| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.i.100 | Think him a great way fool, solely a coward, | Thinke him a great way foole, solie a coward, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.9 | my kinsman, he's a most notable coward, an infinite and | my kinsman, hee's a most notable Coward, an infinite and |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.280 | evil. He excels his brother for a coward, yet his brother | euill. He excels his Brother for a coward, yet his Brother |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.311 | Rossillion? An I were not a very coward I'd compel it of | Rossillion, and I were not a verie Coward, I'de compell it of |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.ii.97 | When it concerns the fool or coward. On. | When it concernes the Foole or Coward: On. |
| As You Like It | AYL III.v.13 | Who shut their coward gates on atomies, | Who shut their coward gates on atomyes, |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.ii.102 | And by his rare example made the coward | And by his rare example made the Coward |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iv.74.1 | But now thou seem'st a coward. | But now thou seem'st a Coward. |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.iv.37 | But that of coward hares, hot goats, and venison! | But that of Coward Hares, hot Goats, and Venison? |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iii.35 | Part shame, part spirit renewed, that some, turned coward | Part shame, part spirit renew'd, that some turn'd coward |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.568 | A damned defeat was made. Am I a coward? | A damn'd defeate was made. Am I a Coward? |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.iv.43 | And ever three parts coward – I do not know | |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.ii.64 | What, a coward, Sir John Paunch? | What, a Coward Sir Iohn Paunch? |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.ii.66 | but yet no coward, Hal. | but yet no Coward, Hal. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.46 | valiant as to play the coward with thy indenture, and | valiant, as to play the coward with thy Indenture, & |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.122 | a coward is worse than a cup of sack with lime in it. A | a Coward is worse then a Cup of Sack with lime. A |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.123 | villainous coward! Go thy ways, old Jack, die when thou | villanous Coward, go thy wayes old Iacke, die when thou |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.137 | Are not you a coward? Answer me to that – | Are you not a Coward? Answer me to that, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.139 | Zounds, ye fat paunch, an ye call me coward by | Ye fat paunch, and yee call mee Coward, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.141 | I call thee coward? I'll see thee damned ere I | I call thee Coward? Ile see thee damn'd ere I |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.142 | call thee coward, but I would give a thousand pound I | call the Coward: but I would giue a thousand pound I |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.238 | sanguine coward, this bed-presser, this horse-back-breaker, | sanguine Coward, this Bed-presser, this Hors-back-breaker, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.266 | Instinct is a great matter; I was now a coward on | Instinct is a great matter. I was a Coward on |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.479 | And thou a natural coward without | And thou a naturall Coward, without |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.15.1 | Shaked like a coward. | Shak'd like a Coward. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.iii.92 | Puff i'thy teeth, most recreant coward base! | puffe in thy teeth, most recreant Coward base. |
| Henry V | H5 II.iv.69 | Turn head, and stop pursuit, for coward dogs | Turne head, and stop pursuit: for coward Dogs |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.38 | his prayers, lest 'a should be thought a coward; but his | his Prayers, lest a should be thought a Coward: but his |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.131 | If Sir John Falstaff had not played the coward. | If Sir Iohn Falstaffe had not play'd the Coward. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.i.16 | Coward of France! How much he wrongs his fame, | Coward of France, how much he wrongs his fame, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.iv.31 | Let him that is no coward nor no flatterer, | Let him that is no Coward, nor no Flatterer, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iii.27 | By forfeiting a traitor and a coward. | By forfeyting a Traitor, and a Coward: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vi.47 | The coward horse that bears me fall and die! | The Coward Horse that beares me, fall and dye: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.220 | I would, false murderous coward, on thy knee | I would, false murd'rous Coward, on thy Knee |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.307 | Fie, coward woman and soft-hearted wretch! | Fye Coward woman, and soft harted wretch, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.43 | And I proclaimed a coward through the world. | And I proclaim'd a Coward through the world. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.77 | O monstrous coward! What, to come behind folks? | O monstrous Coward! What, to come behinde Folkes? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.ii.114 | Ay, like a dastard and a treacherous coward, | I like a Dastard, and a treacherous Coward, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.iv.40 | Should, if a coward heard her speak these words, | Should, if a Coward heard her speake these words, |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.122 | His coward lips did from their colour fly, | His Coward lippes did from their colour flye, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.193 | Either a coward, or a flatterer. | Either a Coward, or a Flatterer. |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.4 | I slew the coward, and did take it from him. | I slew the Coward, and did take it from him. |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.34 | O, coward that I am, to live so long, | O Coward that I am, to liue so long, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iv.83 | My mercy on his coward burgonet. | My mercie on his coward burgonet. |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.23 | Coward, what flight? Thou liest, there needs no flight. | Coward what flight? thou liest there needs no flight. |
