{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36083244","dateCreated":"1300400378","smartDate":"Mar 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"jsutton26","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jsutton26","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222961183\/jsutton26-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36083244"},"dateDigested":1531974008,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Romeo & Juliet; Act 1, Scene 1","description":"Her beauty is brighter than light. It is as though that she stands out in the night like a bright jewel in the ear of a very dark skinned person. Her beauty is something so rare, something so precious, that it is too good to have in your possession; it is even too good to be on earth. She stands out like a beautiful dove surrounded by crows. As the dance is over, and she stands in front, I\u2019ll go up to her and ask her to dance, with the contact of her hand with mine; my rough hand will become blessed. I swear with my eyes, I\u2019ve never seen true beauty till this night; I\u2019ve never experienced love until this moment.
\nShakespeare created structure in this monologue by using a rhythm (iambic pentameter), a rhyme (AA, BB, CC, DD, AA) , and equal amount of syllables in each verse. Shakespeare explored the beauty of language by playing with words through the rhyme scheme, and adding a certain musicality to each verse through the rhythm. Using this type of writing adds something memorable to the play. Adding the musicality to every verse gives the words a longer life in the minds of the audience. For example, in a movie, there is always the option of rewinding a scene, or pausing when you want to. But in a play, if you miss something, there is no option to see it again, it keeps on. So, the idea of making all the words memorable is important. Shakespeare didn\u2019t specifically have to do this play in an iambic pentameter to express his figures of speech. These figures of speech could have been expressed as well as it is in an iambic pentameter than is just a simple prose. Great writers have expressed themselves with incredible figures of speech using prose.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"36074164","dateCreated":"1300391727","smartDate":"Mar 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"nikki-wiki","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/nikki-wiki","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36074164"},"dateDigested":1531974008,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Nikki Mora's Response ","description":"Romeo and Juliet, Act 1 Scene 1: O, She Doth Teach The Torches To Burn Bright (Spoken by Romeo)
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\nRomeo was looking at Juliet thinking how beautiful she was and the effect she had on the torches that were around making them look like they grew dim. She was different from the other girls, she stood out "So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows" He didn't think that it was possible for her to be that beautiful.
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\nThe way Shakespeare uses iambic pentameter in his work gives them rhythm and a nice sound to them as well as giving it a clean structure. His work would not be as interesting if it would not have used iambic pentameter because it would have felt more flat and life-less. The way he uses his similes to show her beauty in this soliloquy is very powerful because it makes the reader actually see what is being compared and then think about her actual beauty. Iambic pentameter gives the writing more life and makes it seem poetic and strong. The use of Iambic pentameter feels more personal and shows more feelings.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"36029458","dateCreated":"1300337731","smartDate":"Mar 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"ereiche","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ereiche","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1226183145\/ereiche-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36029458"},"dateDigested":1531974008,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Erik","description":"Romeo and Juliet, Act 1 Scene 1: O, She Doth Teach The Torches To Burn Bright (Spoken by Romeo)
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\nThis passionate piece by Romeo resembles the love of a man who has just found true beauty. This routine-breaking event gives him something worth living for and makes him realize that true beauty and love actually exist.
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\nHer beauty is as bright as a torch. She shines in the night like an earring hanging from the ear of an Ethiopian. Her beauty is too great to be terrestrial; she is out of this World. She stands out from everyone else like a dove among crows. Her beauty is distinguished even more as she stands by other women. I am blessed just by being with her. I definitely didn\u2019t love before now. For before I saw her, I hadn't seen beauty.
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\nUnlike any modern translation, Shakespeare\u2019s way of expressing his thoughts and feelings in the form of an iambic pentameter is without a doubt unique and unmatchable. In this form, Romeo\u2019s \u201cnewly discovered\u201d feelings of enlightenment, passion, and love are easily transferred to the reader. The iambic pentameter enables the reader to imagine and even experience such passionate and hard emotions. The dominant ten-syllable rhythm not only gives such writing a unique feeling, but it also transports the reader into a whole new world, which helps greatly to vividly imagine such permeating emotions. Without a doubt, Shakespeare is one of the best writers of all times. His incredible skills are reflected in his total domination of numerous hard concepts like the iambic pentameter writing.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36073328","body":"Thanks Erik,
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\nHope you feel better.
