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.

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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?

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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?

  1. EX: “Thou | hast | it | now- | king, | Caw | dor, | Gla | mis, | all” - Line 1, Scene 1, Act 3.

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