| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.64 | further becomes his greatness, even to the utmost | further becomes his greatnesse, euen to the vtmost |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.97 | Shall not make poor my greatness, nor my power | Shall not make poore my greatnesse, nor my power |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xii.16 | Next, Cleopatra does confess thy greatness, | Next, Cleopatra does confesse thy Greatnesse, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiii.6.1 | Than greatness going off. | Then greatnesse going off. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.i.64 | Lest in her greatness, by some mortal stroke, | Least in her greatnesse, by some mortall stroke |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.30 | The greatness he has got. I hourly learn | The Greatnesse he has got. I hourely learne |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.220 | Some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness | Some squeaking Cleopatra Boy my greatnesse |
| As You Like It | AYL I.iii.87 | And in the greatness of my word, you die. | And in the greatnesse of my word you die. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.174 | And curse that justice did it. Who deserves greatness | And curse that Iustice did it. Who deserues Greatnes, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.95 | your greatness back? | your greatnesse backe? |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.25 | O worthiness of nature! Breed of greatness! | O worthinesse of Nature, breed of Greatnesse! |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.128 | On greatness' favour, dream as I have done, | On Greatnesse, Fauour; Dreame as I haue done, |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.38 | Affected greatness got by you: not you: | Affected Greatnesse got by you: not you: |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.132 | Or, by our greatness and the grace of it – | Or by our Greatnesse, and the grace of it |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iii.17 | His greatness weighed, his will is not his own. | His greatnesse weigh'd, his will is not his owne; |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.8 | As by your safety, greatness, wisdom, all things else, | As by your Safety, Wisedome, all things else, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.11 | The scourge of greatness to be used on it, | The scourge of greatnesse to be vsed on it, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.12 | And that same greatness too which our own hands | And that same greatnesse too, which our owne hands |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.175 | Though sometimes it show greatness, courage, blood – | Though sometimes it shew Greatnesse, Courage, Blood, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.16 | Accompany the greatness of thy blood | Accompanie the greatnesse of thy blood, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.24 | Which oft the ear of greatness needs must hear, | Which oft the Eare of Greatnesse needes must heare, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.iii.74 | He presently, as greatness knows itself, | He presently, as Greatnesse knowes it selfe, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.i.48 | And such a flood of greatness fell on you, | And such a floud of Greatnesse fell on you, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.ii.5 | the complexion of my greatness to acknowledge it. Doth | the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it. Doth |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.ii.12 | make me out of love with my greatness. What a | make me out of loue with my Greatnesse. What a |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.i.70 | That I and greatness were compelled to kiss – | That I and Greatnesse were compell'd to kisse:) |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.ii.15 | In shadow of such greatness! With you, Lord Bishop, | In shadow of such Greatnesse? With you, Lord Bishop, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.iv.26 | Between his greatness and thy other brethren. | Betweene his Greatnesse, and thy other Brethren. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.98 | Thou seekest the greatness that will overwhelm thee. | Thou seek'st the Greatnesse, that will ouer-whelme thee. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.ii.111 | That would deliver up his greatness so | That would deliuer vp his Greatnesse so, |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.275 | Be like a king, and show my sail of greatness, | Be like a King, and shew my sayle of Greatnesse, |
| Henry V | H5 II.chorus.16 | O England! model to thy inward greatness, | O England: Modell to thy inward Greatnesse, |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.179 | outlive that day to see His greatness, and to teach others | out-liue that day, to see his Greatnesse, and to teach others |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.227 | Twin-born with greatness, subject to the breath | Twin-borne with Greatnesse, / Subiect to the breath |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.244 | But poisoned flattery? O, be sick, great greatness, | But poyson'd flatterie? O, be sick, great Greatnesse, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.171 | And greatness of his place be grief to us, | And greatnesse of his place be greefe to vs, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.x.51 | As for words, whose greatness answers words, | As for words, whose greatnesse answer's words, |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.100.1 | The greatness of his person. | The Greatnesse of his Person. |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.i.78 | The last fit of my greatness – good your graces, | The last fit of my Greatnesse; good your Graces |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.223 | I have touched the highest point of all my greatness, | I haue touch'd the highest point of all my Greatnesse, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.351 | Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness! | Farewell? A long farewell to all my Greatnesse. |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.357 | His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, | His Greatnesse is a ripening, nippes his roote, |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.102 | Knowing she will not lose her wonted greatness, | Knowing she will not loose her wonted Greatnesse |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.38 | And by those claim their greatness, not by blood. | And by those claime their greatnesse; not by Blood. