Question

The hot lights of the stage shone down on Chandler Hamilton, causing drops of sweat to trickle down his neck and underneath his thick, scratchy costume.
Someone in the audience started snoring, eliciting snickers from other audience members.
"I know not what to do," Chandler bemoaned as he crossed the stage. "If I peer out the—oof!" Chandler suddenly tripped, falling face-first onto the stage.
In spite of a few chuckles from the audience, Chandler stood up and soldiered on. He noted that he felt surprisingly reenergized by the audience's laughter.
"If I peer out the window," he said, reciting his lines with extra gusto, "will the universe please give me a sign?"
Chandler flung his arm towards a plywood plank with a window painted on it, which promptly fell over, hitting the stage floor with a loud thump.
Chandler could hear the audience whispering to one another. At least no one could sleep through that, thought Chandler.
Remembering the giggles he heard after he fell, Chandler decided to speak from the heart. He shook his head and said, "That's a terrible sign. In the history of all signs everywhere that anyone has ever received, that is the absolute worst. It appears that the universe is utterly falling apart!"
The audience burst into raucous laughter.
How do the stage mishaps affect Chandler?They force him to find a creative way to end the play early so the set can be fixed.
They help him realize that he would prefer to deviate from the script and make the audience laugh.
They cause him to forget his lines because he is too distracted by the commotion.
They make him feel embarrassed and disheartened because the audience is laughing at him.

Answer 1

They help him realize that he would prefer to deviate from the script and make the audience laugh — he’s reenergized by the laughter, speaks from the heart, improvises, and wins the crowd.