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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet. Verse or Prose?. Blank Verse. Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter Remember iambs—unstressed syllable (noted as ( ˘ ) followed by a stressed syllable (noted as /) And pentameters—five feet of stress marks?

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Romeo and Juliet

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  1. Romeo and Juliet Verse or Prose?

  2. Blank Verse Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter Remember iambs—unstressed syllable (noted as (˘)followed by a stressed syllable (noted as /) And pentameters—five feet of stress marks? Which leaves us—five unstressed syllables, each followed by a stressed syllable

  3. What? ˘ / ˘ / ˘ / ˘ / ˘/ unstressed stressed These lines shows where the feet are In this case, there are five iambs—making pentameter Feet are determined by the type of syllable pattern— Identify the syllable pattern count ‘em up and give ‘em a prefix and add the word meter

  4. From the Prologue ˘/ ˘/ ˘/ ˘/ ˘ / Two house holds, both a like in dig nity,

  5. ˘/ ˘ / ˘ / ˘ / ˘/ In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,

  6. Blank Verse Reinforces character rank (importance) The aristocratic characters speak in blank verse (those who are wealthy and important in town)

  7. Anyone for Prose? Minor characters or comic characters will speak in prose. Prose is normal writing that sounds like normal speech (what we see most of the time—what you are reading right now)

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