Theater plays
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​Exercise  1

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Purpose of stage directions

Match the examples with the right purpose of the stage direction.

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It is early morning on a summer day.	??? How old the character is How the character speaks How the character feels When the action takes place What the character is wearing What the setting looks like Where the action takes place How the character moves
He is about 16 years old. He is tall and thin.	??? How old the character is How the character speaks How the character feels When the action takes place What the character is wearing What the setting looks like Where the action takes place How the character moves
He seems sad.	??? How old the character is How the character speaks How the character feels When the action takes place What the character is wearing What the setting looks like Where the action takes place How the character moves
Hamlet enters.	??? How old the character is How the character speaks How the character feels When the action takes place What the character is wearing What the setting looks like Where the action takes place How the character moves
Romeo is in the Capulet’s garden.	??? How old the character is How the character speaks How the character feels When the action takes place What the character is wearing What the setting looks like Where the action takes place How the character moves
The sun has just come up. The birds sing in the background.	??? How old the character is How the character speaks How the character feels When the action takes place What the character is wearing What the setting looks like Where the action takes place How the character moves
She is wearing a colorful dress.	??? How old the character is How the character speaks How the character feels When the action takes place What the character is wearing What the setting looks like Where the action takes place How the character moves
(Trying not to laugh) Sorry.	??? How old the character is How the character speaks How the character feels When the action takes place What the character is wearing What the setting looks like Where the action takes place How the character moves

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