Act

An act was a portion of a that was composed of scenes. 
In 2153, Drennik quoted act one, scene five of Hamlet - "There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy."- to Jonathan Archer, who was impressed by the Vissian's ability to quote something he had only read yesterday. ()
In 2266, Lenore Karidian and her father were reminded that the second act of Hamlet was set to begin in three minutes. She assured the person who reminded them that they'd be ready. ()
In 2286, expressing his doubts about Spock's memory as the Vulcan had calculated the variables for their time travel from memory, Leonard McCoy quoted, "Angels and ministers of grace, defend us,", which Spock identified as coming from, Hamlet, Act one scene four. This seemed to satisfy the question in James T. Kirk's mind. () 
In 2293, Spock recognized Chancellor Gorkon's toast, "The undiscovered country." as a quote from Hamlet, act three, scene one. ()
In 2369, during the rehearsal of her play Something for Breakfast, Beverly Crusher asked William T. Riker to begin at the start of Act two. He began reading Data's poem Ode to Spot instead, due to a malfunction of the 's computer. () 
In 2370, Data performed act five, scene one of The Tempest in the holodeck. ()
In 2371, while discussing the William Shakespeare play with Julian Bashir, Garak noted that he knew Brutus was going to murder Caesar after reading the first act, something which made the play a farce rather than a tragedy. ()
In 2375, two acts from HMS Pinafore were displayed on a screen on the . ()
Upon hearing the third act of Tosca in the holodeck, The Doctor sobbed, something he related to Seven of Nine in 2377 to assure her she needn't be ashamed of crying. ()
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