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my Notes

Prepare to Read

GENRE STUDY A play is a story that can be performed for
an audience.

• Plays list a cast of characters. The cast of characters
names each character and may include a brief description

of the character’s role.
• Authors of plays include stage directions to help set the

scene and to develop the characters. Stage directions are
set in italics and within parentheses.

• Plays use lines of dialogue to reveal the plot.

SET A PURPOSE Look at the illustration on the next page.
What can you tell about the main character of this play? What
questions do you have about her? Write your ideas below.

CRITICAL
VOCABULARY

adoringly

capable
Build Background: spectators
The Story of Atalanta
disbelief

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