A thírd thínks, | withóut expénse at áll. 1 Hen. VI, I. i. 76.
With respect to the word-stress and the metrical value of syllables there are in Shakespeare many archaic peculiarities. Some of those we have already dealt with; for the rest the reader must consult the works in which they are specially discussed.
§ 171. Of great interest are the other metres that occur in combination with blank verse in Shakespeare’s plays.
Alexandrines are frequently met with, especially where one line is divided between two speakers:
Macb. I’ll cóme to yóu anón. | Murd. We áre resólved, my lórd.
Macb. III. i. 139.
Macb. Hów does your pátient, dóctor? | Doct. Nót so síck, my lórd.
ib. V. iii. 37;
but also in many other cases: