| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.72 | Hath clawed me in his clutch, | hath caught me in his clutch: |
| King John | KJ II.i.589 | Not that I have the power to clutch my hand | Not that I haue the power to clutch my hand, |
| Macbeth | Mac II.i.34 | The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee – | The Handle toward my Hand? Come, let me clutch thee: |