1. What is iambic pentameter?
2. Why did Shakespeare write using iambic pentameter?

It was used because it most closely reflects the number of syllables we get said in a single breath. In other words, it most closely mirrors everyday English speech rhythms. ... Shakespeare used iambic pentameter as a norm upon which he could change the rhythm much like a jazz muscian.

Explanation:

in 1636, roger williams settled at the tip of narragansett bay after being banished from the massachusetts bay colony for his religious views, on land granted to him by the narragansett tribe. he called the site "providence plantation" and declared it a place of religious freedom.

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