LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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what to do
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where to go
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what is on the stage
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -They are a set of instructions written in the script that dictate the movement of actors onstage. They tell the actors when and how to enter the stage, when to sit, stand or move about.
Detailed explanation-2: -They provide details about how the playwright has imagined the environment and atmosphere. They describe critical physical aspects of the characters and settings. Stage directions can also be critical in dictating the intended tempo and rhythm of the piece.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 9 stage directions are center stage, center stage left, center stage right, upstage, upstage left, upstage right, downstage, downstage left, and downstage right.
Detailed explanation-4: -When reading a play, stage directions become all the more important. They can help cue a reader into the physical and emotional world of a scene. Even if they never make their way onto the stage itself, stage directions are an important formal element of scripts.
Detailed explanation-5: -Stage directions can provide lots of useful information for actors, directors and the backstage crew – and also for people who are reading a script instead of watching a performance. In the script for a play, the most basic information is the dialogue (the words that the characters say).