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Shakespeare's Subtle Openings
- Shakespeare's play openings are subtle, often featuring minor characters.
- These characters act as audience surrogates, bridging reality and the imaginative world of the play.
Don Quixote's Ironic Beginning
- Cervantes' Don Quixote opens with ironic "once upon a time" storytelling.
- The narrator feigns ignorance of the setting, contrasting with Don Quixote's immersion in chivalric tales.
Tristram Shandy's Ab Ovo Narration
- Sterne's Tristram Shandy opens with the narrator wishing his parents had been more mindful at conception.
- This sets a humorous tone and introduces the concept of ab ovo narration.