| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.ii.56 | When at Philippi he found Brutus slain. | When at Phillippi he found Brutus slaine. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.iv.31 | As if the world should cleave, and that slain men | As if the world should cleaue, and that slaine men |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiii.7 | Mardian, go tell him I have slain myself; | Mardian, go tell him I haue slaine my selfe: |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iv.50.2 | Slain, sir, doubtless. | Slaine (Sir) doubtlesse. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.12.1 | And with his charity slain. | and with his Charity slaine. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.53 | Whose children he hath slain, their base throats tear | Whose children he hath slaine, their base throats teare |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.97 | When I have slain thee with my proper hand, | When I haue slaine thee with my proper hand, |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.370 | That here by mountaineers lies slain. Alas! | That heere by Mountaineers lyes slaine: Alas, |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.iii.37 | I wrote him Innogen was slain. 'Tis strange: | I wrote him Imogen was slaine. 'Tis strange: |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iii.47 | Some slain before, some dying, some their friends | Some slaine before some dying; some their Friends |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.72 | fell bravely and were slain, | fell brauely, and were slaine, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iv.26.1 | O, I am slain! | Oh I am slaine. |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.i.34 | Hamlet in madness hath Polonius slain, | Hamlet in madnesse hath Polonius slaine, |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.iv.65 | To hide the slain? O, from this time forth, | |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.v.80 | But in battalions: first, her father slain; | But in Battaliaes. First, her Father slaine, |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.4 | That he which hath your noble father slain | That he which hath your Noble Father slaine, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.307 | It is here, Hamlet. Hamlet, thou art slain. | It is heere Hamlet. / Hamlet, thou art slaine, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.56 | Of prisoners' ransom, and of soldiers slain, | Of Prisoners ransome, and of Souldiers slaine, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.v.6 | Three knights upon our party slain today, | Three Knights vpon our party slaine to day, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.v.19 | The noble Percy slain, and all his men | The Noble Percy slaine, and all his men, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.16 | Prince Harry slain outright; and both the Blunts | Prince Harrie slaine out-right: and both the Blunts |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.96 | To speak a truth. If he be slain – | To speake a truth. If he be slaine, say so: |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.i.128 | Had three times slain th' appearance of the King, | Had three times slaine th' appearance of the King, |
| Henry V | H5 IV.viii.80 | That in the field lie slain. Of princes, in this number, | That in the field lye slaine: of Princes in this number, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.141 | Is Talbot slain? Then I will slay myself, | Is Talbot slaine then? I will slay my selfe, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.iii.40 | Wasted our country, slain our citizens, | Wasted our Countrey, slaine our Citizens, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iv.42 | Too late comes rescue. He is ta'en or slain; | Too late comes rescue, he is tane or slaine, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.v.18 | Fly, to revenge my death if I be slain. | Flye, to reuenge my death, if I be slaine. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.v.43 | You cannot witness for me being slain. | You cannot witnesse for me, being slaine. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vii.77 | Is Talbot slain, the Frenchmen's only scourge, | Is Talbot slaine, the Frenchmens only Scourge, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vii.96 | All will be ours, now bloody Talbot's slain. | All will be ours, now bloody Talbots slaine. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.211 | Which I will win from France or else be slain. | Which I will win from France, or else be slaine. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.49 | But Jove was never slain, as thou shalt be. | But Ioue was neuer slaine as thou shalt be, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.89 | Hath slain their governors, surprised our forts, | Hath slaine their Gouernors, surpriz'd our Forts, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.iii.1.2 | are slain. Enter Cade and the rest | are slaine. Enter Cade and the rest. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.v.1 | How now? Is Jack Cade slain? | How now? Is Iacke Cade slaine? |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.v.2 | No, my lord, nor likely to be slain; for | No my Lord, nor likely to be slaine: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.1.1 | Alarums. Matthew Gough is slain, and all the rest. | Alarums. Mathew Goffe is slain, and all the rest. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.x.58 | O, I am slain! Famine and no other hath slain me; let | O I am slaine, Famine and no other hath slaine me, let |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.x.64 | Is't Cade that I have slain, that monstrous traitor? | Is't Cade that I haue slain, that monstrous traitor? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.9 | Were by the swords of common soldiers slain. | Were by the Swords of common Souldiers slaine. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.11 | Is either slain or wounded dangerous; | Is either slaine or wounded dangerous. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.69 | But when the Duke is slain they'll quickly fly. | But when the Duke is slaine, they'le quickly flye. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iii.42 | He be as miserably slain as I. | He be as miserably slaine as I. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.iv.2 | My uncles both are slain in rescuing me; | My Vnckles both are slaine, in rescuing me; |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.5 | Had he been slain, we should have heard the news; | Had he beene slaine, we should haue heard the newes: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.46 | When as the noble Duke of York was slain, | When as the Noble Duke of Yorke was slaine, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.63 | Of sweet young Rutland, by rough Clifford slain; | Of sweet young Rutland, by rough Clifford slaine: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.70 | O Clifford, boisterous Clifford! Thou hast slain | Oh Clifford, boyst'rous Clifford, thou hast slaine |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.100 | O valiant lord, the Duke of York is slain! | O valiant Lord, the Duke of Yorke is slaine. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.ii.2 | This lady's husband, Sir Richard Grey, was slain, | This Ladyes Husband, Sir Richard Grey, was slaine, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iv.6 | Then is my sovereign slain? | Then is my Soueraigne slaine? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iv.7 | Ay, almost slain, for he is taken prisoner, | I almost slaine, for he is taken prisoner, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.iv.78 | His realm a slaughter-house, his subjects slain, | His Realme a slaughter-house, his Subiects slaine, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.93.2 | He is slain. | He is slaine. |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iv.9 | Young Cato is slain | |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.v.3 | He came not back; he is or ta'en or slain. | He came not backe: he is or tane, or slaine. |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.40 | Your grace's son, in danger to be slain. | Your Graces sonne, in danger to be slayne, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.58 | Perhaps he is already slain or ta'en; | Perhapps he is already slayne or tane: |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.72 | All are not slain, I hope, that went with him; | All are not slayne I hope that went with him, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.108 | That in this conflict of our foes were slain: | That in this conflict of our foes were slaine, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.i.2 | Mine enemy, Sir Charles of Blois, is slain, | Mine ennemie Sir Charles of Bloys is slaine, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.57 | Of whom the better part are slain and fled, | Of whom the better part are slaine and fled, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.122 | And say the prince was smothered and not slain; | and saie the prince was smoothered, and not slaine, |
| King John | KJ III.iv.7 | Arthur ta'en prisoner? Divers dear friends slain? | Arthur tane prisoner? diuers deere friends slaine? |
| King John | KJ V.v.10 | The Count Melun is slain. The English lords | The Count Meloone is slaine: The English Lords |
| King Lear | KL III.vii.80 | O, I am slain! My lord, you have one eye left | Oh I am slaine: my Lord, you haue one eye left |
| King Lear | KL IV.ii.71 | Slain by his servant, going to put out | Slaine by his Seruant, going to put out |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.246 | Slave, thou hast slain me. Villain, take my purse. | Slaue thou hast slaine me: Villain, take my purse; |
| King Lear | KL IV.vii.86 | was so slain? | |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iv.23.1 | Those that Macbeth hath slain. | Those that Macbeth hath slaine. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.87 | The sword of our slain kings. Yet do not fear: | The Sword of our slaine Kings: yet do not feare, |
| Macbeth | Mac V.vi.21 | Fight, and Young Seyward slain | Fight, and young Seyward slaine. |
| Macbeth | Mac V.vi.25 | If thou be'st slain, and with no stroke of mine, | If thou beest slaine, and with no stroake of mine, |
| Macbeth | Mac V.vi.73.1 | Alarums. Enter fighting, and Macbeth slain | Alarums. Enter Fighting, and Macbeth slaine. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.47 | If thou hast slain Lysander in his sleep, | If thou hast slaine Lysander in his sleepe, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.66 | Of maiden's patience. Hast thou slain him then? | Of maidens patience. Hast thou slaine him then? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.144 | And finds his trusty Thisbe's mantle slain. | And findes his Thisbies Mantle slaine; |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.1 | Though in the trade of war I have slain men, | Though in the trade of Warre I haue slaine men, |
| Othello | Oth V.i.26.2 | O, I am slain! | Oh, I am slaine. |
| Othello | Oth V.i.101 | Save you your labour. He that lies slain here, Cassio, | Saue you your labour. He that lies slaine heere (Cassio) |
| Othello | Oth V.i.114 | He's almost slain and Roderigo quite. | He's almost slaine, and Rodorigo quite dead. |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.306 | Found in the pocket of the slain Roderigo, | Found in the pocket of the slaine Rodorigo, |
| Pericles | Per I.i.39 | Here they stand martyrs slain in Cupid's wars; | Heere they stand Martyrs slaine in Cupids Warres: |
| Pericles | Per IV.i.103 | Whom they have ravished must by me be slain. | Whome they haue rauisht, must by mee be slaine. |
| Richard II | R2 I.ii.25 | Yet art thou slain in him. Thou dost consent | Yet art thou slaine in him: thou dost consent |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.157 | How some have been deposed, some slain in war, | How some haue been depos'd, some slaine in warre, |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.183 | Fear, and be slain. No worse can come to fight; | Feare, and be slaine, no worse can come to fight, |
| Richard II | R2 V.vi.4 | But whether they be ta'en or slain we hear not. | But whether they be tane or slaine, we heare not. |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.89.2 | Then say they were not slain. | Then say they were not slaine: |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.92 | Nay, he is dead, and slain by Edward's hands. | Nay, he is dead, and slaine by Edwards hands. |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.129 | In Margaret's battle at Saint Alban's slain? | In Margarets Battaile, at Saint Albons, slaine? |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.281 | For I repent me that the Duke is slain. | For I repent me that the Duke is slaine. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.222 | You speak as if that I had slain my cousins! | You speake as if that I had slaine my Cosins? |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.257 | You sleep in peace, the tyrant being slain; | You sleepe in peace, the Tyrant being slaine: |
