(the county attorney, after again looking around the kitchen, opens the door of a cupboard closet. he gets up on a chair and looks on a shelf. pulls his hand away, sticky.) county attorney. here’s a nice mess. (the women draw nearer.) mrs. peters (to the other woman). oh, her fruit; it did freeze. (to the lawyer). she worried about that when it turned so cold. she said the fire’d go out and her jars would break. sheriff. well, can you beat the women! held for murder and worryin’ about her preserves.

what would be one advantage of reading this scene as opposed to watching or listening to it?
a) readers do not have to worry about visualizing the characters’ appearances.
b) readers can creatively interpret and visualize stage directions in their minds.
c) readers do not have to imagine the sounds that accompany characters’ actions.
d) readers can focus on the words, rather than the actions, of the characters.

Readers can creatively interpret and visualize stage directions in their minds.

Further Explanation:

If a person struggles with reading, then watching TV is a better option but there are many benefits which a reader may miss out on while watching TV as compared to reading as there are many benefits of reading as compared to watching it on TV. The first and foremost benefit of reading is to develop verbal abilities. Reading books help in increasing the vocabulary of a person.  

Not only this, but reading books also develops short concentration skills among readers and on the other hand, Watching TV develops short concentration habits and that may lead to poor focus. Reading also leads readers to create a vision of the scene in their mind and they can craft their own world in their own mind with regards to the story.  

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Reading

Subject: English

Keywords:

Reading, Watching, Concentration, Benefits, Focus, vision, Mind, Brain, Stimulate, Imagination, Craft.

The correct answer is B. Readers can creatively interpret and visualize stage direction in their minds.

Explanation:

The action of reading one drama scene of a play differs in multiple factors from watching the same scene being interpreted by actors on the stage, while reading implies interpreting the words of the author including the details about the way the characters move and their actions or gestures, watching a scene involves focusing only on the words of the characters as the actions of these characters are not described but just performed.

However, reading a scene implies the reader can image by himself or herself the way the characters look and they way they move and interact based on the words written, but in the case of watching a play the characters and their actions are limited by the actors who interpret the scene. This is the case of the excerpt presented in which the dialogues between the characters are linked to multiple actions and details on the way character behave which are called stage directions. This means, if someone reads the scene he or she will need to interpret and visualize the stage directions (characters movements, gestures, and actions) in her or his mind, but if the person just watches the scene this is not required.

it creates a visual picture of the man.

it conveys what the scene sounds like.

it describes the actions of the boy.

it reveals the poet’s opinion of the characters.

it encourages readers to care for the characters.