| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.341 | Issue to me, that the contending kingdoms | Issue to me, that the contending Kingdomes |
| King Lear | KL III.i.4 | Contending with the fretful elements: | Contending with the fretfull Elements; |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iv.17 | Contending 'gainst obedience, as they would | Contending 'gainst Obedience, as they would |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.141 | Like one of two contending in a prize, | Like one of two contending in a prize |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.ii.158 | What is she but a foul contending rebel | What is she but a foule contending Rebell, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.iii.37 | Peril and want contending; they have skiffed | Perill and want contending, they have skift |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.66 | Your two contending lovers are returned, | Your two contending Lovers are return'd, |