Both Uses of
exposition
in
The Winter's Tale
- —The storm begins:—poor wretch, That for thy mother's fault art thus expos'd To loss and what may follow!†
Scene 3.3 *expos = collections of things on public display
- And hath he too Expos'd this paragon to the fearful usage,—At least ungentle,—of the dreadful Neptune, To greet a man not worth her pains, much less The adventure of her person?†
Scene 5.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(exposition) a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) on public display -- typically shown for a limited time (such as six months)
or:
a detailed explanation or background of a specific topic -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
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