| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.ii.7 | For speedy aid; wherein our dearest friend | For speedie ayde: wherein our deerest friend |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.111 | With that malignant cause wherein the honour | With that malignant cause, wherein the honour |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.v.75 | Wherein toward me my homely stars have failed | Wherein toward me my homely starres haue faild |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.32 | measure of his own judgements wherein so curiously he | measure of his owne iudgements, wherein so curiously he |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.ii.29 | to pare her nails now. Wherein have you played the | to paire her nailes now. Wherein haue you played the |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.vi.38 | Some ditch wherein to die; the foul'st best fits | Some Ditch, wherein to dye: the foul'st best fits |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.86 | Wherein the worship of the whole world lies. | Wherein the worship of the whole world lyes. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xv.54 | Wherein I lived; the greatest prince o'th' world, | Wherein I liued. The greatest Prince o'th'world, |
| As You Like It | AYL I.ii.172 | thoughts, wherein I confess me much guilty to deny so | thoughts, wherein I confesse me much guiltie to denie so |
| As You Like It | AYL I.ii.174 | and gentle wishes go with me to my trial: wherein if I be | and gentle wishes go with mee to my triall; wherein if I bee |
| As You Like It | AYL II.vii.83 | There then, how then, what then? Let me see wherein | There then, how then, what then, let me see wherein |
| As You Like It | AYL II.vii.140.1 | Wherein we play in. | Wherein we play in. |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.214 | said he? How looked he? Wherein went he? What | sayde he? How look'd he? Wherein went he? What |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.376 | trees, wherein Rosalind is so admired? | Trees, wherein Rosalind is so admired? |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iii.3 | I should freelier rejoice in that absence wherein he won | I should freelier reioyce in that absence wherein he wonne |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.vi.56 | By all the battles wherein we have fought, | By all the Battailes wherein we haue fought, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.vi.69 | Wherein you see me smeared; if any fear | Wherein you see me smear'd, if any feare |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.viii.10 | Wherein thou seest me masked. For thy revenge | Wherein thou seest me maskt, for thy Reuenge |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.129 | Senate has letters from the general, wherein he gives | Senate ha's Letters from the Generall, wherein hee giues |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.42 | He's to make his requests by particulars, wherein every | He's to make his requests by particulars, wherein euerie |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.126 | Their mutinies and revolts, wherein they showed | There Mutinies and Reuolts, wherein they shew'd |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.23 | Wherein this trunk was framed, and in her hand | Wherein this Trunke was fram'd, and in her hand |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.84 | Wherein I seem unnatural. Desire not | Wherein I seeme vnnaturall: Desire not t'allay |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.13 | If you do hold the same intent wherein | If you do hold the same intent / Wherein |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.v.12 | This matter of marrying his king's daughter, wherein | This matter of marrying his Kings Daughter, wherein |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iii.83 | I'th' cave wherein they bow, their thoughts do hit | I'th' Caue, whereon the Bowe their thoughts do hit, |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iv.166 | Your laboursome and dainty trims, wherein | Your laboursome and dainty Trimmes, wherein |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.iv.176 | Wherein you're happy; which will make him know, | Wherein you're happy; which will make him know, |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.v.111 | undergo those employments wherein I should have | vndergo those Imployments wherin I should haue |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.iii.42 | Wherein I am false, I am honest; not true, to be true. | Wherein I am false, I am honest: not true, to be true. |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.109 | This tablet lay upon his breast, wherein | This Tablet lay vpon his Brest, wherein |
| Hamlet | Ham I.i.160 | Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, | Wherein our Sauiours Birth is celebrated, |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iv.6 | Wherein the spirit held his wont to walk. | Wherein the Spirit held his wont to walke. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iv.25 | As in their birth, wherein they are not guilty, | |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iv.49 | Wherein we saw thee quietly interred | Wherein we saw thee quietly enurn'd, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.150 | Into the madness wherein now he raves | Into the Madnesse whereon now he raues, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.603 | Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King. | Wherein Ile catch the Conscience of the King. |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.v.93 | Wherein necessity, of matter beggared, | Where in necessitie of matter Beggard, |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.72 | Wherein they say you shine. Your sum of parts | |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.168 | appoint them a place of meeting, wherein it is at our | appoint them a place of meeting, wherin it is at our |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.167 | Wherein you range under this subtle King! | Wherein you range vnder this subtill King. