ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
italicized comments that tell the actors what to do
A
stage directions
B
tragedy
C
drama
D
aside
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Parenthetical stage directions are single words or sentence fragments written in parentheses. They are often italicized. These can be found right after a character’s name, before the colon.

Detailed explanation-2: -The parentheses, italics, or indentations are there to help you set the stage directions apart from the lines.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -stage directions: instructions in the script that tell the actors what to do and where to move on stage; may also provide information about the setting. stage left: when facing the audience, the area of the stage on the actor’s left (the audience’s right).

Detailed explanation-5: -what they look like. how old they are. what they are wearing. their jobs. their relationships with other characters. their personalities. how they feel. how they speak. More items

There is 1 question to complete.