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Romeo and Juliet speak in blank verse. Which of the following best describes the effect Shakespeare achieves by using blank verse instead of prose?

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As Shakespeare wrote more plays, he used rhyme more and more sparingly in favor of blank verse.In Romeo and Juliet, blank verse is sometimes juxtaposed with rhyming iambic pentameter and prose to emphasize differences in characters and class.
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