Question

for though we say that we know nothing about shakespeare’s state of mind, even as we say that, we are saying something about shakespeare’s state of mind. the reason perhaps why we know so little of shakespeare—compared with donne or ben jonson or milton—is that his grudges and spites and antipathies are hidden from us. we are not held up by some “revelation” which reminds us of the writer. all desire to protest, to preach, to proclaim an injury, to pay off a score, to make the world the witness of some hardship or grievance was fired out of him and consumed. therefore his poetry flows from him free and unimpeded. if ever a human being got his work expressed completely, it was shakespeare. if ever a mind was incandescent, unimpeded, i thought, turning again to the bookcase, it was shakespeare’s mind. —a room of one’s own, virginia woolf how do the underlined sentences develop the central idea? they emphasize the idea that male writers did not face obstacles that women did at the time. they show that male writers were able to hone their craft despite not having access to books. they convey the idea that only a genius like shakespeare is capable of such greatness. they support the idea that the human mind cannot achieve greatness without books and privacy.

Explanation:

The underlined sentences highlight Shakespeare's unique ability to fully express his work and have an unimpeded, incandescent mind. The option "They convey the idea that only a genius like Shakespeare is capable of such greatness" aligns with this, as it emphasizes Shakespeare's exceptional genius in expressing his work and having a free - flowing mind, unlike the other options which either focus on gender - related obstacles (not the focus here), incorrect claims about male writers and book access, or a wrong idea about the need for books and privacy for greatness.

Answer:

They convey the idea that only a genius like Shakespeare is capable of such greatness.