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.
Question
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
What does Shakespeare achieve with the stage directions in this excerpt?
(1 point)
Responses
He provides clues about what occurred in the past.
He provides clues about what occurred in the past.
He provides exposition about the action in the scene.
He provides exposition about the action in the scene.
He provides hints about how the story will end.
He provides hints about how the story will end.
He provides details about the plot’s resolution.
1 answer
In this excerpt, Shakespeare achieves the goal of providing exposition about the action in the scene. The stage directions indicate that a fight is about to break out and that characters are engaged in conflict, which helps the audience understand the intensity of the moment and the relationships between characters. Therefore, the correct response is:
He provides exposition about the action in the scene.
