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.

the right answer is the third one: turnpikes went short distances to connect markets. turnpikes, also known as toll roads, were very important for trade and transportation (of people, goods and products) in the 19th century, coinciding with the expansion towards the west. they contributed significantly to the economic development of the united states.

president carter called the victims of kidnapping "victims of terrorism and anarchy" and added that the united states was not going to give in to blackmail. in the united states, they see hostage-taking as an outrage on the part of the islamist movement that violated the principle of international law on the immunity and inviolability of diplomats and their embassies.

carter refused to yield to the demands, khomeini used the situation to consolidate his power and nullify the challenges of the moderate wing of his government, headed by its president. the euphoria over the humiliation of the most powerful nation distracted the iranian people from the economic difficulties of their country. carter, in april 1980, broke diplomatic relations with iran and imposed a trade embargo, except medicine and food. iranian funds in the us they were frozen and accounted for to compensate the hostages when they were released and to pay the demands of us companies against iran.

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