"Visual action can be as important on the stage as speech." How far do you agree with this claim? In your answer you should refer to two or three plays you have studied.
I agree with this claim. Visual action can be as important on the stage as speech. Take for example Jocasta in "Oedipus." The stage directions create an image of what the characters should be doing, and without the directions it would be very confusing. Here is an example of stage directions of Jocasta: "Flinging through the palace doors. A long, tense silence follows." These directions give a dramatic effect to the text which wouldn't be created without these directions.
Another example of the importance of stage directions/visual action is in "Wild Duck" by Ibsen. "Ekdal and Hjalmar have gone to the back wall to push aside the two halves of the double door; Hedvig helps her grandfather, while Gregers remains standing by the sofa and Gina sits, imperturbly sewing." Without all these visual actions written, it would be unclear what each person should be doing. The directions are a vital part of plays.
I agree with this claim. Visual action can be as important on the stage as speech. Take for example Jocasta in "Oedipus." The stage directions create an image of what the characters should be doing, and without the directions it would be very confusing. Here is an example of stage directions of Jocasta: "Flinging through the palace doors. A long, tense silence follows." These directions give a dramatic effect to the text which wouldn't be created without these directions.
Another example of the importance of stage directions/visual action is in "Wild Duck" by Ibsen. "Ekdal and Hjalmar have gone to the back wall to push aside the two halves of the double door; Hedvig helps her grandfather, while Gregers remains standing by the sofa and Gina sits, imperturbly sewing." Without all these visual actions written, it would be unclear what each person should be doing. The directions are a vital part of plays.
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