Act I

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Act I is the opening section of J. M. Barrie’s play "Dear Brutus," in which the characters and central fantastical premise are first introduced.

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Act I canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of a play ⓘ
containsElement anticipation of entering the enchanted wood ⓘ
discussion of Midsummer Eve ⓘ
mysterious invitation to Lob’s house ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator J. M. Barrie ⓘ
dramaticFunction exposition ⓘ
introduction of magical wood premise ⓘ
featuresCharacter Joanna Trout ⓘ
Lady Caroline Laney ⓘ
Lob ⓘ
Matey ⓘ
Mr. Coade ⓘ
Mr. Dearth ⓘ
Mrs. Coade ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Coade

Mrs. Dearth ⓘ
Will Dearth ⓘ
firstPerformedWith original production of Dear Brutus ⓘ
genre fantasy drama ⓘ
introduces central fantastical premise of Dear Brutus ⓘ
main characters of Dear Brutus ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
narrativeRole establishes interpersonal conflicts among guests ⓘ
sets tone of whimsical fantasy ⓘ
openingSectionOf Dear Brutus ⓘ
partOf Dear Brutus ⓘ
setting drawing room of Lob’s country house ⓘ
themeIntroduced marital dissatisfaction ⓘ
regret ⓘ
roads not taken ⓘ
second chances ⓘ
self-deception ⓘ
timePeriodInFiction early 20th century ⓘ

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Dear Brutus → hasPart → Act I ⓘ