Shakespeare - Macbeth - Iambic Pentameter
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Iambic Pentameter
________ is pretty tricky so take it slow, and read carefully.
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Shakespeare
________ uses iambic pentameter to show educated and noble characters with a high station; servants or low born characters rarely speak in iambic pentameter.
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line of poetry
A(n) ________ written in iambic pentameter has 5 feet which is equal to 5 sets of stressed syllables and unstressed syllables.
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Iambic pentameter
________ is a 10 syllable line, which alternates unstressed and stressed syllables, creating a rhythm like DUM, de DUM, de DUM, de DUM, de DUM.
It is often used to highlight especially powerful or important lines.
It is often used to highlight especially powerful or important lines.
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Shakespeare
________ wrote his plays in blank verse (verse without rhyme), often using iambic pentameter.
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Actors dropped out of iambic pentameter when...
they are acting ignoble or out of their minds.
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"Thou | hast | it | now
| king, | Caw | dor, | Gla | mis, | all"
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What does the 'pent' part of Pentameter mean?
5.
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Why was iambic pentameter developed first?
In order to help actors remember their lines.
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How many syllables does Iambic Pentameter have?
10. EX: “Thou | hast | it | now- | king, | Caw | dor, | Gla | mis, | all” - Line 1, Scene 1, Act 3.