| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.29 | On Tuesday last to listen after news. | On Tuesday last, to listen after Newes. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iii.103 | Lady, vouchsafe to listen what I say. | Lady, vouchsafe to listen what I say. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.88 | That she will light to listen to the lays, | That she will light to listen to the Layes, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.147 | And listen after Humphrey, how he proceeds. | And listen after Humfrey, how he proceedes: |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.iv.17.2 | Prithee, listen well; | Prythee listen well: |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.i.41 | Listen great things. Brutus and Cassius | Listen great things. Brutus and Cassius |
| King John | KJ III.i.198 | King Philip, listen to the Cardinal. | King Philip, listen to the Cardinall. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.42 | What, Longaville, and reading! Listen, ear! | What Longauill, and reading: listen eare. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.i.88.2 | Listen, but speak not to't. | Listen, but speake not too't. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.232 | it to his discretion, and let us listen to the moon. | it to his discretion, and let vs hearken to the Moone. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.i.12 | To listen our propose. This is thy office; | To listen our purpose, this is thy office, |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.20 | The open ear of youth doth always listen; | The open eare of youth doth alwayes listen. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.ii.177 | Listen to me, and if you speak me fair, | Listen to me, and if you speake me faire, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.139 | Listen, fair madam, let it be your glory | Listen faire Madam, let it be your glory |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.ii.15 | Might call fell things to listen, who have in them | Might call fell things to listen, who have in them |