When things seemed darkest, Tom thought of an idea to solve his problem. What was the problem and explain the idea on the basis of the extract “Strong Desire Wise Action”?​

Messalla frowns at the wide circular cover, for a moment returning to his own fussy world.

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?

Which syllable is stressed with the word retribution