| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.i.138 | So holy writ in babes hath judgement shown, | So holy Writ, in babes hath iudgement showne, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.60.1 | And writ as little beard. | And writ as little beard. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.v.23 | I have writ my letters, casketed my treasure, | I haue writ my letters, casketted my treasure, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.87 | buried a wife, mourned for her, writ to my lady mother | buried a wife, mourn'd for her, writ to my Ladie mother, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.195 | officer of mine, and writ to me this other day to turn | Officer of mine, and writ to mee this other day, to turne |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.310 | sonnet you writ to Diana in behalf of the Count | sonnet you writ to Diana in behalfe of the Count |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.i.22 | Which writ his honour in the acts it did | Which writ his Honor in the Acts it did, |
| As You Like It | AYL V.ii.73 | To show the letter that I writ to you. | To shew the letter that I writ to you. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.86 | Take this along. I writ it for thy sake | Take this along, I writ it for thy sake, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.145 | Whose chronicle thus writ: ‘ The man was noble, | Whose Chronicle thus writ, The man was Noble, |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.114 | If you have writ your annals true, 'tis there | If you haue writ your Annales true, 'tis there, |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.viii.1 | This is the tenor of the emperor's writ; | This is the tenor of the Emperors Writ; |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.27 | Thus much the business is: we have here writ | Thus much the businesse is. We haue heere writ |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.222 | And we did think it writ down in our duty | And we did thinke it writ downe in our duty |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.400 | light. For the law of writ and the liberty, these are the | light, for the law of Writ, and the Liberty. These are the |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.271 | name's Gonzago. The story is extant, and written in very | name's Gonzago: the Story is extant and writ in |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.v.143 | Of your dear father, is't writ in your revenge | Of your deere Fathers death, if writ in your reuenge, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.51 | Folded the writ up in the form of th' other, | Folded the Writ vp in forme of the other, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.26 | writ man ever since his father was a bachelor. He may | writ man euer since his Father was a Batchellour. He may |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.ii.128 | Rotten opinion, who hath writ me down | Rotten Opinion, who hath writ me downe |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.98 | For in the book of Numbers is it writ, | For in the Booke of Numbers is it writ, |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.38 | wonder at him. I once writ a sonnet in his praise, and | wonder at him, I once writ a Sonnet in his prayse, and |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.12 | Writ to your grace from th' Duke of Burgundy. | Writ to your Grace, from th'Duke of Burgundy. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.56 | His weapons holy saws of sacred writ; | His Weapons, holy Sawes of sacred Writ, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iv.56 | Now pray, my lord, let's see the devil's writ. | Now pray my Lord, let's see the Deuils Writ. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.63 | This hand of mine hath writ in thy behalf, | This hand of mine hath writ in thy behalfe, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.99 | Under the which is writ ‘ Invitis nubibus.’ | Vnder the which is writ, Inuitis nubibus. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ii.92 | They use to write it on the top of letters. 'Twill go | They vse to writ it on the top of Letters: 'Twill go |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.55 | Kent, in the Commentaries Caesar writ, | Kent, in the Commentaries Casar writ, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.103 | Let there be letters writ to every shire | Let there be Letters writ to euery Shire, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.222 | I writ to's holiness. Nay then, farewell! | I writ too's Holinesse. Nay then, farewell: |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.287 | You writ to th' Pope against the King! Your goodness, | You writ to'th Pope, against the King: your goodnesse |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.313 | Then, that in all you writ to Rome, or else | Then, That in all you writ to Rome, or else |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.341 | That therefore such a writ be sued against you: | That therefore such a Writ be sued against you, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.222 | For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, | For I haue neyther writ nor words, nor worth, |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.181 | Nor nothing in your letters writ of her? | Nor nothing in your Letters writ of her? |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.95.2 | Write I to a woman? | Writ I to a woman? |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.98 | Engaged his word, writ down his noble hand, | Ingagde his word, writ downe his noble hand, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.vii.20 | Have writ that note of death in Audley's face? | Haue writ that note of death in Audleys face: |
| King John | KJ IV.i.37 | Can you not read it? Is it not fair writ? | Can you not reade it? Is it not faire writ? |
| King Lear | KL I.ii.87 | life for him that he hath writ this to feel my affection to | my life for him, that he hath writ this to feele my affection to |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.328 | What he hath uttered I have writ my sister; | What he hath vtter'd I haue writ my Sister: |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.331 | What, have you writ that letter to my sister? | What haue you writ that Letter to my Sister? |
