Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1 of The Tragedy of Macbeth . Enter LADY MACBETH, with a taper . [ Gentlewoman: ] Lo you, here she comes! This is her very guise; and, upon my life, fast asleep. Observe her; stand close. Doctor: How came she by that light? Gentlewoman: Why, it stood by her: she has light by her continually; ’tis her command. Doctor: You see, her eyes are open. Gentlewoman: Ay, but their sense is shut. LADY MACBETH begins to rub her hands together. Which quotation is a stage direction?
Answer
A
“Why, it stood by her: she has light by her continually”
B
“Lo you, here she comes!”
C
“How came she by that light?”
D
“LADY MACBETH begins to rub her hands together .”
Explanation
A stage direction tells actors what to do or describes what happens onstage, rather than giving dialogue. “LADY MACBETH begins to rub her hands together” describes an action, so it is a stage direction. The other quotations are spoken lines from the characters.
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