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Montano1993 [528]
3 years ago
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Why did Shakespeare’s noble character speak in iambic pentameter while commoners spoke mainly in blank verse or prose

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Damm [24]3 years ago
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Answer:

To create a distinction between the educated nobility and the coarse lower classes.

Explanation:

Back in the time of Shakespeare, the nobles were generally seen and portrayed as wise people who had access to a superior quality education. Thus, writing their dialogues in such a noticeable metric like iambic pentameter differentiated them from the lower class less educated characters in plays.

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