How do these stage directions add meaning to the play? The stage directions explain the historical time period. The stage directions describe Helen's manner of speaking. The stage directions show how characters react to Helen. The stage directions provide characterization of Helen.

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Read this scene from The Miracle Worker Act 2.

HELEN in her customary unkempt state is tucking her doll in the bottom drawer as a cradle, the contents of which she  has dumped out, creating as usual a fine disorder.

How do these stage directions add meaning to the play?

The stage directions explain the historical time period.

The stage directions describe Helen's manner of speaking.

The stage directions show how characters react to Helen.

The stage directions provide characterization of Helen.

The stage directions add meaning to the play because:

D. The stage directions provide characterization of Helen.

Explanation:

Let's work with elimination to answer this question.

The stage direction we are analyzing here does NOT offer any information concerning the historical time period when the story takes place. We do not get to know the year or century through this particular stage direction. Thus, letter A can be eliminated.

Letter B can also be eliminated since the stage direction does not establish the tone or manner of speaking for the character. We do not know if she will whisper, scream, or speak normally.

Letter C is also incorrect because the stage direction only concerns Helen. There is no information about other characters whatsoever.

Finally, letter D is the correct option. The stage direction provides a characterization of Helen. In other words, we get to know a little about her - how she usually looks and the mess she usually makes when playing.

"The Miracle Worker" is based on Helen Keller's autobiography "The Story of my Life."

a main idea dna proper infromation

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)