Read this excerpt from The Golem.

What is the effect of the stage directions?

Rabbi Low looks expectantly at the Golem.

They build suspense.

They build the plot.

They build exposition.

They build character development.

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Thunder sounds in the distance. Rabbi Low checks his

papers. He repeats the words, louder this time.

There's more thunder, closer this time. It begins to rain. Still

nothing from the Golem. Rabbi Low shouts the words,

partly in desperation, partly to be heard over the howling

wind.

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Explanation:

They build suspense.

The correct answer is A. They build suspense.

Explanation:

These stage directions are directed towards building suspense because the Rabbi is expecting something drastic to happen, but he can't be sure whether it will happen at all. There are no elements of plot since nothing actually happens in this excerpt. The Rabbi is just waiting for the Golem to come to life and so are we, the audience. We can anticipate the result, but we can't know for sure. The thunder, wind, and rain are mere atmospheric elements that are used as dramatic effects to build the suspense and raise it to an even more intense level.

This isn't an exposition but an initiation of the climax. Also, there are no elements of character development here since nothing contributes to our understanding of Rabbi Low's (or Golem's) character.