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300390860","smartDate":"Mar 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36025002","dateCreated":"1300329137","smartDate":"Mar 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"AmandaTrejos","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AmandaTrejos","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36025002"},"dateDigested":1531974008,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"amanda trejos","description":"Romeo and Juliet, Act 1 Scene 1: O, She Doth Teach The Torches To Burn Bright (Spoken by Romeo)
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\nWhen Romeo saw this lady, he describes her as the most beautiful thing he has even encountered with. She is compared to a torch and as a jewel to beautiful to wear. He has never seen such beauty, such perfection and such flawlessness in a woman and now that he has seen her, he wants her for himself. Romeo also comments that if he were ever able to touch her, his hand would be blessed. He never really thought that he would be able to love once a gain, but now that he has seen such beauty and perfection, he has now fallen in love. It was just until that night that he realized what true beauty was.
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\nI believe that the use of Iambic pentameter is an excellent way of writing poetry and of portraying ideas. If it weren\u2019t for this, Shakespeare\u2019s writing wouldn\u2019t be appealing and interesting to read. The motivating aspect of his plays are the way he describes the scenes, the way people act, feelings etc\u2026 and he portrays this by using similes, metaphors and personifications. The Iambic pentameter is also useful to show rhythm and musicality to the piece of work. Using this, he is able to make the last words of every line rhyme with each other and give it flow. These ten words have to be very important and meaningful to the poem. This is another important aspect of the Iambic pentameter; it goes right to the point but in a delicate way. The poem doesn\u2019t go on and on without saying anything important, and so these ten words have to be chosen carefully.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36073244","body":"Amanda,
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\nMake sure that you write in the same tense... generally present tense when writing of literature.
\nAlso, please avoid using 'I' and other similar pronouns in your writing.
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300390769","smartDate":"Mar 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36019824","dateCreated":"1300323338","smartDate":"Mar 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mekster","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mekster","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222961126\/mekster-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36019824"},"dateDigested":1531974009,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"AMOR DE SHAKESPEARE","description":"Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 5: The Clock Struck Nine When I Did Send The Nurse (Spoken by Juliet)
\nRomeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 5: The Clock Struck Nine When I Did Send The Nurse (Spoken by Juliet)
\nThe clock struck nine when I did send the nurse;
\nIn half an hour she promised to return.
\nPerchance she cannot meet him: that's not so.
\nO, she is lame! love's heralds should be thoughts,
\nWhich ten times faster glide than the sun's beams,
\nDriving back shadows over louring hills:
\nTherefore do nimble-pinion'd doves draw love,
\nAnd therefore hath the wind-swift Cupid wings.
\nNow is the sun upon the highmost hill
\nOf this day's journey, and from nine till twelve
\nIs three long hours, yet she is not come.
\nHad she affections and warm youthful blood,
\nShe would be as swift in motion as a ball;
\nMy words would bandy her to my sweet love,
\nAnd his to me:
\nBut old folks, many feign as they were dead;
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\nUnwieldy, slow, heavy and pale as lead. It was nine when I send the nurse, hoping her to return in no more than half an hour, just as she had promised. Perhaps, she was unable to find, but that\u2019s not true. Oh, how pathetic she is. Those who carry messages of love should move ten times faster than the sun rays themselves, pushing back the darkness from the hills. This is why the flying dove carries love, and this is why the wind lifts up the cupid from its wings. The sun is now highest in the sky, and three hours separate nine from noon, but yet, she has not yet returned. If she were still young, she would move with the pace of a ball, and my words would carry her towards my sweet love and they would return which such speed too. But old people end their lives a while too soon and become trapped in a lifestyle controlled by sluggish, heavy, and pale lead.
\nIambic pentameter is used by Shakespeare with discreteness. As a matter of fact, the reader rarely grasps the idea that each line is merely 10 syllables long. By being able to contain so much passion and some much ardor between 10 syllables, truly adds to the idea that is trying to be developed. Each verse is fueled by that same idea of love and desperation. Each verse does not drag, but instead, in its own brevity, pushes forward with that same motive.
