Read this scene from The Miracle Worker Act 3.
(ANNIE is now alone on the stage. She turns, gazing around at the stripped room, bidding it silently farewell,
impassively, like a defeated general on the deserted battlefield. All that remains is a stand with a basin of water....)
How do these stage directions add meaning to the play?
O The stage directions show Annie's manner of speaking.
O The stage directions illustrate the appearance of the room.
O The stage directions reveal the historical time period.
O The stage directions describe how characters react to Annie.