"Shakespeare's most poetic lines don't just talk about matters of the heart, they follow its rhythm."
@zararoyce319
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's so beautiful
@chanjanie2229
7 жыл бұрын
yea this strikes me too
@BernardoFlor_Krio
6 жыл бұрын
It's... poetic
@mabob1913
5 жыл бұрын
Best part of the video.
@goldfisch456
4 жыл бұрын
That was deep
@keatonsmith5669
9 жыл бұрын
Another reason Shakespeare gets maligned is because most of his work was plays, not novels. We read them as novels today, but in order to fully appreciate it, it has to be seen as a play.
@gauravdhanwan4464
9 жыл бұрын
Keaton Smith Everytime I read a play it's always portrayed on stage much better then I could have ever imagined it out to be.
@samseegmiller2719
8 жыл бұрын
Poetry is the rhythm of the heart. I like that observation.
@sairamts
4 жыл бұрын
Not poetry... A specific rhythm in poetry...
@rezwanul99
7 жыл бұрын
They taught us Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Macbeth at school without telling us about Iambic Pentameter.
@thomashayes5597
3 жыл бұрын
Really?
@satoshinakamoto7253
2 жыл бұрын
@@thomashayes5597 yup
@tg-sj2nu
2 жыл бұрын
Same thing here but they also want us to write a poem using iambic pentameter... they just never taught us a poetry unit
@idot3331
2 жыл бұрын
I think they're usually supposed to, I certainly learned about it.
@anahansen5191
Жыл бұрын
@@tg-sj2nuno trae no sé😂
@Puzzler363
9 жыл бұрын
I always found the problem with iambic pentameter is that it's not always clear if a syllable really is stressed or whether you are just imposing the stress to make it fit. In the example of "To be or not to be" we learn that "to" is an unstressed word, and then at 2:40 we're told that "to" is stressed. In the example "i am a pirate with a wooden leg" I would have naturally stressed the capitalised syllables "I am a PIrate with a WOODen LEG", possibly with the I unstressed.
@Hraefngar
9 жыл бұрын
Shakespeare varied his meter a lot. He'd sometimes swap the first iamb with a trochee and throw in other different types of feet to emphasize different parts of the poem and produce a more varied sound. Also, meter is often relative. A syllable/word can be unstressed in one line but stressed in another depending on the surrounding syllables. IN my HANDS i HELD a BOOK and BURNing IT was ALL it TOOK to SET the CROWD aFLAME The first 'it' is surrounded by softer syllables (was and ing), so it is stressed. 'Took' and 'all' are harder sounding making the second 'it' unstressed. Now remember that not all stressed syllables are created equal. Some are much heavier than others (burn vs it), and the context in which they appear can vary the amount of stress they are given. In addition to this, if a strong metrical pattern has been previously established in the poem we will subconsciously try and connect the words we read to that rhythm. This can cause somebody to read a syllable with more stress to fit a pattern, but it can also make it much more noticeable when the poem breaks the pattern. The key is just to approach this not as an exact science. There's a lot of variance to it.
@snookerhand
Жыл бұрын
@@bronzenrule I appreciate your explanation. Of course, I'm still not conversant, but it's so much cleared now. In your explanation, why not just be vigil of the meter and the stress will serendipitously fall exigent (in the mind of the reader)? In shaded arbor I sat in deep thought/Through the leaves sunlight strikes and I am taught.
@jakefastf
Жыл бұрын
I’m inclined to believe that Shakespeare was doing this subconsciously because it sounded good. Do what sounds good
@hollismallory2757
10 ай бұрын
I don’t think it’s that exact… there’s also often variations on the iambic by one or two extra or less syllables
@mahshidhsi656
4 жыл бұрын
This was great. English is my second language and learning this stuff specially without teacher during quarantine is kind of hard. I watched so many videos about iambic pentameter but non of them helped me like this. I totally understood. Thank you :)
@antoniomotta3578
Жыл бұрын
you are welcome
@qwertstrewq
2 жыл бұрын
It's also when I found out today that poetic meters have patterns like a drum beat would. Simply think the kick as an unstressed syllable, and the snare as a stressed syllable, and you've got a beat made from a foot. Damn, poetry _is_ music!