| King John | KJ II.i.158 | Than e'er the coward hand of France can win. | Then ere the coward hand of France can win; |
| King John | KJ III.i.115 | That bloody spoil. Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward! | That bloudy spoyle: thou slaue thou wretch, yu coward, |
| King Lear | KL II.i.61 | Bringing the murderous coward to the stake; | Bringing the murderous Coward to the stake: |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.19 | composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pander, and | composition of a Knaue, Begger, Coward, Pandar, and |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.42 | He raised the house with loud and coward cries. | He rais'd the house, with loud and coward cries, |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vii.43 | And live a coward in thine own esteem, | And liue a Coward in thine owne Esteeme? |
| Macbeth | Mac V.vi.62 | Then yield thee, coward; | Then yeeld thee Coward, |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.140 | O faithless coward! O dishonest wretch! | Oh faithlesse Coward, oh dishonest wretch, |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.332 | fool, and a coward, as you then reported him to be? | foole, and a coward, as you then reported him to be? |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.497 | (To Lucio) You, sirrah, that knew me for a fool, a coward, | You sirha, that knew me for a foole, a Coward, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.iii.28 | By gar, he is de coward Jack priest of de vorld. He | By gar, he is de Coward-Iack-Priest of de vorld: he |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.i.76 | By gar, you are de coward, de Jack dog, John ape. | By-gar, you are de Coward: de Iack dog: Iohn Ape. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.405 | Thou runaway, thou coward – art thou fled? | Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.407 | Thou coward, art thou bragging to the stars, | Thou coward, art thou bragging to the stars, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.421 | Ho, ho, ho, coward! Why comest thou not? | Ho, ho, ho; coward, why com'st thou not? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.ii.54 | shortly hear from him, or I will subscribe him a coward. | shortly heare from him, or I will subscribe him a coward, |
| Pericles | Per IV.iii.25.1 | And of how coward a spirit. | and of how coward a spirit. |
| Richard II | R2 I.i.61 | Call him a slanderous coward, and a villain; | Call him a slanderous Coward, and a Villaine: |
| Richard II | R2 I.i.69 | Pale, trembling coward, there I throw my gage, | Pale trembling Coward, there I throw my gage, |
| Richard II | R2 I.i.102 | And consequently, like a traitor coward, | And consequently, like a Traitor Coward, |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.84 | Awake, thou coward majesty; thou sleepest. | Awake thou sluggard Maiestie, thou sleepest: |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.41 | Thou darest not, coward, live to see that day. | Thou dar'st not (Coward) liue to see the day. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.137 | man a coward. A man cannot steal, but it accuseth him; | man a Coward: A man cannot steale, but it accuseth him: |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.282 | So do not I. Go, coward as thou art. | So do not I: go Coward as thou art. |
| Richard III | R3 III.ii.87 | Pray God, I say, I prove a needless coward! | Pray God (I say) I proue a needlesse Coward. |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.180 | O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me! | O coward Conscience! how dost thou afflict me? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.71 | Have at thee, coward! | Haue at thee Coward. |
| The Tempest | Tem III.ii.26 | thou, was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so | thou, was there euer man a Coward, that hath drunk so |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.30 | Base noble, old young, coward valiant. | Base, Noble; Old, young; Coward, valiant. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.iv.1 | Sound to this coward and lascivious town | Sound to this Coward, and lasciuious Towne, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.i.58 | Foul-spoken coward, that thund'rest with thy tongue | Foule spoken Coward, / That thundrest with thy tongue, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.23 | In fortune's love: for then the bold and coward, | In Fortunes loue: for then, the Bold and Coward, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.v.43.1 | Troilus! Thou coward Troilus! | Troylus, thou coward Troylus. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.vi.1 | Troilus, thou coward Troilus, show thy head! | Troylus, thou coward Troylus, shew thy head. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.vii.23 | The devil take thee, coward! | The diuell take thee coward. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.x.26 | I'll through and through you! – And, thou great-sized coward, | Ile through, and through you; & thou great siz'd coward: |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.iii.28 | the gift of a coward to allay the gust he hath in quarrelling, | the gift of a Coward, to allay the gust he hath in quarrelling, |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.iii.37 | in Illyria. He's a coward and a coistrel that will not | in Illyria: he's a Coward and a Coystrill that will not |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.377 | coward than a hare. His dishonesty appears in leaving | coward then a Hare, his dishonesty appeares, in leauing |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.380 | A coward, a most devout coward, religious in it! | A Coward, a most deuout Coward, religious in it. |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.178 | took him for a coward, but he's the very devil | tooke him for a Coward, but hee's the verie diuell, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.i.309 | And if he lose her then, he's a cold coward. | And if he lose her then, he's a cold Coward; |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.104 | If I fall, curse me, and say I was a coward, | If I fall, curse me, and say I was a coward, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.243 | If thou inclin'st that way, thou art a coward, | If thou inclin'st that way, thou art a Coward, |