Elizabethan Drama | Style
Asides
Asides are brief comments spoken privately to another character or directly to the audience. They are not heard or noticed by the rest of the characters onstage. The character would suddenly turn toward the audience and deliver the aside from behind his hand, thus hiding it from the rest of the players. This technique was used often by Elizabethan dramatists as it helped to let the audience in on the character’s thoughts.
Blank Verse
Blank verse is unrhymed poetry that still contains a rhythm and meter. This was the primary form used by...
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