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

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Shakespeare varied between iambic pentameter and prose to show us a little about the characters who were speaking.
Iambic pentameter is also known as "verse" or "blank verse". It is more lyrical than verse.
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