Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter Mr. Horton

William Shakespeare  Born April 23, 1564  Died April 23, 1616  Lived During Queen Elizabeth’s Reign  People known as “Elizabethans”  Born April 23, 1564  Died April 23, 1616  Lived During Queen Elizabeth’s Reign  People known as “Elizabethans”

Elizabethans  Black Plague was prevalent  Plague was spread by fleas  People hated dogs  This led to bearbaiting  Black Plague was prevalent  Plague was spread by fleas  People hated dogs  This led to bearbaiting

Entertainment  Bearbaiting - Tying a bear to a stake as it fights dogs  Cockfighting – betting on two chickens fighting to the death  Public Executions – beheadings and hangings  Shakespearean Plays  Bearbaiting - Tying a bear to a stake as it fights dogs  Cockfighting – betting on two chickens fighting to the death  Public Executions – beheadings and hangings  Shakespearean Plays

Why did Shakespeare write plays?  To get paid. Period.  Plays filled with sex, violence, and jokes  Larger the audience, the more money  To get paid. Period.  Plays filled with sex, violence, and jokes  Larger the audience, the more money

Audience  Filled with drunks, fighting, vomiting  The pit was congregated by groundlings, pennypinchers, and penny stinkers  The seated area was for the upper class  The higher you sat, the more expensive the seat  Filled with drunks, fighting, vomiting  The pit was congregated by groundlings, pennypinchers, and penny stinkers  The seated area was for the upper class  The higher you sat, the more expensive the seat

Blank Verse  Blank Verse – Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter

How do you count syllables in a word?

Nope. Not by clapping.

How do you count syllables in a word?

How do you count syllables? Count syllables by counting how many times your chin drops. Every chin movement is one syllable.

Sounds  Vowel sounds are open mouth sounds  Consonant sounds are closed mouth sounds  Vowel sounds are open mouth sounds  Consonant sounds are closed mouth sounds

Rhyming Define a rhyme.

Rhyming  A rhyme is when the final syllable of a word has the same final vowel sound, and if it exists, the same final consonant sound

Slant Rhyme  A slant rhyme is when the final syllable shares the same vowel sound but a different ending consonant sound like – “hate” and “cake”  Or –”pay” and “Jake”  A slant rhyme is when the final syllable shares the same vowel sound but a different ending consonant sound like – “hate” and “cake”  Or –”pay” and “Jake”

Iamb  An iamb is un unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable Ralph Lauren  An iamb is un unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable Ralph Lauren

Pentameter  Pentameter means there are five sets of two syllables per line. That means ten syllables per line.

Shakespeare  Shakespeare wrote in poetry because the educated enjoyed hearing poetry, and the actors could more easily remember their lines.  It just sounds better.  Euphony. Opposite - Cacophony  Shakespeare wrote in poetry because the educated enjoyed hearing poetry, and the actors could more easily remember their lines.  It just sounds better.  Euphony. Opposite - Cacophony

Shakespeare, Elizabethans, and Blank Verse  Good Luck Champs!

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