"(Draws, and wounds RODERIGO.) Oh, I am slain! (IAGO from behind wounds CASSIO in the leg, and exits.)...(Enter OTHELLO)." V.i.26-30
The quote above represents the importance of stage directions and action in the play. Other physical effects make the play important as well. Without these effects, the reader would be confused as to who is stabbing who, who is dying, and who is responsible for the actions in the play. It contributes to emotion by creating the action in the scenes that bring drama to the play. It also contributes to the climax of the play and the falling action. Gestures would also be important to see how certain characters relay some lines. When sarcasm or slyness is added, the reader sometimes cannot pick up on that. Expressions and gestures in the play would be able to relay that to the audience in a better way.
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