Generally (but not always!) Shakespeare's characters who spoke in blank verse are the lower-status characters. Think of which characters are not as important, then compare that to some of their speech in Romeo and Juliet.
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Peter and the musicians.
No, it is in strict Iambic Pentametor.
There isn't any free verse in Romeo and Juliet--not in Shakespeare's in any case. Perhaps you are thinking of blank verse. There is lots of that. An example is the first line, "Two households both alike in dignity."
Its blank verse, it generally doesn't rhyme, it has a set rhythm
Blank verse
Examples of blank verse in "Romeo and Juliet" include Juliet's speech in Act 4, Scene 3, where she agonizes over taking the potion to fake her death, and Mercutio's Queen Mab speech in Act 1, Scene 4. Blank verse is unrhymed iambic pentameter, a common verse form used throughout the play for dialogue between characters.
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Peter and the musicians.
Blank verse
Blank Verse
No, it is in strict Iambic Pentametor.
There isn't any free verse in Romeo and Juliet--not in Shakespeare's in any case. Perhaps you are thinking of blank verse. There is lots of that. An example is the first line, "Two households both alike in dignity."
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.
Its blank verse, it generally doesn't rhyme, it has a set rhythm
Nope it isn't... its been around for a very long time.. even shakespeare uses blank verse in his stories.. one example is in romeo and juliet.