What Makes Shakespeare’s Plays Great? Shakespeare’s plays have been popular worldwide for four hundred years because they
The Language of Shakespeare’s Plays Shakespeare uses both poetry and prose in his plays.- Elizabethan playwrights generally considered poetry to be elevated language.
- Poetry is usually spoken by the main or high-ranking characters.
- Elizabethan playwrights generally considered prose to be common language.
- Prose is usually spoken by the supporting or low-ranking characters.
The poetry in Shakespeare’s plays consists of both blank verse and rhymed verse.- Shakespeare uses blank verse—unrhymed iambic pentameter—in nearly 70 percent of his dramatic dialogue.
- Shakespeare uses rhymed verse in about 10 percent of his dramatic dialogue.
- His rhymed verse often consists of couplets—two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
Shakespeare’s Use of Blank Verse - Blank verse sounds similar to human speech but is still considered elevated language.
- The rhythm of blank verse emphasizes imagery and heightens the emotional impact of language.
Rhymed verse is often used to express matters of love and courtship.
Shakespeare’s Use of Rhymed Verse
Shakespeare’s Use of Prose
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