Based on how the stage directions are used in this excerpt from act i, scene i of richard iii, what is likely the main purpose of providing stage directions in a drama?

(alarum. enter king richard iii and richmond; they fight. king richard iii is slain. retreat and flourish. re-enter richmond, derby bearing the crown, with divers other lords)

richmond (henry vii): god and your arms be praised, victorious friends,
the day is ours, the bloody dog is dead.

sir william stanley. courageous richmond, well hast thou acquit thee.
lo, here, this long-usurped royalty
from the dead temples of this bloody wretch
have i pluck'd off, to grace thy brows withal:
wear it, enjoy it, and make much of it.

Examine the dates in this timeline: • 1918: the ottoman empire loses control of iraq to the britishfollowing world war i.• 1932: the kingdom of iraq is granted its independence from greatbritain• 1945: mustafa barzani leads a failed rebellion against the iraqigovernment• 1948: the al-wathbah uprising results in protests against the iraqigovernment before it is violently suppressed.• 1958: the kingdom of iraq is overthrown by military leaders whoestablish the republic of iraq,• 1980: iraq invades iran, launching the iran iraq war.• 1990: iraq invades kuwait but is defeated by united nations forcesled by the united states.• 2003: the united states and its allies invade iraq and remove itsdictator, saddam hussein. which title would best suit the period in iraqi history from 1980 through1990? a. the era of political instability and protestb. the era of american involvementc. the era of iraqi aggressiond. the era of early iraqi independence