Why did Shakespeare use iambic pentameter for the dialogue of noble characters, while commoners often spoke in blank verse or prose?

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PaoloC · Answer 1 · 2018-11-26T19:08:34+0000

Iambic pentameter was used for nobles in order to make them appear more put together and sophisticated. Commoners were made to use blank verse/ prose because it would seem less educated, as they were in the plays.

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