PROLOGUE in a Sentence

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In the prologue to Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare introduces the audience to the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.

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 Meanings and Examples of PROLOGUE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
prologue
 n.  introduction, usually to a poem or play
Classic Sentence:
1  "The prologue," they added, looking down at the programme.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 5
2  This prologue pleased him, and Blachevelle fell in love.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII—THE WISDOM OF THOLOMYES
Example Sentence:
1  In the prologue to Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare introduces the audience to the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.
2  The prologue to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account.