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.51 | His honour and the greatness of his name | His Honour, and the greatnesse of his Name, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.18 | Th' abuse of greatness is when it disjoins | Th'abuse of Greatnesse, is, when it dis-ioynes |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.364 | I'll say his greatness may bear out the shame, | Ile say his greatnes may beare out the shame, |
| King John | KJ III.i.121 | And soothest up greatness. What a fool art thou, | And sooth'st vp greatnesse. What a foole art thou, |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.94 | That greatness should so grossly offer it. | That Greatnesse should so grossely offer it; |
| King John | KJ IV.iii.86 | Your worth, your greatness, and nobility. | your Worth, your Greatnesse, and Nobility. |
| King John | KJ V.i.4 | Your sovereign greatness and authority. | Your Soueraigne greatnesse and authoritie. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.i.101 | honours it pleaseth his greatness to impart to Armado, | honours it pleaseth his greatnesse to impart to Armado |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.874 | greatness, will you hear the dialogue that the two | greatnesse, wil you heare the Dialogue that the two |
| Macbeth | Mac I.v.10 | of greatness, that thou mightest not lose the dues of rejoicing | of Greatnesse) that thou might'st not loose the dues of reioycing |
| Macbeth | Mac I.v.11 | by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee. | by being ignorant of what Greatnesse is promis'd thee. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.75 | As will to greatness dedicate themselves, | As will to Greatnesse dedicate themselues, |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.ii.175 | No might nor greatness in mortality | No might, nor greatnesse in mortality |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.i.59 | O place and greatness, millions of false eyes | Oh Place, and greatnes: millions of false eies |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.157 | with his own learning, the greatness whereof I cannot | with his owne learning, the greatnesse whereof I cannot |
| Pericles | Per II.i.8 | Let it suffice the greatness of your powers | Let it suffize the greatnesse of your powers, |
| Pericles | Per II.iv.14 | This king were great, his greatness was no guard | this King were great, / His greatnesse was no gard |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.160 | That I would rather hide me from my greatness, | That I would rather hide me from my Greatnesse, |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.162 | Than in my greatness covet to be hid | Then in my Greatnesse couet to be hid, |
| The Tempest | Tem III.ii.53 | From me he got it. If thy greatness will | From me, he got it. If thy Greatnesse will |
| The Tempest | Tem III.ii.64 | I do beseech thy greatness give him blows, | I do beseech thy Greatnesse giue him blowes, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.44 | Corrivalled greatness? – Either to harbour fled | Co-riual'd Greatnesse? Either to harbour fled, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.158 | He acts thy greatness in; and when he speaks, | He acts thy Greatnesse in: and when he speakes, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.i.31 | Achilles, and thou art as full of envy at his greatness as | Achilles, and thou art as ful of enuy at his greatnes, as |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.iii.108 | Did move your greatness, and this noble state, | Did moue your greatnesse, and this noble State, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.iii.168 | He makes important. Possessed he is with greatness, | He makes important; possest he is with greatnesse, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.75 | 'Tis certain, greatness, once fallen out with fortune, | 'Tis certaine, greatnesse once falne out with fortune, |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.v.140 | thee, but be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, | thee, but be not affraid of greatnesse: Some are become great, |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.v.141 | some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust | some atcheeues greatnesse, and some haue greatnesse thrust |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.38 | ‘ Be not afraid of greatness.’ 'Twas well writ. | Be not afraid of greatnesse: 'twas well writ. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.42 | ‘ Some achieve greatness – ’ | Some atcheeue greatnesse. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.44 | ‘ And some have greatness thrust upon | And some haue greatnesse thrust vpon |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.368 | Why, ‘ Some are born great, some achieve greatness, | Why some are borne great, some atchieue greatnesse, |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.369 | and some have greatness thrown upon them.’ I | and some haue greatnesse throwne vpon them. I |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK II.i.313 | Of such a virtuous greatness that this lady, | Of such a vertuous greatnes, that this Lady, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.17 | To me the difference forges dread; your greatness | To me the difference forges dread (your Greatnesse |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.89 | Like to his father's greatness. His approach | Like to his Fathers Greatnesse: his approach |