| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.305 | the rearward of the fashion, and sung those tunes to the | the rere-ward of the Fashion: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iii.33 | Now in the rearward comes the Duke and his; | Now in the Rereward comes the Duke and his: |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iii.226 | And Derby in the rearward march behind. | And Darby in the rereward march behind, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.124 | Myself would, on the rearward of reproaches, | My selfe would on the reward of reproaches |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.121 | But with a rearward following Tybalt's death, | But which a rere-ward following Tybalts death |