Telling the audience the whole story at the beginning of a play, known as "in medias res," can create dramatic tension, engage the audience's curiosity, and make them eager to see how the story unfolds. It can also help set the stage for the themes and conflicts that will be explored throughout the play.
The inciting event is the event in the story (normally at the beginning) that causes the whole story to happen. If that event didn't happen then there would be no story
The inciting event is the event in the story (normally at the beginning) that causes the whole story to happen. If that event didn't happen then there would be no story
The story of Oedipus would seem probably to the audience in fifth century BC because the plays that were written then, the audience would already be familiar with them as that was the way greek plays & theater worked.
The setting of the play was included in the dialogue of the play. Actors would tell the audience where they were within the context of the story, and the audience would imagine the setting that was not physically present.
It would be helpful if you clarified your answer to include which story you want to know about.
It would be a metaphorical term for the beginning, first awareness, incipiency,
The whole story is about a journey. There would be jumped, as when Bilbo jumped over Gollum. Jewels of course, as they sparkled in the dragon's lair. And there is the jug of wine that the head guard drinks and falls asleep on.
Isolation and alienation would best summarize Jane's situation at the beginning of the story, as she is orphaned, neglected, and mistreated by her relatives. She is marginalized and has very few connections or support systems in her life.
Rhoads, Dewey and Michie (Mark as Story) say that Mark's Gospel was designed to be performed orally by a narrator to an audience that would have, for the main part, been illiterate.
Well, it has a number of good conflicts and some action in the form of an onstage murder and a battle scene. Those points make it a promising story for a play. Also, many people in the audience would already know the story.
I'm sure you can if you want to ... why would you want to?
Yes, they would majestically ride into battles on their horses together.