The aim of this essay is to demonstrate how the rhythmical evolution of English dramatic iambic pentameter parallelled the changes of aesthetic tastes and social values of English society from the mid-sixteenth to mid-nineteenth century. During 250 years the evolution of such features as the abundance or absence of enjambments, the use of constrained or loose iambs, and some others corresponds to the changes in the architecture of the theaters, the social structure of the audience, the manners of declamation, the complexity of poetic language, and the types of characters and plots the playwrights used.

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英语戏剧中的诗歌形式、情节和人物的演变（16世纪中叶至19世纪中叶）

本文的目的是展示英国戏剧抑扬格五音步的节奏演变如何与 16 世纪中叶至 19 世纪中叶英国社会的审美趣味和社会价值观的变化平行。在 250 年的时间里，诸如包膜的丰富或缺失、限制或松散的 iamb 的使用等特征的演变与剧院建筑、观众的社会结构、朗诵方式的变化相对应，诗歌语言的复杂性，以及剧作家使用的角色类型和情节。