How did Shakespeare influence plays?
The way in which Shakespeare wrote his plays changed the way many plays were performed during his time and now even today. By using iambic pentameter, which is just the normal way of talking, and malapropisms Shakespeare seems to become more relatable to not only the upper classes but also the lower classes because it sometimes added comedy. Because Shakespeare himself was once an actor, he knew how to write things so that in a play they would come off appealing. He would give characters soliloquies and monologues because the actor enjoyed performing them but also because it was just another way to engage his characters with the audience. Some argue that although it is highly entertaining to read Shakespeare's plays, you only get the full effect from seeing them performed. Shakespeare knew how to tweak the audience's emotions, to send them from sad and depressed to laughing, in a matter of scenes. Unlike many other plays performed then and even now, Shakespeare knew how to create a connection with his audience that is still so unique and rare. (Smith)
This is a short clip of the play, Romeo and Juliet. At the beginning we hear a monologue which helps us connect to the play and right off the bat we start with crude comedy because in the monologue Shakespeare revealed bad things would happen so he lightens the mood for the audience.