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Swan Lake Figurative Language
Swan Lake
Act 1
After a beautiful musical introduction,the opening scene is set in a splendid park with an enchanting fairy-tale castle in the background.prince seigfried and his friends are seated and enjoying a party to celebrate his coming of age whilst peasants come to congratulate him and are encouraged by the princes tutor to dance for his entertainment.the princes mother now enters and announces it is time for her son to marry and that he will be choosing a bride at a ball the following evening. the mother leaves and the rustic dancing continues until darkness falls and a flock of swans appear. the prince decides to shoot a swan and with bow and arrow in hand him and his peers set off towards the flock of majestic birds.
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