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'''The Chorus''' was the first character to appear in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play, ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''. In the opening scene of one variant of the play, he depicted the events of the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Prologue (short story)|A Prologue]]'')
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'''The Chorus''' was a character in [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[play]] ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''.


He was the first person to appear in the play and it was his role to explain to the [[audience]] that the lifelike depiction of the [[conflict]] featured, namely the [[Battle of Agincourt]] between the [[England|English]] and the [[France|French]] in [[1415]], was "beyond the means of a little group of [[actor]]s in a [[wood]]en [[theatre]]".
In a variant version of the play primarily focusing on the [[Warlike Doctor (A Prologue)|Warlike Doctor]], the Chorus spoke in a similar vein about the [[Last Great Time War]]. During the opening, he mentioned the [[Army of Meanwhiles and Neverweres|the Meanwhiles and the troops of Neverwere]], the [[Nightmare Child]], the [[Horde of Travesties]], the [[Skaro Degradations]], [[Gallifrey]], [[Dalek]]s and [[Rassilon]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Prologue (short story)}})
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The Chorus was a character in William Shakespeare's play Henry V.

He was the first person to appear in the play and it was his role to explain to the audience that the lifelike depiction of the conflict featured, namely the Battle of Agincourt between the English and the French in 1415, was "beyond the means of a little group of actors in a wooden theatre".

In a variant version of the play primarily focusing on the Warlike Doctor, the Chorus spoke in a similar vein about the Last Great Time War. During the opening, he mentioned the the Meanwhiles and the troops of Neverwere, the Nightmare Child, the Horde of Travesties, the Skaro Degradations, Gallifrey, Daleks and Rassilon. (PROSE: A Prologue [+]Loading...["A Prologue (short story)"])