Shakespeare's+Language+-+Helps

==Reading Shakespeare can be tricky and confusing, primarily due to the antiquated language and syntax. Below are some helps and a translation guide for some of the Bard's most common words and phrases which we no longer use.==

== IAMBIC PENTAMETER: Shakespeare wrote nearly all of his plays and sonnets using iambic pentameter, which is a line of roughly 10 syllables with an alternating stress pattern. Each IAMB is a pair or unstressed-stressed syllables: to-DAY, the SONG, our SCHOOL Many lines are not exactly 10 syllables with the stress pattern, but they come close enough to uphold the basic length and rhythm. ==