Question

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Why does the author of the play include the first
paragraph of stage directions?
Read the passage from A Doll's House.
[SCENE: A room furnished comfortably and tastefully, but
not extravagantly. At the back, a door to the right leads to
the entrance-hall, another to the left leads to Helmer's
study. Between the doors stands a piano. In the middle of
the left-hand wall is a door, and beyond it a window. Near
the window are a round table, arm-chairs and a small
sofa. In the right-hand wall, at the farther end, another
door, and on the same side, nearer the footlights, a stove,
two easy chairs and a rocking-chair; between the stove
and the door, a small table. Engravings on the walls; a
cabinet with china and other small objects; a small book-
case with well-bound books. The floors are carpeted, and
a fire burns in the stove.
to allow the readers to get to know the characters
to explain how a character feels about something
to allow the reader to visualize the play's setting
to familiarize the reader with the theme of the play
It is winter. A bell rings in the hall; shortly afterwards the
door is heard to open. Enter NORA, humming a tune and
in high spirits. She is in outdoor dress and carries a
number of narcolethoenehe love on the thin in the richt
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Answer 1

Answer: To allow the reader to visualize the play's setting.

Answer 2

To allow the reader to visualize the play's setting

Step-by-step explanation:

A Doll's House is a Norwegian play written by Henrik Ibsen in the 19th century, telling the story of a woman named Nora Helmer who was married at the beginning of the play and left her by husband at the end of it. The description provided in the question intends to provide the audience (as well as the set director) information about what the setting in the scene would look like in terms of its location.