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Introduction to Shakespeare. Poetry—concentrated language consisting of rhythm and sound Prose—everyday language.

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1 Introduction to Shakespeare

2 Poetry—concentrated language consisting of rhythm and sound Prose—everyday language

3 Metrical Writing Meter—regular rhythm in language Broken into Syllables: UUnstressed /Stressed Iamb—a metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable (U) followed by a stressed syllable ( / )

4 This above all to thine own self be true.

5 U /U /U/ U / This above all to thine own self U / be true.

6 U /U /U/ U / This above all to thine own self U / be true.

7 Pentameter Penta—5 Meter—regular rhythm in language Pentameter—a regular rhythm reoccurring five times in one line of poetry Iambic Pentameter—A line of poetry consisting of five iambs

8 Blank Verse Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter The last a line of poetry consisting of word of five iambs each line doesn’t rhyme

9 Analyzing Characters What they say What others say about them What they do

10 Tragedy The imaginative depiction of a tragic figure

11 Tragic Figure Noble figures Reversal of fortune Endures extreme suffering Comes to a catharsis—a purging of emotion and come to a noble end Recognizes consequences for actions and takes responsibility Intellectually enlarging, ennobling, and uplifting

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