[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a usually short section appended to the conclusion of a book or film:Compare prologue(def1) prologue(def1).The novel ends rather grimly, but the epilogue reveals that most of the characters go on to find fulfillment.", "a later event that illuminates or reinforces the significance of an earlier set of events:The sad life of Tasso, the last great poet of the Italian Renaissance, was a fitting epilogue to the age, whose genius also declined into decadence.", "a speech, usually in verse, delivered by one of the actors after the conclusion of a play.Compare prologue(def2) prologue(def2).", "the actor who delivers a play’s epilogue.Compare prologue(def3) prologue(def3)."]}]