shakespeare an verse and prose

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Shakespearean Verse and Prose


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Prose

Refers to ordinary speech with no regularpattern or accentual rhythm

Lines of text do not all have the same number

of syllables nor is there any discernable patternof stresses A long passage in prose is typically printed in

text like an ordinary paragraph with right andleft justification

Standard rules of capitalization are followed Usually used in serious letters, proclamations,

speeches of characters


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Rhymed Verse

Usually in rhymed couplets (aa, bb, cc, etc)

Line of print dots not extend to fill whole page;

there is a hard return after every word Text appears as a column that does not fill the

whole page

The first word of EVERY line is capitalized

Often used for ritualistic or choral effects andfor passages that give advice or point to a moral


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Blank Verse

Resembles prose in that the final words of the linesdo not rhyme in any regular pattern

Most lines are in iambic pentameter, i.e. they consist

of ten syllables alternating unstressed and stressedsyllables

Line of print does NOT extend to fill the whole page

The first word of EVERY word is capitalized

Used in a wide range of situations because it comesclose to the natural speaking rhythms of English butraises it above the ordinary without soundingartificial


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*Shakespeare ends each scene with a couplet.This was to signal to the audience they hadtime to take a break.

Iamb- consists of two syllables, an unstressedsyllable followed by a stressed syllable

Iambic Pentameter- a ten syllable line

consisting of five iambs Sonnet- 14 lines, abab, cdcd, efef, gg rhyme

scheme, written in iambic penatmeter


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Consists of two syllables, an unstressedsyllable followed by a stressed syllable


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A ten-syllable line consisting of five iambs


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14 lines, abab, cdcd, eded, gg rhymescheme, written in iambic pentameter


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A humorous use of a word in such a way asto suggest different meanings ofapplications, aka (as known as) a play on

words


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When the audience knows something thecharacters dont


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A monologue that gives the illusion ofbeing a series of unspoken reflections

where the actor speaks directly to theaudience or speaks his or her thoughtsaloud, either alone upon the stage or withthe other actors keeping silent


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Correct Parenthetical

Documentation (3.1.80-84) This example stands for Act 3,

scene 1, lines 80-84.


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Characters

Dromioof Syracuse and Dromio of EphesusLong-lost twin brothers and servants to Antipholus of Syracuse and Antipholus of Ephesus,respectively. The Dromio twins are more nearly identical to each other than the Antipholustwins. Witty, antic, and perennially put upon, they grumblingly but good-naturedly endureendless abuse from their masters and mistresses. The Dromio twins' history resembles that ofthe Antipholus twins: they were born on the same day as their masters, a fact that isreferenced often in the text. However, the resemblance between servant and master endsthere. Despite the plays frantic substitutions and frequent cases of mistaken identity, the linebetween master and servant is one that is never crossed.

AdrianaThe wife of Antipholusof Ephesus and a fiercely jealous woman. Adriana doesnt appreciate orput much stock in her sister, Lucianas, advice to be meek and accommodating toward herhusband, whom Adriana believes is cheating on her.

LucianaAdrianas unmarried sister and the object of Antipholus of Syracuses affections. Lucianapreaches the virtues of patience and subservience to her sisters.


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