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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.
SHERIFF (unbuttoning his overcoat and stepping away from the stove as if to the beginning of official business).
What is the primary purpose of these stage directions?
to show interactions between characters
to direct actions that take place onstage
to describe a character’s appearance
to indicate a character’s tone of voice

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to direct actions that take place onstage

This stage direction would serve the purpose of directing several actions and character choices. First of all, the actor playing the sheriff would know that he should move away from the stove and unbutton his coat. Also, he would know to change his body language so that it looked like he was trying to be more official. 
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After reading the excerpt from the play "Trifles," we can say that the primary purpose of these stage directions is as follows:

B. To direct actions that take place onstage.

What are stage directions?

  • Stage directions are instructions that appear in parentheses when we read the script of a play or of a movie, for example. Their purpose is to guide those involved in production, but especially the actors.
  • Stage directions give instructions, for example, on how the actor should move around the stage, or how her facial expressions and tone of voice should be.

What about the stage direction in "Trifles"?

  • The stage direction we are analyzing here lets us know that the sheriff is unbuttoning his overcoat and stepping away from the stove. It also reveals that this action should look as if the sheriff is ready to start his "official business."
  • This type of direction shows how a certain action should take place onstage. The actor playing the sheriff now knows the way he should move in order to convey that appearance or feeling.

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