\n\u201cTherefore do nimble-pinion'd doves draw love,
\nAnd therefore hath the wind-swift Cupid wings.\u201d
\nLove anad wings. A relationship that is clearly not bound and chained down by the humanity of everything else. Love flies high above the understanding of human existence and through the iambic pentamenter and its musicality, its rhytm, its flow, carries the message of love high above the lines of blank, white pages. Thank you very much.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"36019820","dateCreated":"1300323336","smartDate":"Mar 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mekster","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mekster","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222961126\/mekster-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36019820"},"dateDigested":1531974009,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"AMOR DE SHAKESPEARE","description":"Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 5: The Clock Struck Nine When I Did Send The Nurse (Spoken by Juliet)
\nRomeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 5: The Clock Struck Nine When I Did Send The Nurse (Spoken by Juliet)
\nThe clock struck nine when I did send the nurse;
\nIn half an hour she promised to return.
\nPerchance she cannot meet him: that's not so.
\nO, she is lame! love's heralds should be thoughts,
\nWhich ten times faster glide than the sun's beams,
\nDriving back shadows over louring hills:
\nTherefore do nimble-pinion'd doves draw love,
\nAnd therefore hath the wind-swift Cupid wings.
\nNow is the sun upon the highmost hill
\nOf this day's journey, and from nine till twelve
\nIs three long hours, yet she is not come.
\nHad she affections and warm youthful blood,
\nShe would be as swift in motion as a ball;
\nMy words would bandy her to my sweet love,
\nAnd his to me:
\nBut old folks, many feign as they were dead;
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\nUnwieldy, slow, heavy and pale as lead. It was nine when I send the nurse, hoping her to return in no more than half an hour, just as she had promised. Perhaps, she was unable to find, but that\u2019s not true. Oh, how pathetic she is. Those who carry messages of love should move ten times faster than the sun rays themselves, pushing back the darkness from the hills. This is why the flying dove carries love, and this is why the wind lifts up the cupid from its wings. The sun is now highest in the sky, and three hours separate nine from noon, but yet, she has not yet returned. If she were still young, she would move with the pace of a ball, and my words would carry her towards my sweet love and they would return which such speed too. But old people end their lives a while too soon and become trapped in a lifestyle controlled by sluggish, heavy, and pale lead.
\nIambic pentameter is used by Shakespeare with discreteness. As a matter of fact, the reader rarely grasps the idea that each line is merely 10 syllables long. By being able to contain so much passion and some much ardor between 10 syllables, truly adds to the idea that is trying to be developed. Each verse is fueled by that same idea of love and desperation. Each verse does not drag, but instead, in its own brevity, pushes forward with that same motive.
\n\u201cTherefore do nimble-pinion'd doves draw love,
\nAnd therefore hath the wind-swift Cupid wings.\u201d
\nLove anad wings. A relationship that is clearly not bound and chained down by the humanity of everything else. Love flies high above the understanding of human existence and through the iambic pentamenter and its musicality, its rhytm, its flow, carries the message of love high above the lines of blank, white pages. Thank you very much.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36072766","body":"Good Jaime,
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\nYou did well (and you're welcome)....
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300390347","smartDate":"Mar 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36017084","dateCreated":"1300320712","smartDate":"Mar 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"hansel.andrew","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/hansel.andrew","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36017084"},"dateDigested":1531974009,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"repost","description":"I chose the first quote to work with because I read Romeo and Juliet and liked it very much. In this whole monologue Romeo is falling in love with Juliet. Here, Romeo is speaking to himself, almost gasping about Juliet when he says \u201cO, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!\u201d(Romeo and Juliet, I.I) He's saying that she's so hot that she causes the torches to burn. Romeo goes on about how beautiful and pure she is and that if he touches her his hands will become blessed or holy. In the end, he talks about love at first sight and that he is so consumed with her and that he's never been in love until now. After this, he acts on his love for her and goes to find her.
