FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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to create a rhythmic effect
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to create an effect of natural speech
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to contrast with other metrical patterns
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to depart from conventional iambic pentameter
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Detailed explanation-1: -For what of the following reasons did Shakespeare probably choose to write The Tragedy of Macbeth in blank verse? To create an effect of natural speech. In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2, Lady Macbeth’s purpose in drugging the servants is what? So they will sleep through King Duncan’s murder.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare wrote Macbeth as a tribute to King James I, who became king a few years before the play was first performed. Shakespeare also wanted to caution against abuses of power and the instability which follows from political violence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare’s mastery of blank verse is renowned. He uses the form to create realistic characters for the audience. He also uses blank verse to give greater prominence to key ideas and to add another layer of richness to the meanings of words.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following best describe the effect Shakespeare achieves by using blank verse instead of prose? The poetic nature of blank verse heightens the romantic intensity of the scene.
Detailed explanation-5: -Most of Macbeth is written in verse, so it’s interesting to watch out for where it isn’t used. You can tell by looking at the page in the script. Where it looks like a poem, Shakespeare is using verse. When it looks like writing in a book that goes the whole way across the page, he is writing in prose.