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In the Mousetrap, the structure begins with a:
ASoliloquy by the Player King
BPrologue spoken by Hamlet
CChoric ode
DDumb show preceding the dialogue
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Dumb show preceding the dialogue
1. The Mousetrap opens with a wordless dumb show enacting the murder.
2. Spoken dialogue follows once the audience has seen the pantomime.
3. The dumb show + dialogue is a deliberate doubled exposure.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1524 — Shakespeare's Hamlet — "A dumb show precedes dialogue"_
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