act I of a play provides basin information about the haracters and their situation. what is this part of a play called?

Me read the letter. dear aunt mary, you for the wonderful painting. you are so talented! i was thrilled that you chose to paint horses. you must have remembered that i was crazy about horses when i was a little kid—and i still love them. i have hung the painting in my room so that i can see it every morning when i wake up. your loving niece, celia what makes this letter appropriate for its intended audience? it is written from the third-person point of view. it is concise and impersonal. its sentence structure is varied. its language is informal.

Which of these novels is considered an important precursor to science fiction

Analysis that compares and contrasts the way two myths show one important feature of their culture