Shakespeare's Language

Blank means "unrhymed"

used by characters in authority like Prince Escalus in Romeo and Juliet​ or their parents.

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Blank Verse

​Prince Escalus

Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word

By thee, old Capulet, and Montague

Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets.​

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Used for Romantic or heroic speeches. Contains Iambic pentameter or a group of syllables that follow a particular pattern of stress.

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​Rhymed Verse

​an ‘iamb’ is a foot or beat consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable; ‘Penta’ means five--five sets of stressed syllables and unstressed syllables.

​ For example, deLIGHT, the SUN, forLORN, one DAY, reLEASE

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Oh, SHE doth TEACH the TORches TO burn BRIGHT!

It SEEMS she HANGS upON the CHEEK of NIGHT

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​Iambic Pentameter

Ordinary written or spoken language​

Used for servant or comic scenes​

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Prose​

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Sampson: a servant of the Montagues

My naked weapon is out. Quarrel ! I will back thee. ​

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Let's answer some questions now​

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