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Intro to Othello

William Shakespeare

Born April 1564 in stratford-on-Avon

Began as an actor

Wrote 38 plays which include comedies histories etc

Wrote 4 lengthy poems and a sonnet cycle

Received a classic education in Latin, Greek, History, Math, etc

Verse vs Prose

Verse and Prose are totally different from each other like Verse is a poetic language that includes meters and sometimes rhymes which is organized in lines with consistent numbers of syllables otherwise Prose is a ordinary written language with no meter or rhyme but is organized in a sentence

The usage of Prose vs Verse

Poetic style of verse are used for high status character or great affairs and tragic moments.Prose are used for low status character like bad guys and drunks proclamations written challenges,accusations letters,comedic moments

Meter

The pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables basically responsible for creating a rhyme of line

Meter and Foot

Foot is a group of syllables which forms a complete unit of metrical pattern

Meter is described as a stressed or unstressed pattern with a total of numbers of metrical in a line or verse

An iambic pentameter is the MOST COMMON metrical in Shakespeare

Iambic pentameter

Iamb: Unstressed/Stressed Syllable

Pentameter: Includes five lines with 10 syllables

Blank Verse vs Free Verse

Blank Verse: Is a unrhymed Iambic

Free Verse : No regular meter

Sonnet

It includes a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter which is very organized in a three quatrains/ couplet

has a typical rhyme scheme

abab cdcd efef gg

including a four part organization with great flexiblity most pronounced break or turn with concluding couplet

Sonnet: Quatrain and Couplet

Quatrain: Four line verse

Couplet

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