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What type of character in Shakespeare's plays does not speak in blank verse?
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The ones who do are usually main characters, often giving introspective soliloquies or passionate addresses. Most of his Famous Speeches are written in blank verse.
People speak in prose when they are ignorant lower class people, when they are making jokes, when they are crazy or very upset, or if they are a character in the play Much Ado About Nothing. In this play everyone speaks in prose all the time.
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What characters speak in blank verse?
Shakespeare had most of his characters speak in blank verse. He went into prose when the characters were of a lower class, or where the character is comic. For example, the Porter in Macbeth speaks in prose, when the rest speak in verse. The witches have a tendency to rhyme as well.
What characters speak in blank verse in Julius Caesar?
Antony
Is Caliban the only character in 'The Tempest' to speak in prose?
No, Trinculo and Stephano also speak in prose.
Did people speak in the way they did in shakespeares plays?
Just actors. Most of Shakespeare's plays are in verse--they have a rigid rhythm to them. Some of the lines even rhyme. None of this is the way people really talked. Sometimes Shakespeare's characters speak in prose, without a set rhythm, which is closer to natural speech. Yet even so, when Shakespeare's lines are compared with those of some of his contemporaries, who tried harder to imitate the way people really talked, the difference is clear. Shakespeare's characters are much easier to understand for us because he does not use slang idioms.
Why did Shakespeare's noble characters speak in iambic pentameter while commoners spoke mainly in blank verse or prose?
Blank verse is iambic pentameter that doesn't rhyme. If commoners speak in blank verse (and they do), they necessarily speak in iambic pentameter. Occasionally they speak in rhyming iambic pentameter too. It is not the nature of the speaker, but the nature of what they are saying that determines what form the lines will take. Blank verse gives the impression of measured, well-thought-out speech. It conveys seriousness and wisdom (or the appearance of it). Prose is more appropriate for utterances which are funny, stupid or insane. When characters like King Lear and Othello go insane, they start talking in prose when they spoke in blank verse before. The characters who are written as funny or stupid in Shakespeare's plays are often workmen or servants, as a result of social snobbery. Middle-class people who show signs of nobility, like Romeo and Juliet, speak in iambic pentameter, heck, even in sonnets!
What characters speak in blank verse?
Shakespeare had most of his characters speak in blank verse. He went into prose when the characters were of a lower class, or where the character is comic. For example, the Porter in Macbeth speaks in prose, when the rest speak in verse. The witches have a tendency to rhyme as well.
Are Members of the lower classes are the only ones who speak in prose instead of blank verse?
No, members of the lower classes are not the only ones who speak in prose instead of blank verse. In literature, prose is often used to depict everyday speech and dialogue, while blank verse is a form of poetry without rhyme. The use of prose or blank verse can vary depending on the character, the context, and the style of the writing.
How do you speak with Carly Shay?
Carly Shay is a fake character! There is no possible way to speak to her. WRONG Carly shay is not just a character, she is a real person like us, but she is an actress and plays a character in Icarly, but it doesn't mean she isn't real so ha.
Did people really speak the way they do in Shakespearean's plays?
Yes, and no. Shakespeare uses many different styles of language, such as blank verse, rhyming couplets and ordinary "vernacular" language.
How do you reply to someone when they answer the phone in spanish for example phrases like Is BLANK home and Can I speak to BLANK?
Is Juan home (there)? - ¿Está Juan? Can I speak to Juan? - ¿Puedo hablarle a Juan?
In the tempest does Antonio speak in blank verse?
sometimes. yes.
What characters speak in blank verse in Julius Caesar?
Antony
Why did shakespeares noble characters speak iambic pentameter commoners?
Blank verse is iambic pentameter that doesn't rhyme. If commoners speak in blank verse (and they do), they necessarily speak in iambic pentameter. Occasionally they speak in rhyming iambic pentameter too. It is not the nature of the speaker, but the nature of what they are saying that determines what form the lines will take. Blank verse gives the impression of measured, well-thought-out speech. It conveys seriousness and wisdom (or the appearance of it). Prose is more appropriate for utterances which are funny, stupid or insane. When characters like King Lear and Othello go insane, they start talking in prose when they spoke in blank verse before. The characters who are written as funny or stupid in Shakespeare's plays are often workmen or servants, as a result of social snobbery. Middle-class people who show signs of nobility, like Romeo and Juliet, speak in iambic pentameter, heck, even in sonnets!
In the Crystal Version Pokemon why does Red not speak?
Because he is your character in the game Pokemon red and in that game your character does not speak.
Why do you think Romeo does not speak in blank verse in the conversation with his friends?
Romeo doesn't speak in blank verse because he is in an excited and emotional state after meeting Juliet. His dialogue with his friends is informal and reflects his heightened emotions, so he speaks in prose instead of the more structured blank verse.
Quakers were among the first in England to speak out blank slavery?
Quakers were among the first in England to speak out AGAINST slavery.
Can blank firing guns shoot regular bullets?
I can't speak for all of them, but the blank guns I've seen will not because they have plugged barrels.