@nate1204
4 жыл бұрын
2:42 rip moon never forget
@jakes4605
4 жыл бұрын
XD
@Oh_Snickerdoodle
3 жыл бұрын
Just paying my respects to the moon 😔✋
@anatine_banana_69
3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps
@Hypoticon316
3 жыл бұрын
He deid
@sagellivokin
9 жыл бұрын
"Words to heat of deeds too cold breath gives." That line rocks. And you can use it to give someone courage! Courage enough... to kill.
@claudiaquat
9 жыл бұрын
Iambic foot - it is so cool I always use it, as a rule. For even frosh in English One can go ta DUM ta DUM ta DUM.
Now every time I tell a tale, to children yet unlearned, Iambic prose will surely build a healthy, lifelong interest. And interest in the works of him whose words spans age to age, shall yield for those young little minds a passion for the stage.
@jaedenvanderberg3890
4 жыл бұрын
4:07 Iambic pentameter is described as: unstressed stressed | unstressed stressed | unstressed stressed | unstressed stressed | unstressed stressed. With the pattern bendy line shoe But at 4:20 we see Trochaic Hexameter as ALSO being unstressed stressed | unstressed stressed and so on when we were earlier told that Trochaic meant stressed unstressed, but we see unstressed stressed.
@tyannelowe9316
4 жыл бұрын
Blew right over my head until I reviewed it again.
@abel.lisman
8 жыл бұрын
Amazing way to explain how Shakeaspeare is beyond any drama wrighter in History. As a Drama Teacher from Argentina i´m thanked for this lesson.
@datfancygaming4971
3 жыл бұрын
Shakespeare was like; haha *writing* heart goes brrRRR brrRRRR brrRRRR
@quekrt5381
3 жыл бұрын
lol
@ComfortChef
9 жыл бұрын
Why do people always quote "To be or not be..." when someone is holding a skull? If I recall correctly shouldn't that be the "Alas poor Yorick..." quote?
@Splurgendii
9 жыл бұрын
you're right... why do they do it? good question.
@woodfur00
9 жыл бұрын
I think they were probably going for recognisability rather than accuracy, although you're totally right.
@MentalVideographer
9 жыл бұрын
One does not simply place pictures correctly.
@nice3333333333
9 жыл бұрын
I personally like the scene and the quote being put together. One man alive; holding the skull, one man dead; the skull. "To be or not to be... That is the question." I don't know much about poetry, but that scene with that quote sure raises some philosophical thought material.
@Splurgendii
9 жыл бұрын
Thus conscious does make cowards of us all!!!
@BabyandLittleGuy
Жыл бұрын
Great observations! I most especially enjoyed the end: "Shakespeare's most poetic lines don't just TALK about matters of the heart...they follow its rhythm." How poetic! :)
@gayliedelgado9039
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you, what a clear, entertaining way of looking at Shakespeare's use of rhythm.
@Art1611
9 жыл бұрын
"The weight of this sad time we must obey; Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most: we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long."
@ADDIDASSSSSSSSSSSSSS
5 жыл бұрын
Most excellent and prolifically profound!!! You are a very gifted writer.
@tinibari456
5 жыл бұрын
@@ADDIDASSSSSSSSSSSSSS It's old Bill's lines, not Numa's.
@manishkota4145
3 жыл бұрын
@@ADDIDASSSSSSSSSSSSSS bruh
@ADDIDASSSSSSSSSSSSSS
3 жыл бұрын
@@tinibari456 I guess I was actually crediting the writing of Shakespeare and not Numa. No wonder Numa seemed so gifted. Thanks for clarifying the actual writer. Keep rocking!
@tinibari456
3 жыл бұрын
@@ADDIDASSSSSSSSSSSSSS Ha, it's been a while since I made that comment. But don't worry if you don't recognize Shakespeare right away! just read him and you'll learn to recognize his style.
@RosheenQuynh
6 жыл бұрын
The ending made me fall in love with the iambic pentameter even more than Halo got me interested in it. "Child of my enemy, why have you come? I offer no forgiveness, a father's sin passed to his son."
@nurselgokalp1309
8 жыл бұрын
What a man Shakespeare was! I adore him much more now! He was a great poet.
