Stage Directions in Hamlet (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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Stage directions definition
Stage directions definition
Instructions for actors on how to move, speak, and behave
Shakespeare's acting company
Shakespeare's acting company
Lord Chamberlain's Men (later King's Men)
Upstage location
Upstage location
Back area of stage, furthest from audience
Downstage location
Downstage location
Front area of stage, closest to audience
The apron
The apron
Curved front section extending towards the audience
Cue script definition
Cue script definition
One character's lines + small portions of others as cues
Stage directions in Shakespeare's original plays
Stage directions in Shakespeare's original plays
Minimal, leaving interpretation to actors and directors
Where Shakespeare embedded staging clues
Where Shakespeare embedded staging clues
Within the spoken dialogue rather than explicit directions
Modern stage direction formatting
Modern stage direction formatting
In brackets or italics to distinguish from dialogue
Five characters in Act 1, Scene 2
Five characters in Act 1, Scene 2
Laertes, Claudius, Polonius, Hamlet, and Gertrude