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...change. "I don't think it was as dramatic a break as people have said it was." He averts his eyes; he's probably had to explain this before. "The pattern, the abstract form, has a life cycle...It seemed to me, maybe 20 years ago, that the iambic pentameter had become extremely dull...I think that's changed. I think some people now are writing it in a way that's interesting...And my own new book is quite formal--in a different...
...admits only the strangest sort of animals--or how else would we have Adams House?" Audience members followed the speech with printed English translations. They chuckled frequently. The 350-year-old Latin oration tradition is traditionally irreverent. William S. Parsons '92 wrote his undergraduate address, "Fair Harvard, Farewell," in iambic pentameter. He touched on some serious issues near the end of his speech, but most of it was humorous; a lot of Orientation week jokes...
...mysterious prophetess, Crone Accustomed Toherface (Jeremy Nye) warns the kingdom (in appropriate iambic pentameter) that evil lies ahead. But the king, who has inexplicably become a Hindu, pays no heed. (The Pudding show can be awfully random...
William S. Parsons '92 delivered the undergraduate address, "Fair Harvard, Farewell," in iambic pentameter. Harvard Law School student Peter M. Cicchinio's speech discussed how graduates could best use the "arrogance, contentiousness, and a sense of entitlement" that comes with a Harvard education...
However, most of the parodies presented in this book are more recognizable. The new "happy ending" to Romeo and Juliet is a classic, written in iambic pentameter and faithful to every aspect of the original play except its conclusion. "Now go, and far and wide report these facts," the Prince declares in his final speech. "For lo, this story cannot have an equal/Unless perchance someday there be a sequel...