| Richard III | R3 V.iv.4 | His horse is slain, and all on foot he fights, | His horse is slaine, and all on foot he fights, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iv.12 | Five have I slain today instead of him. | Fiue haue I slaine to day, in stead of him. |
| Richard III | R3 V.v.1.2 | fight; Richard is slain | fight, Richard is slaine. |
| Richard III | R3 V.v.12 | What men of name are slain on either side? | What men of name are slaine on either side? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.122 | Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain! | He gon in triumph, and Mercutio slaine? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.133 | The citizens are up, and Tybalt slain. | The Citizens are vp, and Tybalt slaine, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.144 | There lies the man, slain by young Romeo, | There lies the man slaine by young Romeo, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.152 | Tybalt, here slain, whom Romeo's hand did slay. | Tybalt here slaine, whom Romeo's hand did slay, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.173 | Could draw to part them, was stout Tybalt slain. | Could draw to part them, was stout Tybalt slaine: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.45 | Hath Romeo slain himself? Say thou but ‘ Ay,’ | Hath Romeo slaine himselfe? say thou but I, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.50 | If he be slain, say ‘ Ay ’; or if not, ‘ No.’ | If he be slaine say I, or if not, no. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.105 | My husband lives, that Tybalt would have slain; | My husband liues that Tibalt would haue slaine, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.106 | And Tybalt's dead, that would have slain my husband. | And Tibalt dead that would haue slaine my husband: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.114 | Hath slain ten thousand Tybalts. Tybalt's death | Hath slaine ten thousand Tibalts: Tibalts death |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.ii.124 | All slain, all dead. ‘ Romeo is banished ’ – | All slaine, all dead: Romeo is banished, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.iii.116 | Hast thou slain Tybalt? Wilt thou slay thyself? | Hast thou slaine Tybalt? wilt thou slay thy selfe? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.iv.24 | For hark you, Tybalt being slain so late, | For harke you, Tybalt being slaine so late, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.v.55 | Beguiled, divorced, wronged, spited, slain! | Beguild, diuorced, wronged, spighted, slaine, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.72 | O, I am slain! If thou be merciful, | O I am slaine, if thon be mercifull, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.174 | Pitiful sight! Here lies the County slain! | Pittifull sight, here lies the Countie slaine, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.195 | Sovereign, here lies the County Paris slain; | Soueraigne, here lies the Countie Paris slaine, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.65 | And slain in fight many of your enemies. | And slaine in fight many of your enemies: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.38 | And slain the noblest prisoner of the Goths. | |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.94 | And sleep in peace, slain in your country's wars. | And sleepe in peace, slaine in your Countries warres: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.126 | Alive and dead, and for their brethren slain | Aliue and dead, and for their Bretheren slaine, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.199 | Knighted in field, slain manfully in arms, | Knighted in Field, slaine manfully in Armes, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.296 | In wrongful quarrel you have slain your son. | In wrongfull quarrell, you haue slaine your son. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.345 | In a bad quarrel slain a virtuous son. | In a bad quarrell, slaine a Vertuous sonne. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.356 | Repose in fame; none basely slain in brawls. | Repose in Fame: None basely slaine in braules, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.159 | That gave thee life when well he might have slain thee. | That gaue thee life when well he might haue slaine thee: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.iii.171 | Poor I was slain when Bassianus died. | Poore I was slaine, when Bassianus dy'd. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.54 | Why hast thou slain thine only daughter thus? | Why hast thou slaine thine onely Daughter? |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.i.73 | A Trojan hath been slain. Since she could speak, | A Troian hath beene slaine. Since she could speake, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.v.11 | Epistrophus and Cedius. Polyxenes is slain, | Epistropus and Cedus, Polixines is slaine; |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.v.13 | Patroclus ta'en or slain, and Palamedes | Patroclus tane or slaine, and Palamedes |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.viii.14 | ‘ Achilles hath the mighty Hector slain.’ | Achilles hath the mighty Hector slaine. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.ix.3 | slain! Achilles! | slaine, Achilles. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.ix.4 | The bruit is Hector's slain, and by Achilles. | The bruite is, Hector's slaine, and by Achilles. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.x.3.1 | Hector is slain. | Hector is slaine. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iv.53 | I am slain by a fair cruel maid. | I am slaine by a faire cruell maide: |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.47 | With stench of our slain lords. O, pity, Duke! | With stench of our slaine Lords. O pitty Duke, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.78 | Most dreaded Amazonian, that hast slain | Most dreaded Amazonian, that ha'st slaine |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.140.1 | What beds our slain kings have. | What beds our slaine Kings have. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.ii.5 | In me hath grief slain fear, and but for one thing | In me hath greife slaine feare, and but for one thing |