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.178 | No, yet time serves wherein you may redeem | No: yet time serues, wherein you may redeeme |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.442 | that Father Ruffian, that Vanity in years? Wherein is he | that Father Ruffian, that Vanitie in yeeres? wherein is he |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.443 | good, but to taste sack and drink it? Wherein neat and | good, but to taste Sacke, and drinke it? wherein neat and |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.444 | cleanly, but to carve a capon and eat it? Wherein cunning, | cleanly, but to carue a Capon, and eat it? wherein Cunning, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.445 | but in craft? Wherein crafty, but in villainy? Wherein | but in Craft? wherein Craftie, but in Villanie? wherein |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.446 | villainous, but in all things? Wherein worthy, but in nothing? | Villanous, but in all things? wherein worthy, but in nothing? |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.ii.26 | I may for some things true, wherein my youth | I may for some things true, wherein my youth |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.iv.9 | Wherein the fortune of ten thousand men | Wherein the fortune of ten thousand men |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iii.22 | Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves. | Wherein the Noble-Youth did dresse themselues. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.89 | Wherein have you been galled by the King? | Wherein haue you beene galled by the King? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.141 | That he will give you audience; and wherein | That hee will giue you Audience: and wherein |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.iv.69 | Like a strange tongue, wherein, to gain the language, | Like a strange Tongue: wherein, to gaine the Language, |
| Henry V | H5 II.ii.170 | Wherein you would have sold your King to slaughter, | Wherein you would haue sold your King to slaughter, |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.176 | the time was blessedly lost wherein such preparation | the time was blessedly lost, wherein such preparation |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.241 | Wherein thou art less happy being feared, | Wherein thou art lesse happy, being fear'd, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.107 | What? Wherein Talbot overcame, is't so? | What? wherein Talbot ouercame, is't so? |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.108 | O, no; wherein Lord Talbot was o'erthrown. | O no: wherein Lord Talbot was o'rethrown: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.ii.13 | A tomb, wherein his corpse shall be interred; | A Tombe, wherein his Corps shall be interr'd: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vi.1.1 | Alarum. Excursions, wherein Talbot's son is hemmed | Alarum: Excursions, wherein Talbots Sonne is hemm'd |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.i.49 | And safely brought to Dover, where inshipped, | And safely brought to Douer, wherein ship'd |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.103 | Who can accuse me? Wherein am I guilty? | Who can accuse me? wherein am I guiltie? |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.iii.1.1 | Alarums to the fight, wherein both the Staffords | Alarums to the fight, wherein both the Staffords |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.90 | Tell me: wherein have I offended most? | Tell me: wherein haue I offended most? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.125 | Wherein my grandsire and my father sat? | Wherein my Grandsire and my Father sat? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.vi.102 | Wherein thy counsel and consent is wanting. | Wherein thy counsaile and consent is wanting: |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.22 | Of all their loyalties; wherein, although, | Of all their Loyalties; wherein, although |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.38 | Wherein? and what taxation? My lord Cardinal, | Wherein? and what Taxation? My Lord Cardinall, |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.178 | Wherein he might the King his lord advertise | Wherein he might the King his Lord aduertise, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.27 | Are all unfolded, wherein he appears | Are all vnfolded: wherein he appeares, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.31 | And came to th' eye o'th' King, wherein was read | And came to th'eye o'th'King, wherein was read |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.316 | That Rome holds of his name; wherein obscurely | That Rome holds of his Name: wherein obscurely |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.222 | Why, and wherein, Caesar was dangerous. | Why, and wherein, Casar was dangerous. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.39 | wherein he was worthy; nor his offences enforced, | wherein he was worthy; nor his offences enforc'd, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.237 | Wherein hath Caesar thus deserved your loves? | Wherein hath Casar thus deseru'd your loues? |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.4 | Wherein my letters, praying on his side, | Wherein my Letters, praying on his side, |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.39 | Ah, wherein may our duty more be seen | Ah where in may our duety more be seene, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iii.64 | Wherein is written what success is like | Wherein is written what successe is like |
| King John | KJ V.ii.27 | Wherein we step after a stranger, march | Wherein we step after a stranger, march |
| King Lear | KL I.ii.157 | Bethink yourself wherein you may have | Bethink your selfe wherein you may haue |
| King Lear | KL II.i.120 | Wherein we must have use of your advice. | Wherein we must haue vse of your aduise. |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.176.1 | Wherein I thee endowed. | Wherein I thee endow'd. |
