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Nothing is repeated in Romeo and Juliet. The play starts out with a prologue, a kind of TV Guide summary of what the play is going to be about. Although the play does follow the rough plot summary offered in the prologue, it does not repeat any of its words.
It is not an aside, since there is nobody else on stage, behind whose back the words might be said. Nor is it properly speaking a soliloquy, since it is not delivered within the context of the play. The Prologue is not a character in the play who is delivering his perspective on what is going on, but an external observer giving an objective address to the audience. Compare the prologue of Romeo and Juliet with the similar Prologue in Henry V and contrast it with the soliloquy ( NOT a prologue) which starts Richard III. That soliloquy is given by Richard, one of the characters in the play, and it is given in character.
The prologues are not part of the action of the play and so belong to no act or scene. Act 1 scene one starts when the first prologue ends. Open up a copy of the play and look at the first page. The prologue starts with the words, "Two households, both alike in dignity."
It is in the prologue.
Twelfth Night is a comedy. There are many types of comedy in Twelfth Night such as situation comedy and word play. Elizabethans loved word play!
A prologue is an introduction to a book or play.
Nothing is repeated in Romeo and Juliet. The play starts out with a prologue, a kind of TV Guide summary of what the play is going to be about. Although the play does follow the rough plot summary offered in the prologue, it does not repeat any of its words.
The prologue typically introduces the main themes, setting, and characters of the play. It may provide background information or set the tone for the rest of the story. Ultimately, the prologue serves as a preview or "teaser" for the audience to understand what to expect from the play.
The Prologue
There is no prologue to Shakespeare's play. There is a prologue, however, to the play-within-a-play Pyramus and Thisbe, which is read by Peter Quince, by whom the play was written, produced and directed.
It is not an aside, since there is nobody else on stage, behind whose back the words might be said. Nor is it properly speaking a soliloquy, since it is not delivered within the context of the play. The Prologue is not a character in the play who is delivering his perspective on what is going on, but an external observer giving an objective address to the audience. Compare the prologue of Romeo and Juliet with the similar Prologue in Henry V and contrast it with the soliloquy ( NOT a prologue) which starts Richard III. That soliloquy is given by Richard, one of the characters in the play, and it is given in character.
The prologues are not part of the action of the play and so belong to no act or scene. Act 1 scene one starts when the first prologue ends. Open up a copy of the play and look at the first page. The prologue starts with the words, "Two households, both alike in dignity."
A comedy play is a funny play
Prologue
It is a prologue.
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