | prisoners, and soldiers | |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.12 | Master, this prisoner freely give I thee; | Maister, this Prisoner freely giue I thee, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.44 | Stay, Whitmore, for thy prisoner is a prince, | Stay Whitmore, for thy Prisoner is a Prince, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.iii.15 | gaols and let out the prisoners. | Gaoles, and let out the Prisoners. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.42 | Upon thine honour, is he prisoner? | Vpon thine Honor is he Prisoner? |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.43 | Upon mine honour, he is prisoner. | Vpon mine Honor he is Prisoner. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.ii.119 | And brought your prisoner to your palace gate. | And brought your Prisoner to your Pallace Gate. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iv.7 | Ay, almost slain, for he is taken prisoner, | I almost slaine, for he is taken prisoner, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.v.5 | Is prisoner to the Bishop here, at whose hands | Is prisoner to the Bishop here, at whose hands |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.39 | But Warwick's king is Edward's prisoner; | But Warwickes King is Edwards Prisoner: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.iv.77 | Is prisoner to the foe; his state usurped, | Is Prisoner to the Foe, his State vsurp'd, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.v.1.3 | prisoners | |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.5 | Stayed me a prisoner in my chamber when | Staid me a Prisoner in my Chamber, when |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.13.1 | I was my chamber's prisoner. | I was my Chambers Prisoner. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.5.1 | Of bringing back the prisoner. | Of bringing backe the Prisoner. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.iii.89 | You be conveyed to th' Tower a prisoner, | You be conuaid to th'Tower a Prisoner; |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.37 | In Parthia did I take thee prisoner; | In Parthia did I take thee Prisoner, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iv.15 | We must not. A noble prisoner! | We must not: a Noble Prisoner. |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.178 | The prisoner of immured dark constraint, | The prisoner of emured darke constraint, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.24 | Rescue, Artois? What, is he prisoner, | Rescue Artoys, what is he prisoner? |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.i.19 | Villiers, thou know'st thou art my prisoner, | Villiers, thou kuowest thou art my prisoner, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.i.38 | Thou wilt return my prisoner back again; | Thou wilt returne my prisoner backe againe, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.ii.46 | Vanquished, subdued, and taken prisoner. | Vanquisht, subdude, and taken prisoner. |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.ii.48 | What was he took him prisoner in the field? | What was he tooke him prisoner in the field. |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.ii.56 | And with him he shall bring his prisoner king. | And with him he shall bring his prisoner king. |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.105 | An earl in England, though a prisoner here, | An Earle in England, though a prisoner here, |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.66 | That would not yield his prisoner to my Queen? | That would not yeeld his prisoner to my Queen, |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.114 | Surprised, and brought us prisoners to the king, | Surprisd and brought vs prisoners to the king, |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.198 | These prisoners, chief occasion of our strife. | These prisoners, chiefe occasion of our strife. |
| King John | KJ III.iv.7 | Arthur ta'en prisoner? Divers dear friends slain? | Arthur tane prisoner? diuers deere friends slaine? |
| King John | KJ III.iv.75 | Because my poor child is a prisoner. | Because my poore childe is a prisoner. |
| King John | KJ III.iv.123 | Are not you grieved that Arthur is his prisoner? | Are not you grieu'd that Arthur is his prisoner? |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.191 | No rescue? What, a prisoner? I am even | No rescue? What, a Prisoner? I am euen |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.265 | return the conqueror. Then am I the prisoner, and his bed | returne the Conqueror, then am I the Prisoner, and his bed, |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.1.2 | Lear and Cordelia as prisoners; soldiers, Captain | Lear, and Cordelia, as prisoners, Souldiers, Captaine. |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.76 | Take thou my soldiers, prisoners, patrimony, | Take thou my Souldiers, prisoners, patrimony, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.ii.60 | of it, I would take desire prisoner, and ransom him to | of it, I would take Desire prisoner, and ransome him to |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.ii.157 | upon. It is not for prisoners to be too silent in their | vpon. It is not for prisoners to be silent in their |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iii.84 | That takes the reason prisoner? | That takes the Reason Prisoner? |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.84 | Enter Pompey. A Gaoler and Prisoner pass over the stage | Enter Clowne. |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.19 | The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, | The Iury passing on the Prisoners life |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.70.1 | And what a prisoner. | And what a prisoner. |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.ii.239 | the prisoner the very debt of your calling. I have | the prisoner the verie debt of your Calling. I haue |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.ii.247 | I am going to visit the prisoner. Fare you well. | I am going to visit the prisoner, Fare you well. