In this excerpt, Shakespeare achieves exposition about the action in the scene. The stage directions and the dialogue help to establish the conflict and the immediate tension between the characters, setting the scene for the ensuing fight.
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.
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What does Shakespeare achieve with the stage directions in this excerpt?
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He provides clues about what occurred in the past.
He provides clues about what occurred in the past.
He provides details about the plot’s resolution.
He provides details about the plot’s resolution.
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.
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