| King Lear | KL II.i.121 | Our father he hath writ, so hath our sister, | Our Father he hath writ, so hath our Sister, |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.243 | Be brief in it – to the castle, for my writ | (Be briefe in it) to'th'Castle, for my Writ |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.ii.110 | I will have that subject newly writ o'er, that I | I will haue that subiect newly writ ore, that I |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.i.61.1 | It is writ to Jaquenetta. | It is writ to Iaquenetta. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.97 | Once more I'll read the ode that I have writ. | Once more Ile read the Ode that I haue writ. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.8 | Writ o' both sides the leaf, margin and all, | Writ on both sides the leafe, margent and all, |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.154 | With character too gross is writ on Juliet. | With Character too grosse, is writ on Iuliet. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.196 | chance nothing of what is writ. Look, th' unfolding star | chance nothing of what is writ. Looke, th' vnfolding Starre |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.iv.1 | Every letter he hath writ hath disvouched other. | Euery Letter he hath writ, hath disuouch'd other. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iv.13 | And whiter than the paper it writ on | And whiter then the paper it writ on, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iv.14.1 | Is the fair hand that writ. | I the faire hand that writ. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iii.53 | I have writ me here a letter to her; and here | I haue writ me here a letter to her: & here |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.i.70 | of these letters, writ with blank space for different names | of these Letters, writ with blancke-space for different names |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.348 | there needs none to be blamed. Marry, if he that writ it | there need none to be blamed. Marry, if hee that writ it |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.134 | there will she sit in her smock till she have writ a sheet | there will she sit in her smocke, till she haue writ a sheet |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.138 | O, when she had writ it and was reading it | O when she had writ it, & was reading it |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.146 | should flout him, if he writ to me; yea, though I love | should flout him if hee writ to mee, yea though I loue |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.31 | a tale. Have you writ down, that they are none? | a tale: haue you writ downe that they are none? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.84 | I had been writ down an ass! | I had been writ downe an asse! |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.37 | However they have writ the style of gods, | How euer they haue writ the stile of gods, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.89 | Writ in my cousin's hand, stolen from her pocket, | Writ in my cosins hand, stolne from her pocket, |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.321 | As proofs of holy writ. This may do something. | As proofes of holy Writ. This may do something. |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.II.12 | Thinks all is writ he speken can; | Thinkes all is writ, he spoken can: |
| Pericles | Per IV.iv.32 | The epitaph is for Marina writ | The Epitaph is for Marina writ, |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.14 | Writ in remembrance more than things long past. | Writ in remembrance, more then things long past; |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.274 | Where all my sins are writ; and that's myself. | Where all my sinnes are writ, and that's my selfe. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.336 | With odd old ends stolen forth of Holy Writ, | With odde old ends, stolne forth of holy Writ, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.ii.42 | persons whose names are here writ, and can never find | persons whose names are writ, & can neuer find |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.ii.43 | what names the writing person hath here writ. I must | what names the writing person hath here writ (I must |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iii.83 | And find delight writ there with beauty's pen. | And find delight, writ there with Beauties pen: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.ii.1 | So many guests invite as here are writ. | So many guests inuite as here are writ, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.ii.4 | Or, if his mind be writ, give me his letter. | Or if his mind be writ, giue me his Letter. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.82 | One writ with me in sour misfortune's book. | One, writ with me in sowre misfortunes booke. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.246 | The form of death. Meantime I writ to Romeo | The forme of death. Meane time, I writ to Romeo, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.118 | Are not within the leaf of pity writ, | Are not within the Leafe of pitty writ, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.264 | Then all too late I bring this fatal writ, | Then all too late I bring this fatall writ, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.69.2 | I have writ my name | I haue writ my name, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.76 | O, do ye read, my lord, what she hath writ? | Oh doe ye read my Lord what she hath writs? |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.1.3 | bundle of weapons and verses writ upon them | bundle of weapons, and verses writ vpon them. |
| 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 V.i.282 | end as well as a man in his case may do. He's here writ a | end as well as a man in his case may do: has heere writ a |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.360 | We had conceived against him. Maria writ | We had conceiu'd against him. Maria writ |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.79 | Some love of yours hath writ to you in rhyme. | Some loue of yours, hath writ to you in Rime. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.109 | Look, here is writ, kind Julia. Unkind Julia, | Looke, here is writ, kinde Iulia: vnkinde Iulia, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.113 | And here is writ, love-wounded Proteus. | And here is writ, Loue wounded Protheus. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.123 | Lo, here in one line is his name twice writ: | Loe, here in one line is his name twice writ: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.86 | Are they not lamely writ? | Are they not lamely writt? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.98 | As you enjoined me, I have writ your letter | As you inioynd me; I haue writ your Letter |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.105 | I writ at random, very doubtfully. | I writ at randome, very doubtfully. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.116 | Yes, yes; the lines are very quaintly writ; | Yes, yes: the lines are very queintly writ, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.119 | Ay, ay; you writ them, sir, at my request, | I, I: you writ them Sir, at my request, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.121 | I would have had them writ more movingly. | I would haue had them writ more mouingly: |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.123 | And when it's writ, for my sake read it over; | And when it's writ: for my sake read it ouer, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.143 | Why, she hath not writ to me. | Why she hath not writ to me? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.151 | That's the letter I writ to her friend. | That's the Letter I writ to her friend. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.156 | For often have you writ to her; and she, in modesty, | For often haue you writ to her: and she in modesty, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.249 | Which, being writ to me, shall be delivered | Which, being writ to me, shall be deliuer'd |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.339 | Of her tongue she cannot, for that's writ down | Of her tongue she cannot; for that's writ downe |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.99 | Have said and writ so – but your writing now | Haue said, and writ so; but your writing now |