Analyzing Stage Directions
CHILDREN: Open it! Everyone be quiet! Do, Annie!
She's opening it. Ssh!
The stage directions explain that Annie should stand
still after opening her gift. What is this most likely mea
to show the audience?
(A settling of silence while ANNIE unwraps it. The
present is a pair of smoked glasses, and she stands still.) She is moved by the gift.
Is it open, Annie?
ANNIE: It's open.
O She does not like the gift.
She is happy to leave.
O She will miss the children.
-The Miracle Worker,
William Gibson