Nothing gold can stay Part A: what does the color “gold” Most likely represent in the poem? A. Purity and beauty be. Wealth and riches see. Warmth and kindness D. Strength and power
Explanation: Well, The speaker says that it is hard for Nature to "hold" the color gold. This just means that the gold hue doesn't last long. he also means that (nothing good or precious can last forever) by using nature and The Garden of Eden as metaphors for cycles of life and death and the loss of innocence. so in short it's A.)
Based on how the stage directions are used in this excerpt from act 1 scene 1 of richard iii what was likely the main purpose of providing stage directions in drama