The words that can be used for synonym is grotto...
grotto:
→ <span>a small picturesque cave, especially an artificial one in a park or garden
</span>→ <span>an indoor structure resembling a cave.
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Opening is a synonym for cave, a cave is a grotto.</span>
It was to give the audience pre-existing knowledge about the play that would help with the understanding of the play and its conflicts and often it foreshadows something that is going to happen... for example the begging of Romeo and Juliet when the chorus tells us that there is a feud between the two families and how it was a tragedy of star crossed lovers.
Hey I’ll answer this for ya but I was wondering what “problem novel” means. Can I just talk about any novel?
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I think slavery was bad and should have never happened. It doesn't affect them anymore but they still go through racism and are still trying to find social justice.
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