ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ are a playwright’s written instructions about how actors should move and behave. They also explain how the stage should look and where props (items used in the play) are located.
A
scenes
B
stage directions
C
monologue
D
soliloquy
E
aside
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script? a playwright’s written instructions about how actors should move and behave. It should also explain how the stage should look and where props (items used in the play) are located. a playwright’s written instructions about how actors should move and behave.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stage directions are a playwright’s written instructions about how the actors are to move and behave in a play.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stage directions are written by the playwright to inform readers of the time period, set considerations, production requirements, stage action, character movement, entrances and exits, line interpretations, even the style and tone of the play.

Detailed explanation-4: -The written form of a play is known as a script. A script usually includes dialogue, a cast of characters, and stage directions that give instructions about performing the drama.

Detailed explanation-5: -Stage directions are instructions in a play for technical aspects of the production, such as lighting, sound, costume, scenery or props and, most importantly, the movement of actors onstage.

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