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Shakespeare was born in April of 1564

began as an actor

Verse: poetic language includes meter and rhyme

Prose: no rhyme or meter

verse style was used for high class characters and prose style was used for low status characters.

meter: the pattern of stress and unstressed syllables; responsible for the rhythm in a line

foot: a group of syllables that make a complete

meter: described in pattern and length and meter

iambic pentameter is most common in shakespeare

black verse: unrhythmed iambic parameter

free verse: no regular meter

sonnet: 14 lines, abab cdcd efef gg, four parts

quatrain: 4 lines, abab

couplet: 2 lines, gg

aside; A remark

monologue: extended speech, by a character

soliloquy: solo speech

foil: same role in twp characters but has a sharper personality or attitude

tragedy is a downfall in a heros journey

tragic fall is a defect of character that causes the downfall in their journey

othellos tragedy was written in 1604, a major tragedy, fascination with evil, focused in the natural world,

the villain of othello s evil at its own sake, takes audience with its confidence

the evilness is led by jealousy and anger

central conflict betweeen men and women and has a series of parallel contrasting couples