Why was iambic pentameter used?

Related questions

1. Is Julius Caesar written in iambic pentameter?
2. Is Sonnet 29 an iambic pentameter?
3. Do one syllable words have stress?
4. Do sonnets have to be in iambic pentameter?
5. Are one syllable words Stressed?
6. What is the difference between iambic pentameter and iambic tetrameter?
7. Is Clever an example of IAMB?
8. Are all Shakespeare plays written in iambic pentameter?
9. Do the witches in Macbeth speak in iambic pentameter?
10. Is Macbeth iambic pentameter?

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