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\nBy using iambic pentameter, Shakespeare composes very rhythmic, melodic works. this type of writing gives the piece structure which flows off the readers tongue easily. An example of this is \u201cLike a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear; \/ Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!\u201d (Romeo and Juliet, I.I) To the reader, the structure stresses the important words and is more naturally meaningful. Rhyming iambic pentameter adds to the beauty of the piece. If Shakespeare wrote in simple non rhyming prose, his works would be more like a story than a work of art. If Shakespeare used metaphors or figures of speech in prose rather than ten syllable rhythmic iambic pentameter it would have painted a more illustrative picture in the readers head. However, he would not have used words as efficiently. Using the ten syllable iambic pentameter is a strict way of writing that forces his imagination and creativity as a writer rather than leaving the illusion to the readers imagination. \u201cO, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! \/ It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night\u201d (Romeo and Juliet, I.I) There is no frivolous wordiness. Possibly, his purpose was to make words sound beautiful and meaningful to read rather than to paint a picture in peoples heads.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36072166","body":"Alright Will,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300389786","smartDate":"Mar 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"35961938","dateCreated":"1300248648","smartDate":"Mar 15, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"arifishman95","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/arifishman95","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/35961938"},"dateDigested":1531974009,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Iambic pentameter","description":"Romeo and Juliet, Act 1 Scene 1: O, She Doth Teach The Torches To Burn Bright (Spoken by Romeo)
\nThe passionate love of a man who find himself captured by a beauty so powerful that makes him recognize the existence of pure love.
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\nHer light is so strong that she can teach fire how to burn. It is as if she reflects upon the moonlight, just as an earing hanging from Ethiope\u2019s ear. This beauty is not terrestrial, it is too much that should in fact, be forbidden. A pure, white dove flying amongst the multitude of crows. I will watch her amongst the crowd, standing in the midst of all else, and, as I place my corrupted hand upon her, I shall become pure. Have I been unaware of love until now? Perhaps, for I had never witnessed beauty until last night.
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\nWhat better way to illustrate the beauty of a woman than through such poetic excellence. The carefree and natural flow of the words and the constant comparison to an entity that is greater than life itself.
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\n\u201cLike a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;
\nBeauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
\nSo shows a snowy dove troop with crows,\u201d
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\nThis beauty is not of this world, and it is seen so glorified in the ways in which iambic pentameter, strong, emphasized, and rhythmic metaphors and similes. The beauty is too good to be true and we are just crows surrounding the greatness of the white dove. Trying to portray such imagery through prose or modern day vernacular would suck out all the essence impregnated within the carefully constructed pentameters. Imagine reading the following: \u201cLike an earring hanging from Ethiope\u2019s ear, a beauty that is too much for anyone, and she becomes a dove while the rest are ugly crows.\u201d All the beauty is taken away and the flow, the musicality is gone. Through a simplification of the idea, the message becomes dull and ordinary. All the magic amplified through the emphasis of ten syllables is lost and what is left might just as well be a cluster of words written in lined paper. Iambic pentameter is a tricky skill, but Shakespeare is a master at it, making the reader ignore the prose that it is used to and instead embrace the magic of iambic pentameter.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"35989194","body":"Ari,
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\nYour writing is coming such a long way... I am very impressed, especially with such vivid and evocative language: "Trying to portray such imagery through prose or modern day vernacular would suck out all the essence impregnated within the carefully constructed pentameters."
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\nGreat job Ari,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300294654","smartDate":"Mar 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"36019872","body":"esta muy bueno mae","dateCreated":"1300323371","smartDate":"Mar 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mekster","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mekster","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222961126\/mekster-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"35961666","dateCreated":"1300248012","smartDate":"Mar 15, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"dmarin464","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dmarin464","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1225941095\/dmarin464-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/35961666"},"dateDigested":1531974010,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Shakespearean Iambic Pentameter","description":"In Shakespeare\u2019s Sonnet Romeo and Juliet, Act 1 Scene 1: O, She Doth Teach The Torches To Burn Bright (Spoken by Romeo), Romeo is trying to describe the beauty of the woman he loves. He starts by expressing how her beauty surpasses that of the brightness of a torch, and compares her to the beauty of a rich jewel earring used by the Ethiopians. He increases his hyperbole and metaphor by saying that she is so beautiful, that it is even too great for the Earth. He then compares beauty among animals, symbolizing her as an alluring dove compared to a bunch of ugly cows. He then considers himself blessed just by being with her, and that he has not experienced love until he met her. He even goes to show that he has not seen beauty until he saw her. Romeo expresses how beautiful and charming this woman is, as well as saying that he loves her.
