| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| IN Troy there lyes the Scene: From Iles of Greece | In Troy there lies the scene. From isles of Greece | TC prologue.1 |
| The Princes Orgillous, their high blood chaf'd | The princes orgulous, their high blood chafed, | TC prologue.2 |
| Haue to the Port of Athens sent their shippes | Have to the port of Athens sent their ships | TC prologue.3 |
| Fraught with the ministers and instruments | Fraught with the ministers and instruments | TC prologue.4 |
| Of cruell Warre: Sixty and nine that wore | Of cruel war. Sixty-and-nine that wore | TC prologue.5 |
| Their Crownets Regall, from th' Athenian bay | Their crownets regal from th' Athenian bay | TC prologue.6 |
| Put forth toward Phrygia, and their vow is made | Put forth toward Phrygia, and their vow is made | TC prologue.7 |
| To ransacke Troy, within whose strong emures | To ransack Troy, within whose strong immures | TC prologue.8 |
| The rauish'd Helen, Menelaus Queene, | The ravished Helen, Menelaus' queen, | TC prologue.9 |
| With wanton Paris sleepes, and that's the Quarrell. | With wanton Paris sleeps – and that's the quarrel. | TC prologue.10 |
| To Tenedos they come, | To Tenedos they come, | TC prologue.11 |
| And the deepe-drawing Barke do there disgorge | And the deep-drawing barks do there disgorge | TC prologue.12 |
| Their warlike frautage: now on Dardan Plaines | Their warlike fraughtage; now on Dardan plains | TC prologue.13 |
| The fresh and yet vnbruised Greekes do pitch | The fresh and yet unbruised Greeks do pitch | TC prologue.14 |
| Their braue Pauillions. Priams six=gated City, | Their brave pavilions. Priam's six-gated city, | TC prologue.15 |
| Dardan and Timbria, Helias, Chetas, Troien, | Dardan and Timbria, Helias, Chetas, Troien, | TC prologue.16 |
| And Antenonidus with massie Staples | And Antenorides, with massy staples | TC prologue.17 |
| And corresponsiue and fulfilling Bolts | And corresponsive and fulfilling bolts, | TC prologue.18 |
| Stirre vp the Sonnes of Troy. | Stir up the sons of Troy. | TC prologue.19 |
| Now Expectation tickling skittish spirits, | Now expectation, tickling skittish spirits | TC prologue.20 |
| On one and other side, Troian and Greeke, | On one and other side, Trojan and Greek, | TC prologue.21 |
| Sets all on hazard. And hither am I come, | Sets all on hazard. And hither am I come, | TC prologue.22 |
| A Prologue arm'd, but not in confidence | A Prologue armed, but not in confidence | TC prologue.23 |
| Of Authors pen, or Actors voyce; but suited | Of author's pen or actor's voice, but suited | TC prologue.24 |
| In like conditions, as our Argument; | In like conditions as our argument, | TC prologue.25 |
| To tell you (faire Beholders) that our Play | To tell you, fair beholders, that our play | TC prologue.26 |
| Leapes ore the vaunt and firstlings of those broyles, | Leaps o'er the vaunt and firstlings of those broils, | TC prologue.27 |
| Beginning in the middle: starting thence away, | Beginning in the middle; starting thence away | TC prologue.28 |
| To what may be digested in a Play: | To what may be digested in a play. | TC prologue.29 |
| Like, or finde fault, do as your pleasures are, | Like or find fault; do as your pleasures are; | TC prologue.30 |
| Now good, or bad, 'tis but the chance of Warre. | Now good or bad, 'tis but the chance of war. | TC prologue.31 |