@aviattavar2741
8 жыл бұрын
+Lee Spicer wtf
@aviattavar2741
8 жыл бұрын
Lee Spicer chill man aha, just saying what u wrote was a bit creepy, no offence.
@aviattavar2741
8 жыл бұрын
Lee Spicer aha thats k man just making an observation, u vexed by any chance ahaahaha
@aviattavar2741
8 жыл бұрын
Lee Spicer Safe bro x, Ps: y do u keep liking ur own comment?
@aperson22222
8 жыл бұрын
It is the favor'd form of English verse, Especially when ruled Elizabeth. Will Shakespeare wrote all of his plays therein; So also Kit, and many other bards. The first, the third, fifth, seventh, and the ninth Of syllables are left without a stress. The rest are stress'd; it mimics human speech.
@juliadubaj6558
2 жыл бұрын
That was beautifully done
@amanwearingsuspenders7390
7 жыл бұрын
Shakespear's most poetic lines don't just talk about matters of the heart they follow its rhythim. Wow really great ending line.
@pstrowlministries6109
7 жыл бұрын
Superb lesson on the heartbeat of the flow and rhthym of verse in Shakespeare.
@megan7108
9 жыл бұрын
I actually enjoyed reading A Midsummer Night's Dream. I found it easier to understand than some of his other works.
@brettnemecek8388
9 жыл бұрын
Poetry is one of my great weaknesses (the same way that math might be for others). This helps, but is still hard for me to understand. I'm just going to have to watch it again to get it down.
@12345saoma
9 жыл бұрын
oh my gosh the part with the heart is so amazing!
@kaje01
9 жыл бұрын
Ted is so awesome. Every video: Stuff I never knew, about stuff I never knew I cared about
@Andrewism
8 жыл бұрын
I love you Ted-ED! I now understand it so well!
@nathanw.3187
5 жыл бұрын
Andrew Rodrigues I’m trying to make a playlist on Spotify in this format... idk why I’m like this
@halihorror
4 жыл бұрын
The pirate illustration was so good! Thanks a bunch!
@kaishint4792
7 жыл бұрын
If any of you have trouble with the stressed and unstressed syllables. You can go to a dictionary like marriam webster and find the word in its syllables which should look like this: \ sək-ˈses \ and \ bi-ˈhīnd \ The ( ' ) part is placed right before the stressed syllable. On dictionary.com the stressed part is marked with a deeper and fatter color.
@nathanfernandes7085
7 жыл бұрын
This hands down the best videos I have seen on youtube till date............ thank you Ted
@AnnaClaraGB
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! It was really hard to understand poetic rhythm before this video.
@tehdii
4 жыл бұрын
Iambic pentameter is so pre-neuralink anachronism :P And now I have realized that Picard would add a rytm to a verbal reasoning of the Borg. Just imagine the spread of a pentameter through the universe: You will you will assimilated be :) Also Tomorrow and plus one day, and plus two days... minus equals one of twelfth - Borg rendition :)
@mavila1368
9 жыл бұрын
I hate learning this shit in school...
@sritamjena5128
2 жыл бұрын
I also noticed Juliet slapping Shakespeare's hand at 2:45! It was really funny!
@demos.darkenburg
2 жыл бұрын
PLEASE ANOTHER VIDEO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE😭❤❤❤❤❤
@practicalpen1990
3 жыл бұрын
In just 5 minutes, TED-ED just explained this topic better than my Literary Translation classes. I finally got it!!!
@elidesportelli325
5 ай бұрын
5:04 a beatiful rhytm
@stephc5899
2 жыл бұрын
i love the pun in the description. thank you for this amazing video ted- ed! you're saving lives and you don't even know it
@WalrasLaw
8 жыл бұрын
Great video! Loved the heart explanation. However, there might be a mistake at the 4:20 mark. The example labeled as a Trochaic Hexameter seems to be a Iambic Hexameter (the pirate's feet are iambic on the white sheet of paper just as in the sand)
@justinmclean9275
8 жыл бұрын
+WalrasLaw Exactly what I was going to say! If the dragging of the wooden leg is supposed to stand for the unstressed syllable which it resembles, the animator seems to have reversed the pattern.
