Use the excerpt to answer the question.

Question

What does Shakespeare achieve with the stage directions in this excerpt?

"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."

A. He provides details about the plot's resolution.
B. He provides exposition about the action in the scene.
C. He provides clues about what occurred in the past.
D. He provides hints about how the story will end.

Answer 1

B. He provides exposition about the action in the scene.