Question

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.

During the play, one of Shakespeare’s main characters gives a long speech about his innermost thoughts and feelings.

Which structure would Shakespeare use for this scenario?

a. rhymed iambic pentameter
b. blank verse
c. prose
d. stage directions

Answer 1

He uses prose

Step-by-step explanation:

Rhymed iambic pentameter is a metric used in poems with a very strict set of rules and it does not fit how Shakespeare writes the lines of his characters.

A blank verse also has a set of rules, even though they don't rhyme.

Stage directions is something that the writer adds about the character and how he should be portrait or perceived. Also not included in Shakespeare's dialogues.

Prose, on the other hand, is a free style writing that doesn't demand any sort of specific binding rules and exhibits a natural flow of speech, which is perfect for the context.

Answer 2

When one of Shakespeare’s main characters gives a long speech about his innermost thoughts and feelings Shakespeare is using the "prose" structure.