In this excerpt, Shakespeare achieves exposition about the action in the scene. The stage directions help to clarify the characters' actions and intentions, setting the stage for the conflict that unfolds among the characters.
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?
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He provides details about the plot’s resolution.
He provides hints about how the story will end.
He provides exposition about the action in the scene.
He provides clues about what occurred in the past.
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