Shakespeare achieves exposition about the action in the scene with the stage directions in this excerpt. The directions indicate the characters' actions, such as fighting and trying to stop each other, which helps the audience understand the conflict and tension between the characters at this moment in the play.
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.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
What does Shakespeare achieve with the stage
directions in this excerpt?
(1 point)
He provides hints about how the story will
end.
He provides details about the plot’s
resolution.
He provides clues about what occurred in the
past.
He provides exposition about the action in
the scene.
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