| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.162 | Their fiery torcher his diurnal ring, | Their fiery torcher his diurnall ring, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.ii.41 | To burn this night with torches. Know, my hearts, | To burne this night with Torches: Know (my hearts) |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.46 | All length is torture; since the torch is out, | All length is Torture: since the Torch is out, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.102.5 | the guard carrying torches | his Guard carrying Torches. Danish March. Sound a Flourish. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.42 | marks in links and torches, walking with thee in the | Markes in Linkes and Torches, walking with thee in the |
| Henry V | H5 IV.ii.44 | With torch-staves in their hand; and their poor jades | With Torch-staues in their hand: and their poore Iades |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.v.122 | Here dies the dusky torch of Mortimer, | Here dyes the duskie Torch of Mortimer, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.ii.23 | By thrusting out a torch from yonder tower, | By thrusting out a Torch from yonder Tower, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.ii.26.1 | Enter Joan la Pucelle on the top, thrusting out a torch | Enter Pucell on the top, thrusting out a Torch |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.ii.26 | Behold, this is the happy wedding torch | Behold, this is the happy Wedding Torch, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.ii.30 | The burning torch in yonder turret stands. | The burning Torch in yonder Turret stands. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.1.2 | torch before him, met by Sir Thomas Lovell | Torch before him, met by Sir Thomas Louell. |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.17 | Like twenty torches joined; and yet his hand, | Like twentie Torches ioyn'd; and yet his Hand, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.v.2 | Statilius showed the torch-light; but, my lord, | Statillius shew'd the Torch-light, but my Lord |
| King Lear | KL II.i.32 | (Aside) Fly, brother! (Aloud) Torches, torches! (Aside) So farewell. | Fly Brother, Torches, Torches, so farewell. |
| King Lear | KL II.i.36.2 | Enter Gloucester and servants with torches | Enter Gloster, and Seruants with Torches. |
| King Lear | KL III.iv.110.1 | Enter Gloucester with a torch | Enter Gloucester, with a Torch. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vi.1.1 | Hautboys and torches. Enter King Duncan, Malcolm, | Hoboyes, and Torches. Enter King, Malcolme, |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vii.1.1 | Hautboys. Torches. Enter a Sewer and divers Servants | Ho-boyes. Torches. Enter a Sewer, and diuers Seruants |
| Macbeth | Mac II.i.1 | Enter Banquo, and Fleance with a torch before him | Enter Banquo, and Fleance, with a Torch before him. |
| Macbeth | Mac II.i.9 | Enter Macbeth and a Servant with a torch | Enter Macbeth, and a Seruant with a Torch. |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iii.14 | Enter Banquo and Fleance, with a torch | Enter Banquo and Fleans, with a Torch. |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.i.32 | Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, | Heauen doth with vs, as we, with Torches doe, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iv.5 | We have not spoke us yet of torchbearers. | We haue not spoke vs yet of Torch-bearers. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iv.23 | I am provided of a torchbearer. | I am prouided of a Torch-bearer. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iv.39 | Fair Jessica shall be my torchbearer. | Faire Iessica shall be my Torch-bearer. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vi.40 | Descend, for you must be my torchbearer. | Descend, for you must be my torch-bearer. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iii.24 | Good morrow, masters; put your torches out; | Good morrow masters, put your Torches out, |
| Othello | Oth I.i.161.2 | torches | Torches. |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.1 | Enter Othello, Iago, attendants with torches | Enter Othello, Iago, Attendants, with Torches. |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.34 | Enter Cassio, with men bearing torches | Enter Cassio, with Torches. |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.55 | Enter Brabantio, Roderigo, with officers and torches | Enter Brabantio, Rodorigo, with Officers, and Torches. |
| Pericles | Per II.ii.32 | A burning torch that's turned upside down. | A burning Torch that's turned vpside downe; |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.1.2 | other maskers, and torchbearers | other Maskers, Torch-bearers. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.11 | Give me a torch. I am not for this ambling. | Giue me a Torch, I am not for this ambling. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.35 | A torch for me! Let wantons light of heart | A Torch for me, let wantons light of heart |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.44 | O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! | O she doth teach the Torches to burne bright: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.125 | More torches here! Come on then, let's to bed. | More Torches here: come on, then let's to bed. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.14 | To be to thee this night a torchbearer | To be to thee this night a Torch-bearer, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.1 | Give me thy torch, boy. Hence, and stand aloof. | Giue me thy Torch Boy, hence and stand aloft, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.21 | What, with a torch! Muffle me, night, awhile. | What with a Torch? Muffle me night a while. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.22.1 | Enter Romeo and Balthasar, with a torch, a mattock, | Enter Romeo, and Peter. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.125 | What torch is yond that vainly lends his light | What Torch is yond that vainely lends his light |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.171 | This is the place. There, where the torch doth burn. | This is the place, There where the Torch doth burne |
| The Tempest | Tem IV.i.97 | Till Hymen's torch be lighted: but in vain. | Till Hymens Torch be lighted: but in vaine, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.i.1.1 | Enter, at one door, Aeneas and a servant with a torch; | Enter at one doore Aneas with a Torch, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.i.1.3 | Grecian, and others with torches | Grecian, with Torches. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.80.2 | Follow his torch; he goes | Follow his Torch, he goes |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.ii.6 | Stand where the torch may not discover us. | Stand where the Torch may not discouer vs. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.1.1 | Music. Enter Hymen with a torch burning; a boy in | Enter Hymen with a Torch burning: a Boy, in |