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War and Peace
Here, you will see passages from Tolstoy’s War and Peace that correlate with lyrics from the musical. When you click on one, the section of the lyrics that draw from that passage will be highlighted!
You’ll notice that the song “Prologue” has nothing in this section. This is because “Prologue” is an introduction to the characters, so it’s not drawn directly from War and Peace. Since Great Comet is placed in the middle of the novel, the creators of the musical made this song to familiarize the audience with the characters to get the context a reader would’ve gotten from reading the first bit of the novel.
Great Comet
Here, you will see lyrics from Great Comet. When you click on a lyric that is associated with a passage from War and Peace, the opposite section will scroll to that reference, so you will be able to read it and see exactly how similar they are! You’ll be surprised at how much they resemble each other.