Question

Which of the following is a purpose of stage directions?

a. to suggest a character’s feelings to the actor
b. to tell what the characters are saying to each other
c. to list the characters of the play
d. to describe the setting of a scene

Answer 1

a. to suggest a character’s feelings to the actor

Step-by-step explanation:

A play is a literary form usually consisting of dialogue between characters and intended to be staged - not just read. For this reason, in the plays, the actors must respect a script, made by a playwright. In this script will be described the directions of stage that aims to convey to the actor the feelings and movements of the character, in this way the performance will pass to the audience exactly what the playwright had wanted to pass.