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.128 | bred. One that is a prisoner nine years old. | bred, / One that is a prisoner nine yeeres old. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.iii.64 | Now, sir, how do you find the prisoner? | Now Sir, how do you finde the prisoner? |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.484 | This is another prisoner that I saved, | This is another prisoner that I sau'd, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.303 | And take her hearing prisoner with the force | And take her hearing prisoner with the force |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.305 | Go, I discharge thee of thy prisoner, and I | Goe, I discharge thee of thy prisoner, and I |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.331 | It shall be his. You shall close prisoner rest, | It shall be his. You shall close Prisoner rest, |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.103 | Now prisoner to the palsy, chastise thee | Now Prisoner to the Palsie, chastise thee, |
| Richard II | R2 III.i.1.2 | Bushy and Green, prisoners | Bushie and Greene Prisoners. |
| Richard II | R2 V.i.4 | Is doomed a prisoner by proud Bolingbroke. | Is doom'd a Prisoner, by prowd Bullingbrooke. |
| Richard III | R3 I.i.126 | With patience, noble lord, as prisoners must; | With patience (Noble Lord) as prisoners must: |
| Richard III | R3 II.iv.43 | And with them Sir Thomas Vaughan, prisoners. | and with them, / Sir Thomas Vaughan, Prisoners. |
| Richard III | R3 III.ii.99 | Then was I going prisoner to the Tower | Then was I going Prisoner to the Tower, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.179 | Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, | Like a poore prisoner in his twisted Gyues, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.ii.119 | As prisoners to her womanly persuasion. | As prisoners to her womanlie perswasion: |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.9 | Just as you left them – all prisoners, sir, | Iust as you left them; all prisoners Sir |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.70 | That often drowns him and takes his valour prisoner. | That often drownes him, and takes his valour prisoner. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.38 | And slain the noblest prisoner of the Goths. | |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.99 | Give us the proudest prisoner of the Goths, | Giue vs the proudest prisoner of the Gothes, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.252 | My sword, my chariot, and my prisoners, | My Sword, my Chariot, and my Prisonerss, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.261 | Now, madam, are you prisoner to an emperor, | Now Madam are your prisoner to an Emperour, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.277 | Ransomless here we set our prisoners free; | Ransomlesse heere we set our Prisoners free, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.i.15 | Hast prisoner held, fettered in amorous chains, | Hast prisoner held, fettred in amorous chaines, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.16 | Exeunt the judges and others with the prisoners | Exeunt |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.1.2 | prisoner, and his child | |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.18 | You have a Trojan prisoner, called Antenor, | You haue a Troian prisoner, cal'd Anthenor, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.v.8 | Hath Doreus prisoner, | Hath Doreus prisoner. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.iv.90 | Nay, sure, I think she holds them prisoners still. | Nay sure, I thinke she holds them prisoners stil. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.iv.21 | Worth a god's view. What prisoner was't that told me | Worth a god's view: what prisoner was't that told me |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.iv.37 | Prisoners to us then death. Bear 'em speedily | Prisoners to us, then death; Beare 'em speedily |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.i.19 | of it. I'th' meantime look tenderly to the two prisoners; | of it: I'th meane time looke tenderly / To the two Prisoners. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.i.57 | And bear the chance of war; yet we are prisoners | And beare the chance of warre yet, we are prisoners |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.i.80 | Those hopes are prisoners with us; here we are, | Those hopes are Prisoners with us, here we are |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.v.38 | Get many more such prisoners, and such daughters, | Get many more such prisoners, and such daughters, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.i.23 | Poor cousin Palamon, poor prisoner, thou | Poore Cosen Palamon, poore prisoner, thou |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.21 | Whose pardon is procured too; and the prisoner, | Whose pardon is procurd too, and the Prisoner |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.28.1 | The prisoners have their lives. | The prisoners have their lives. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.52 | Force me to keep you as a prisoner, | Force me to keepe you as a Prisoner, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.55 | My prisoner? Or my guest? By your dread ‘ verily,’ | My Prisoner? or my Guest? by your dread Verely, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.57 | To be your prisoner should import offending; | To be your Prisoner, should import offending; |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.ii.28 | Much comfort in't; says, ‘ My poor prisoner, | Much comfort in't: Sayes, my poore prisoner, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.ii.59 | This child was prisoner to the womb, and is | This Childe was prisoner to the wombe, and is |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.ii.8 | Produce the prisoner. | Produce the Prisoner. |