Question

Can you elaborate on the verse form used in Romeo anad Juliet? Shakespeare wrote his work primarily in blank verse. Shakespeare wrote in poulter’s measure. Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter. Shakespeare wrote in rhymed iambic pentameter.

Answer 1

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare wrote primarily in blank verse.

He used verse for the dialogues of high-status characters. In Romeo and Juliet, most of the characters are nobles, so they speak in verse.

Shakespeare also used verse when he wrote about serious themes.