Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 14 AIL 1341 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Trap: Ignoring the Stage Directions
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The idea
Hamlet's most famous speech is delivered to two hidden listeners, and a reader who skips the direction loses the scene's whole situation. Directions are printed for a reason and they carry as much information as the lines do.
In practice
The direction carries the situation.
Where people slip
Skipping it loses the scene.
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