Question

Which line in Hamlet’s speech illustrates perfect iambic pentameter?
A. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer

B. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune

C. Or to take arms against a sea of troubles

D. When we have shuffled off this mortal coil

Answer 1

Iambs are 'weakSTRONG' feet.

If you write A this way, it goes:
WHEther 'tis NObler in the MIND to SUFfer.

it is not the expected sequence: wSTwSTwSTwSTwST (5 iambs)

Try to write B, C and D capitalising the strong syllables, and the iambic pentameter will appear.

Answer 2

D