<prologue>
| <prologue> contains the prologue to a drama, typically spoken by an actor out of character, possibly in association with a particular performance or venue. 7.1.2 Prologues and Epilogues 7.1 Front and Back Matter | |
| Module | drama — 7 Performance Texts | 
| Attributes | Global attributes only | 
| Used by | |
| May contain | core: bibl biblStruct cb cit desc gap head index l label lb lg list listBibl meeting milestone note p pb q quote said sp stage  dictionaries: entry entryFree superEntry  header: biblFull  msdescription: msDesc  namesdates: listEvent listNym listOrg listPerson listPlace  tagdocs: classSpec eg egXML elementSpec listRef macroSpec moduleRef moduleSpec schemaSpec specGrp specGrpRef  textstructure: argument byline closer dateline docAuthor docDate epigraph floatingText opener postscript salute signed trailer  transcr: addSpan damageSpan delSpan fw space  | 
| Declaration | 
 element prologue { att.global.attributes, ( ( model.divTop | model.global )*, ( ( model.common ), model.global* )+, ( ( model.divBottom ), model.global* )* ) } | 
| Example | <prologue> <sp> <l>Wits, like physicians never can agree,</l> <l>When of a different society.</l> <l>New plays are stuffed with wits, and with deboches,</l> <l>That crowd and sweat like cits in May-Day coaches.</l> </sp> <trailer>Written by a person of quality</trailer> </prologue> | 