| King Lear | KL III.i.12 | This night, wherein the cub-drawn bear would couch, | |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vii.36 | Wherein you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since? | Wherein you drest your selfe? Hath it slept since? |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.iv.10 | Wherein, let no man hear me, I take pride, | Wherein (let no man heare me) I take pride, |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.ii.245 | it shall become him well; wherein if he chance to | It shall become him well: wherein if he chance to |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.499 | Wherein have I so deserved of you, | Wherein haue I so deseru'd of you |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.129 | Wherein my time, something too prodigal, | Wherein my time something too prodigall |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ix.5 | If you choose that wherein I am contained, | If you choose that wherein I am contain'd, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.189 | Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; | Wherein doth sit the dread and feare of Kings: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.243.1 | Wherein I see myself ... | Wherein I see my selfe. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.178 | you wherein I must very much lay open mine own | you, wherein I must very much lay open mine owne |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.179 | Wherein it doth impair the seeing sense | Wherein it doth impaire the seeing sense, |
| Othello | Oth I.i.25 | Wherein the toged consuls can propose | Wherein the Tongued Consuls can propose |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.133 | Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, | Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances: |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.139 | Wherein of antres vast and deserts idle, | Wherein of Antars vast, and Desarts idle, |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.81 | Wherein I mean to touch your love indeed | Wherein I meane to touch your Loue indeed, |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.138 | But some uncleanly apprehensions | Wherein vncleanly Apprehensions |
| Othello | Oth IV.ii.225 | here by some accident: wherein none can be so determinate | heere by some accident. Wherein none can be so determinate, |
| Pericles | Per II.ii.45 | From the dejected state wherein he is, | frõ the deiected state wherein he is, |
| Pericles | Per IV.i.81 | Wherein my death might yield her any profit, | wherein my death might yeeld her anie profit, |
| Pericles | Per V.i.54 | Wherein we are not destitute for want, | wherein we are not destitute for want, |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.266 | Esteem as foil wherein thou art to set | Esteeme a soyle, wherein thou art to set |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.96 | Wherein thou liest in reputation sick; | Wherein thou lyest in reputation sicke, |
| Richard II | R2 II.ii.131 | Wherein the King stands generally condemned. | Wherein the king stands generally condemn'd |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.106 | On what condition stands it, and wherein? | On what Condition stands it, and wherein? |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.180 | Wherein, my friends, have I offended you? | Wherein my Friends haue I offended you? |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.180 | Wherein thyself shalt highly be employed. | Wherein thy selfe shalt highly be employ'd. |
| Richard III | R3 III.v.27 | Made him my book, wherein my soul recorded | Made him my Booke, wherein my Soule recorded |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.93 | Where are thy two sons? Wherein dost thou joy? | Where be thy two Sonnes? Wherein dost thou Ioy? |
| Richard III | R3 V.i.16 | This is the day wherein I wished to fall | This is the day, wherein I wisht to fall |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.42 | Of – save your reverence – love, wherein thou stickest | Or saue your reuerence loue, wherein thou stickest |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.1.90 | Wherein your cunning can assist me much. | Wherein your cunning can assist me much. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS induction.1.114 | Wherein your lady and your humble wife | Wherein your Ladie, and your humble wife, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.i.111 | wherein she delights, I will wish him to her father. | wherein she delights, I will wish him to her father. |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.465.1 | Wherein the acorn cradled. Follow! | Wherein the Acorne cradled. Follow. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.7 | And wherein Rome hath done you any scath | And wherein Rome hath done you any scathe, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.110 | Wherein I had no stroke of mischief in it? | Wherein I had no stroke of Mischeife in it. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.127 | Wherein I did not some notorious ill, | Wherein I did not some Notorious ill, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.128 | Have we done aught amiss, show us wherein, | Haue we done ought amisse? shew vs wherein, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.56 | As well wherein 'tis precious of itself | As well, wherein 'tis precious of it selfe, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.146 | Wherein he puts alms for oblivion, | Wherein he puts almes for obliuion: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.131 | Wherein my sword had not impressure made | Wherein my sword had not impressure made |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.ii.28 | Wherein the pregnant enemy does much. | Wherein the pregnant enemie does much. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iii.149 | love; wherein, by the colour of his beard, the shape of | loue, wherein by the colour of his beard, the shape of |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.100 | Wherein Olivia may seem serviceable? | Wherein Oliuia may seeme seruiceable? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.ii.10 | Wherein I sigh not, Julia, for thy sake, | Wherein I sigh not (Iulia) for thy sake, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.vii.3 | Who art the table wherein all my thoughts | Who art the Table wherein all my thoughts |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.60 | That touch me near, wherein thou must be secret. | That touch me neere: wherein thou must be secret. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.i.8 | Wherein our entertainment shall shame | Wherein our Entertainment shall shame |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.237 | My chamber-counsels, wherein, priest-like, thou | My Chamber-Councels, wherein (Priest-like) thou |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.660 | Wherein my hope is I shall so prevail | Wherein, my hope is, I shall so preuaile, |