SCENE II: Belmont. A room in PORTIA'S house.

Enter PORTIA and NERISSA

PORTIA

By my troth, Nerissa, my little body is aweary of
this great world.

NERISSA

You would be, sweet madam, if your miseries were in
the same abundance as your good fortunes are: and
yet, for aught I see, they are as sick that surfeit
with too much as they that starve with nothing. It
is no mean happiness therefore, to be seated in the
mean: superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but
competency lives longer.

What does the line 'Enter Portia and Nerissa' indicate?

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stage direction

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soliloquy

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monologue

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The correct option is A stage direction
The line 'Enter Portia and Nerissa' indicates that the characters are about to enter the stage. Hence, it's a stage direction. Option B is correct and the others are not.

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The correct option is A stage directionThe line 'Enter Portia and Nerissa' indicates that the characters are about to enter the stage. Hence, it's a stage direction. Option B is correct and the others are not.

The correct option is A stage direction
The line 'Enter Portia and Nerissa' indicates that the characters are about to enter the stage. Hence, it's a stage direction. Option B is correct and the others are not.