The Taming of the Shrew. When Bianca first speaks in the passage, we see that Shakespeare has put in some antithesiss such as content which is the antithesis to discontent and company which is antithesis to myself (1.1.102)

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In the piece of writing I will talk about some of the most distinctive language features in the given passage, and also how I think the passage might be performed, including, props, costume and set design.

Most of the passage is written in blank verse, this is unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter with approximately five stressed syllables in each line, 'But in the other's silence do I see'(1.1.51). But not all speech is written in iambic pentameter (some of Gremio's lines). I think that iambic pentameter is one of Shakespeare's best creations, and something that really defines him as a playwright, iambic pentameter gives the affect of a steady, constant quality to the writing, iambic pentameter is the natural rhythm of the English language. Another clear feature of language is at the beginning of the passage when Tranio and Lucentio are talking, the ends of their sentences rhyme in rhyming couplets,' toward...froward, see...sobriety' (1.1.51). I think this is affective because it makes the words flow easily with its poetic finish.

When Bianca first speaks in the passage, we see that Shakespeare has put in some antithesis's such as 'content' which is the antithesis to 'discontent' and 'company'