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Character
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 1, Prologue
Time & Place
The Royal Palace of Verona, 1914
Length
Long
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
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Context
At the beginning of the play, Empress Alexandra
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[PART 1]
Europe stands upon the brink of bloody war and civil strife.
New powers arise as ancient empires totter to their grave,
While borders meander, made perilous on both sides,
From dormant enmities burned awake,
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