Read this excerpt from King Arthur's Socks: A Comedy in One Act. VIVIEN: I never wanted anything badly enough to cry for it before. But I could cry my heart out for him. I've

absolutely no pride left. Well I'm going to have him, that's all. (She throws her cigarette into the grate, and

starts to go.)

What do the stage directions reveal about Vivien?

O They suggest Vivien's frustration with her friend.

O They demonstrate Vivien's carelessness,

O They illustrate Vivien's flaunting of convention

O They emphasize Vivien's adamant decision.

They emphasize Vivien's adamant decision.

Explanation:

The stage directions revealed that Vivien has made an adamant decision. In this case, we can deduce that Vivien was going to do everything possible in order to get him.

This can be seen when she said that even though she had never wanted anything badly enough before but that this time, she could cry her heart out for him with no pride left and that she was going to have him.

answer: i would say he was very determined and persistent in overcoming obstacles.

explanation:   "the magician of menlo park" as he was called, liked to tell an incident that happened when he was 8 years old and came back home crying after attending school for three months because his teacher called him "sterile and unproductive". from nowadays perspective, we can say that thomas alva edison was one of the most persistent and determined man that has ever existed. when edison was 14, he contracted scarlet fever. the effect of the fever, as well as a blow to the head by an angry train conductor, caused edison to become completely deaf in his left ear, and 80-percent deaf in the other. so as you can see he had to struggle to not so many minor issues but he always succeeded.

it the climax in the poem