what are Shakespeare's thought about his prologues in his other plays??

Question

what does Shakespeare have to say about his prologues in some of his other plays. How do you feel about the prologues in this play? Justify or criticize their inclusion in this tragedy by discussing the purposes served and effects created through their use.

Answer 1

If you're going to copy-and-paste your homework questions you could at least narrow down what "this play" is.

I am curious, though. How many of Shakespeare's plays does your teacher think you've read? No wonder you're asking other people to answer the question for you.

Answer 2

The prologues are different for every play. In Troilus and Cressida the prologue is disconnected "Hither am I come, a prologue armed--but not in confidence of author's pen or actor's voice." The entire purpose of that prologue is to set up the satirical nature of T&C. It is different with Henry V, where the character calls himself "prologue like". He in fact has lines throughout the play.

Beyond that I would need to know what play, I cannot recall a prologue in any of the tragedies.

Raven

Answer 3

Try a yahoo or google search.

"What is past is prologue" - The Tempest

"Ere I could make a prologue to my brains," - Hamlet

(Whlie looking for the above quote in Hamlet, I noticed that "brain" is used a lot in the play. I wonder if there is a brain motif? I think one of the Globe builders was named Brain, and globe sometimes meant skull. When they re-constructed the Globe, they found a skull in the foundations. Could there be a connection? I had previously found hints that Hamlet's head was a metaphorical purgatory. Mysteries within mysteries.)