@drphilYNWA
6 жыл бұрын
lol I was hoping there'd be someone who pointed that out already so I wouldn't have to
@RenaudAlly
4 жыл бұрын
lol i thought i didnt pay attention to the video, when I noticed it didn't make sense
@alixandramullins7463
3 жыл бұрын
likely the animator / illustrator thought it looked cool, but maybe didn't quite grasp the concepts when creating all the visuals...
@Panicks28
2 жыл бұрын
I agree as well
@4dityanarayan
8 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one reading the comments in iambic pentameter and failing miserably?
@tacomeme429
7 жыл бұрын
(ok I'll try iambic pentameter) Seems not, but you can try to read this now.
@rezwanul99
7 жыл бұрын
Boy Bawang Thank you for this comment. (Am I iambic pentametering right?)
@elderlyoogway
7 жыл бұрын
I will, must say, that I find you amusing, pal! So please, my friend, you can't and shouldn't stop it now :D
@jaytettehquarshie1522
3 жыл бұрын
This is the most subtle TedEd i have seen this year
@sum1414
2 жыл бұрын
That's why when you're sad you can write well, because you can feel your heartbeats
@2512fabian
8 жыл бұрын
Iambic pentameter is very pliant, and accommodates an array of variations that go far beyond what is covered in this video. If you google 'versemeter' you will find my blog page.
@davidjuson5608
Жыл бұрын
If only the English lessons I endured as a schoolboy where that coherent and intelligent as that. Thank you.
@daviddemar8749
8 жыл бұрын
best explanation of this I've ever encountered. 2nd best? john barton of the RSC explained it on the ITV miniseries Playing Shakespeare -also available on KZitem
@janineparis1478
3 жыл бұрын
this is very amazing! - Janine Paris
@sirazummunira3042
6 ай бұрын
That is actually very sweet reason
@ggbliss8121
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I love this connection between the heartbeat and rhythm!
@SwampNymph522
Жыл бұрын
The poetic cadence of “Drunken Sailor” fits neatly into “Paw Paw Patch” & “10 Little Indians”
@craigsneddon4732
2 жыл бұрын
If only they put this kind of effort and resources into a good cause, imagine the difference that could be made !
@rezvanmanbari2343
2 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful reason for choosing iambic pentameter
@אריהרווח
6 ай бұрын
It's genius that Juliet was on the other Terrace and Romeo the confession for his love but it was to the second balcony and then they finally saw Yulia getting angry at minute 5:21
@MentalVideographer
9 жыл бұрын
You'll find if you read on of meters' truth/ of rythmic meaning found in Shakespeare's plays/ of sounding more poetic than uncouth/ and how to not be left here in a daze. Pentameter, Iambic, first of all/ is nought but how I'm writing this right now/ If conquering the meters, first to fall/ Pentameter, the first that you should know. If you must wonder as to what I did/ In upper writings, 'twas a visual rhyme/ Between them similarity is hid/ but see the word, of sound you must be rid. And as this is a sonnet, you should know/ See couplets? That means there's not far to go.
@crissaalcuirez5624
3 жыл бұрын
Thank You -Crissa O. Alcuirez
@Cameron-ue7lu
3 ай бұрын
Beautiful explanation, and how cool is the bard, that upstart crow :)
@bhumi7343
5 жыл бұрын
watching this 2 years in a row
@dirmfe2
8 жыл бұрын
Wow! That was great. Got me at the heart thing.
@angelopusta205
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your videos - Angelo Rey Pusta
@MichaelSHartman
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the explanation.
@nezzy4645
5 жыл бұрын
My teacher tried to explain this but I understand it more from watching this lol
@djajarahcorpuz1188
3 жыл бұрын
I really learned a lot from this video, thank you! -Djajarah Zairelahar Corpuz
@eddesa5134
6 жыл бұрын
The animators at 4:24 got the Trochaic Haxameter illustration WRONG. If the pirates foot represents a stressed syllable and a slur is silent then the Trochaic would start with a foot followed by a slur, and repeats this pattern 6 times. Other than that minor error it was beautifully illustrated and thanks for an interesting, clear wonderful explanation of these useful poetry concepts.
