Based on how the stage directions are used in this excerpt from act I, scene I of Richard III, what is likely the main purpose of providing stage directions in a drama? (Alarum. Enter KING RICHARD III and RICHMOND; they fight. KING RICHARD III is slain. Retreat and flourish. Re-enter RICHMOND, DERBY bearing the crown, with divers other Lords) RICHMOND (Henry VII): God and your arms be praised, victorious friends, The day is ours, the bloody dog is dead. Sir William Stanley. Courageous Richmond, well hast thou acquit thee. Lo, here, this long-usurped royalty From the dead temples of this bloody wretch Have I pluck'd off, to grace thy brows withal: Wear it, enjoy it, and make much of it. to provide information about how the characters should move or speak onstage to provide lines of dialogue for the characters to provide information to the audience about the setting of the play to provide the audience some insight into the motivations of the characters
