Why does Shakespeare use rhyming couplets?
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Why does Shakespeare use rhyming couplets?
Shakespeare's Use of Rhyme:
In Shakespeare's time, most dramatists wrote in blank verse, which is unrhymed iambic pentameter. This is the meter that most resembles natural human speech. Yet Shakespeare made conscious use of rhyming couplets to create a particular effect in his plays.
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View this answerThere are two kinds of instances in which we can find rhyming couplets placed within the main text of a play by Shakespeare. One way he used end rhyme...
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Chapter 4 / Lesson 2Learn about William Shakespeare's life and works. Explore the characteristics of Shakespeare's plays and poetry, and discover examples of his works.