@koukilambino3762
3 жыл бұрын
This video helped me a lot. -Kouki Lambino
@sayedhossain4525
2 жыл бұрын
This video mafe me appreciate Shakespeare so much!
@yeischalyrivera1634
7 жыл бұрын
my teacher is making us watch this rn.
@aliahicks7402
8 жыл бұрын
Cool video,explained a lot, thanks!!
@AD-tc9tn
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, it explained a lot!
@Sarahjayne08
6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Thank you!
@gizemg2158
9 жыл бұрын
Wow this is so powerful. completely articulates why I like poetry so much in a way I haven't been able to express before
@arshalanbeg6252
8 жыл бұрын
what a beautiful explanation!
@richardgumatay3466
3 жыл бұрын
this helped me lot - Richard Gumatay
@medelinejayasaputra2852
8 жыл бұрын
Arghhh thx TedEd I am a sucker for Sonnets 😊 especially iambic pentameter 💕👍🏻
@keyinnerg242
Жыл бұрын
Damn Shakespeare you genius
@sam08g16
8 жыл бұрын
I put my hand over the left side of my chest and did not feel anything. Am I dead? :O
@okvvx6581
8 жыл бұрын
+Fiddling Beelzebot The heart is closer to the middle, so you can put it there and see if you are really dead. I'm dead.
@snotfaaaaaaaair5451
8 жыл бұрын
Probably
@ramun9402
3 жыл бұрын
No u too thicc
@delmiasaraudin2102
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you this help me a lot - Delmia M. Saraudin
@biffrapper
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks! One minor nitpick... the pirate would say "I BE a pirate with a wooden leg." They don't say am. ;)
@lauraminer9542
6 жыл бұрын
biffrapper Or..perhaps....A pirate with a wooden leg be I?
@englishrose4388
2 жыл бұрын
This was excellent.
@FreeManFreeThought
6 жыл бұрын
The thing that bothers me is how many people completely misread Hamlet's famous "to be" speech. He is NOT suicidal (that is early on in the play) he is not questioning HIS existence, but rather marvelling how people find the strength to move on "to dream, to sleep; to sleep, to dream -ay, there is the rub" (working off memory, sorry if exact words are off). Basically he is saying that were it not for our hopes and dreams who wouldn't want to die. It's an incredibly powerful piece of writing that is sadly mis-interpreted.
@loszhor
9 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! I was taught something similar when getting help with my speech.
@rheamaicabatindaan6387
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you- Rhea Maica A. Batindaan
@angelcabug-os8309
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!- Angel C. Cabug-os
@kristinesheennoynay7895
3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for this! - Kristine Sheen Pintuan
@cem6676
7 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@juliecatayas3901
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! -Julie Rocel Catayas
@lansingday1453
Жыл бұрын
Fun video teaching. Thank you. ... Hmmm. never thought of iambic pentameter as heartbeat. Depends on how you feel it. A rest beat after the second beat, it fits well, since heartbeat cycle is a three pulse (lub-dub rest). When I hear Robert Frost read his work, his ten beat line is straight flow of 10. No heartbeat there. Thanks for the new insight!
@josephsdelarmente5080
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Delarmente joseph
@christophermuratore1815
8 жыл бұрын
The sun killing the moon in the background made me chuckle for some reason.
@arjunverma963
4 жыл бұрын
4:24 trochaic hexameter is wrong as they put the unaccented syllable first and then the accented syllable , what is would be is an iambic hexameter
@eleaalyxsonmasibay3138
3 жыл бұрын
Poetric is really the rhythm of the heart❤️ Thank you for this! - Elea Alyx Masibay
@22.limpasmeryljoy12
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!-Meryl Joy Limpas
@TickedOffPriest
9 жыл бұрын
That and professors can have a field day teaching students about something that is impractical to their daily lives.
@bassbymichele
5 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@patriciadonquilab4496
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! -Patricia Ramiel Donquilab
@RaysDad
4 жыл бұрын
"Who would do that must first be wise and good." -JM
@user_1ff113
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video as alway! I did however notice that the red foot print diagram for Trochaic Hexameter at 4:24 appears to be iambic (curve follow by foot print, instead of the reverse).
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