Asked by Tanya
What does Shakespeare achieve
with the stage directions in this
excerpt?
ABRAM.
You lie.
SAMPSON.
Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember
thy washing blow.
[_They fight._]
BENVOLIO.
Part, fools! put up your swords, you know
not what you do.
[_Beats down their swords._]
Enter Tybalt.
TYBALT.
What, art thou drawn among these
heartless hinds?
Turn thee Benvolio, look upon thy death.
He provides clues about what
occurred in the past.
He provides details about the
plot’s resolution.
He provides exposition about
the action in the scene.
He provides hints about how
the story will end.
with the stage directions in this
excerpt?
ABRAM.
You lie.
SAMPSON.
Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember
thy washing blow.
[_They fight._]
BENVOLIO.
Part, fools! put up your swords, you know
not what you do.
[_Beats down their swords._]
Enter Tybalt.
TYBALT.
What, art thou drawn among these
heartless hinds?
Turn thee Benvolio, look upon thy death.
He provides clues about what
occurred in the past.
He provides details about the
plot’s resolution.
He provides exposition about
the action in the scene.
He provides hints about how
the story will end.
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