Shakespeare poetry is overrated it is clever but emotionless

You say: "these emotions are only indicated by the words which make up the iambic beat- and words alone do not make a poem emotional" If words do not make a poem emotional than what does? A poem without any words is not very effective or passionate- and the author's choice of language reflect him and the emotions/message he is trying to convey. Also, the iambic pentameter is important as that is what officially makes it verse- and this is one of the techniques Shakespeare uses a lot. That is why I commented on it so much, as structure is also an important part of verse, however that is not the best way to communicate emotion, so I will speak about his choice of language. "I will prove it more clearly take this line ""Oh my love kiss me tight clasp thy lips in passions bite"- this line conveys deep emotion through it rhythm now if I omit the word love you will still get an emotional feeling Oh my ... kiss me tight clasp thy lips in passions light now do the same for Shakespeare's line "I love thee so, that, maugre all thy pride"-you are saying this conveys the emotion love now if I omit the word love you will get have no idea of what emotion he is talking about ""I ... thee so, that, maugre all thy pride" you can see clearly in the case of Dean the emotion is dependent on the rhythm of the line not any particular word" I do not think you chose the best example.When a word is used as a noun, it is not as important in the sentence, however the verb is a vital part of the sentence. The word love can be used as a verb or a noun, and if you wish to use it in an example, it should be used as two verbs or two nouns to be fully justified. You used a verb and a noun, therefore it was not the best comparison in my opinion. "My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain. Perjury, perjury, in the high'st degree Murder, stem murder, in the direst degree; All several sins, all used in each degree, Throng to the bar, crying all, Guilty! guilty! I shall despair. There is no creature loves me; And if I die, no soul shall pity me: Nay, wherefore should they, since that I myself Find in myself no pity to myself? Methought the souls of all that I had murder'd Came to my tent; and every one did threat To-morrow's vengeance on the head of Richard." This is a very good example. In this extract ( written in verse), you don't even need to know the plot to know that the character is scared, confused, guilty and to some extent in despair. You can tell he feels isolated and helpless, thanks to the line: "There is no creature loves me," The word creature shows us how despairing this character must be and without doubt, this proves that Shakespeare's verse is emotional and has life and soul. The poems you use-while they are fantastic- do not seem to show feeling, they tend to describe physical aspects of love and seem to be quite similar to Shakespeare in terms of emotional words however I don't want to go of topic. In conclusion- I believe that Shakespeare's verse is very emotional and that he uses many different techniques to emphasise emotional moments and overall, his work is full of passion and life.