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\nI think that there are a lot of benefits of Shakespeare\u2019s use of iambic pentameter as opposed to my own translation to the text. The iambic pentameter divides his text into rhythmic verses that contain a flow as opposed to regular text. In prose, the sentences keep on going, where as in his iambic pentameter, Shakespeare manipulates time and rhythm and is able to make his versus of ten syllables; short but beautiful. His iambic use of the text gives emphasis on the strong words he tries to stand out in his sonnet especially at the end of his versus. For example, his iambic emphasis of \u201cbright, dear, sight, and night\u201d stands out in his verses as opposed to a linked prose sentence structure. In addition, Shakespeare rhymes his words, which give the text beauty and rhythm. Shakespeare rhymes \u201cbright\u201d with \u201cnight\u201d and \u201csight\u201d, in addition to hinting a theme of the dichotomy between the beauties in seeing her in the bright light, as well as her beauty at night. He also rhymes \u201cstand\u201d with \u201chand\u201d, and \u201ccrows\u201d with \u201cshows\u201d. He also uses alliteration to enhance his verse. In the first verse, he uses \u201cshe doth teach the torches\u201d, and in the fifth verse, \u201cSo shows a snowy dove\u201d. These rhymes and alliterations, as well as metaphors between his love and animals, jewelry, and brightness all enriches his expression and meaning of her beauty. The iambic pentameter also keeps the verses short in time and flow with a beat, as well as giving him a chance to rhyme the last words as well as give them emphasis. Shakespeare\u2019s use of iambic pentameter is very advantageous and beautiful since it gives him a whole arsenal of figurative of speech.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"35988820","body":"Good Daniel,
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\nI especially like that you identified such figures of speech as metaphor, alliteration and hyperbole and provided examples alongside.
\nYou don't need to change anything, but please make sure that you refrain from using 'I' or other similar pronouns when writing academic pieces.
\n
\nThanks,
\n
\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300294399","smartDate":"Mar 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"35871580","dateCreated":"1300146821","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"hansel.andrew","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/hansel.andrew","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/35871580"},"dateDigested":1531974010,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"will's response","description":"I chose the first quote to work with because I read Romeo and Juliet and liked it very much. In this whole monolog Romeo is falling in love with Juliet. Here, Romeo is speaking to himself, almost gasping about Juliet when he says \u201cO, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!\u201d(Romeo and Juliet, I.I) He's saying that she's so hot that she causes the torches to burn. Romeo goes on about how beautiful and pure she is and that if he touches her his hands will become blessed or holy. In the end, he talks about love at first sight and that he is so consumed with her and that he's never been in love until now. After this, he acts on his love for her and goes to find her.
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\nBy using iambic pentameter, Shakespeare composes very rhythmic, melodic works. this type of writing gives the piece structure which flows off the readers tongue easily. To the reader, the structure stresses the important words and is more naturally meaningful. Rhyming iambic pentameter adds to the beauty of the piece. If Shakespeare wrote in simple non rhyming prose, his works would be more like a story than a work of art. If Shakespeare used metaphors or figures of speech rather than ten syllable rhythmic iambic pentameter it would have painted a more illustrative picture in the readers head. However, he would not have used words as efficiently. Using the ten syllable iambic pentameter is a strict way of writing that forces your imagination and creativity with only useful and specific words. As you can see from the quote, \u201cIt seems she hangs upon the cheek of night\u201d (Romeo and Juliet, I.I)
\n\u201cO, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! \/ It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night\u201d (Romeo and Juliet, I.I)
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\n There is no frivolous wordiness. I also think that the purpose was to make words sound beautiful and meaningful to read rather than to paint a picture in peoples heads. For example \u201cO, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!\u201d (Romeo and Juliet, I.I)","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"35978892","body":"Good Will,
\n
\nBut a couple of issues:
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\n1) Try not to use the pronoun 'I' in academic writing.
\n2) How do we spell monolog?
\n3) Two mistakes here: 'this type of writing gives the piece structure which flows off the readers tongue easily.' Can you identify them?
\n4) You say: 'If Shakespeare used metaphors or figures of speech rather than ten syllable rhythmic iambic pentameter it would have painted a more illustrative picture in the readers head...' OK, but I feel that Shakespeare does use these literary devices in this work... can you spot any lines which might support my reading?
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300287062","smartDate":"Mar 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}