Advances | moves forward;moves against another |
alarum | loud frantic, or excited activity; clamor. The sounds of war or warlike activity. the movement of soldiers across stage |
Aside | A piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the actors on stage. A remark made in an undertone so as to be inaudible to others nearby. |
Attended | To be accompanied or waited upon as by a companion or servant |
beneath | In a lower place;below. Underneath the stage. |
Draws | Pulls out weapon for use |
Exeunt | Two or more performers leave the stage |
Flourish/Sennet | a fanfare (of horns, trumpets, etc.) to announce the entrance or exit of a person of distinction |
retires/withdraws | seeks seclusion’ moves back or away without actually exiting the stage; recedes |
Within | an inner position, place, or area close to, but not actually on, the stage. |
Implicit stage directions | actions, movement, gestures, expressions that are implied, and which the director and actors must decide on themselves, based on their interpretation of the play. |
Macbeth Stage Directions
September 2, 2019