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my Notes
Notice &
Note
Contrasts and
Contradictions

Prepare to Read

GENRE STUDY Plays are stories that can be performed for an
audience.

• Authors of plays might organize the story into scenes. Each

scene focuses on an important event and builds upon the
events in the previous scenes.
• Stage directions help to set the scenes and to develop the

characters.
• Plays rely on dialogue, or conversation between characters,

to keep the plot moving.

SET A PURPOSE Think about the title and genre of this text.
As you read, pay attention to how characters communicate through
dialogue. What do you think this play is about? Write your ideas below.

CRITICAL
VOCABULARY

witness

presiding

attempted

Build Background: restrain
The Four Seasons
contempt

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