Question

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?

Answer 1

The stage direction adds meaning to the play by enhancing the emotions that are being portrayed, such as sadness, longing.

Step-by-step explanation:

Miracle Worker is a play written by William Gibson. The play consist of three Acts, and this play is based on the autobiography of Helen Keller.

Annie is a young Irish girl who is a teacher by profession and who works at the Blind institution. The excerpt describes the incident when Annie bid good bye to Helen, who is a six year old blind student of Annie.

Soon after her arrival Annie feels like a defeated general, the stage description shows how despite doing everything for Helen, Annie still isn’t satisfied. The stage directions adds meaning to Annie’s story, to the play itself.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) The stage directions explain the characters' facial expressions.

The other options of the question were B) The stage directions describe Annie's manner of speaking. C) The stage directions illustrate the appearance of the room. D) The stage directions reveal the historical time period.

The stage directions add meaning to the play in that "The stage directions explain the characters' facial expressions."

Stage direction is an important component in acting because it allows the actor to better interpret their part in the scene, making the audience to be more interested and expectant of what is happening on stage. This stage directions can also influence the emotions of the characters and the mood of the audience to fully blend them in the story.