Does Shakespeare's writing contain repetition

Answer 1

Lady Macbeth uses repitition in her very last lines in the play because Shakespeare wants to burn the image and thought of the late Lady Macbeth as distrought and crazy.

she uses repitition merely as a scapegoat for her mental illness, grief, and guilt.

Answer 2

There is no reason to think they repeated lines unless they were written that way. Sometimes a line or word is intentionally repeated for effect ("A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" for example) but otherwise the actor would never repeat a line, because it would not make any sense if he did.

Answer 3

Lear: Then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill. (King Lear, Act IV Scene 6)

Isabella: And given me justice, justice, justice, justice. (Measure for Measure Act V Scene 1)

Polonius: What do you read, my lord?

Hamlet: Words, words, words (Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2)

First Witch: Hail!

Second Witch: Hail!

Third Witch: Hail! (Macbeth, Act I Scene 3)

Speed: Ay sir: I, a lost mutton, gave your letter to her,

a laced mutton, and she, a laced mutton, gave me, a

lost mutton, nothing for my labour. (Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act I Scene I)

Answer 4

Act 4, Scene 2, which is the murder of Lady Macduff and her son, serves two important purposes. It makes clear why Macduff should be so angry and eager for revenge. By hearing the conversation of the victims we become sympathetic toward them and see them as real people whose deaths really matter.

It also makes us understand that Macbeth is a monster, so we can accept that even if he is a king, he must be destroyed. It was not exactly politically correct to show a king being killed on stage, but it was ok if the king is portrayed as a monster whose death paves the way for the current monarch to ascend the throne. Shakespeare had done this earlier with Richard III when Elizabeth was queen; now, when James is the king, he does it with Macbeth. The parallels between the two plays are considerable. In particular, both Richard and Macbeth are shown killing children, an act most of us would consider to be horrifyingly monstrous.

Answer 5

While you did not tell us which play you are asking about, Shakespeare lived in an era when there were many people who could not read or write. When they attended a play, repetition was a way to help them to remember key elements of the plot, or to let them know an important point was being made. And even for people who could read and write, repetition signaled that something worth noting was going to take place-- it was important, so the playwright made sure it was emphasized.

Answer 6

Lear: Then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill. (King Lear, Act IV Scene 6)

Isabella: And given me justice, justice, justice, justice. (Measure for Measure Act V Scene 1)

Polonius: What do you read, my lord?

Hamlet: Words, words, words (Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2)

First Witch: Hail!

Second Witch: Hail!

Third Witch: Hail! (Macbeth, Act I Scene 3)

Speed: Ay sir: I, a lost mutton, gave your letter to her,

a laced mutton, and she, a laced mutton, gave me, a

lost mutton, nothing for my labour. (Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act I Scene I)

Answer 7

I have no idea what play you are asking about, but the truth is that Shakespeare loved puns and wordplay, and used them all through his work. Why? Probably he found them funny or admirable or both.

Answer 8

In Act 1 Scene 3 of 'Much Ado About Nothing', it is repeatedly said that Benedick is 'a very dull fool'. By contrast, Beatrice keeps talking about her love for him.

Answer 9

"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" Two Romeos in a row, you see.