Select the correct answer.Read the excerpt from King Lear: Act 4, Scene 7.(55) KING LEAR: Pray, do not mock me:I am a very foolish fond old man,Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less;And, to deal plainly,I fear I am not in my perfect mind.(60) Methinks I should know you, and know this man;Yet I am doubtful for I am mainly ignorantWhat place this is; and all the skill I haveRemembers not these garments; nor I know notWhere I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me;(65) For, as I am a man, I think this ladyTo be my child Cordelia.How do the lines in the excerpt develop the character of King Lear? A. The lines reveal that King Lear feels confused and vulnerable. B. The lines reveal that King Lear feels himself to be a burden. C. The lines reveal that King Lear is devoted to his role as king. D. The lines reveal that King Lear resents his daughter Cordelia.

Read this passage:MACBETH. We will proceed no further in this business:He hath honour'd me of late; and I have boughtGolden opinions from all sorts of people,Which would be worn now in their newest gloss,Not cast aside so soon.LADY MACBETH. Was the hope drunkWherein you dress'd yourself? hath it slept since?And wakes it now, to look so green and paleAt what it did so freely? From this timeSuch I account thy love. Art thou afeardTo be the same in thine own act and valourAs thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have thatWhich thou esteem'st the ornament of life,And live a coward in thine own esteem,Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"Like the poor cat i' the adage?MACBETH. Prithee, peace:I dare do all that may become a man;Who dares do more is none.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene viiWhat evidence from the text supports the idea that Lady Macbeth believes her husband is too weak and cowardly to kill the king?A.We will proceed no further in this business: / He hath honour'd me of lateB.Art thou afeard / To be the same in thine own act and valour / As thou art in desire?C.I have bought / Golden opinions from all sorts of people, / Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, / Not cast aside so soon.D.Prithee, peace: / I dare do all that may become a man; / Who dares do more is none.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct text in the passage.Select the text that best supports the inference that Cordelia has forgiven King Lear.LEAR: …I think this ladyTo be my child Cordelia.CORDELIA: And so I am, I am.KING LEAR: Be your tears wet? yes, 'faith. I pray, weep not:If you have poison for me, I will drink it.(70) I know you do not love me; for your sistersHave, as I do remember, done me wrong:You have some cause, they have not.CORDELIA: No cause, no cause.KING LEAR: Am I in France?

Read this passage:LADY MACBETH. Was the hope drunkWherein you dress'd yourself? hath it slept since?And wakes it now, to look so green and paleAt what it did so freely? From this timeSuch I account thy love. Art thou afeardTo be the same in thine own act and valourAs thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have thatWhich thou esteem'st the ornament of life,And live a coward in thine own esteem,Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"Like the poor cat i' the adage?William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene viiHow does Lady Macbeth influence Macbeth's decision to murder Duncan?A.She laughs at Macbeth's belief in the witches' prophecy, making him angry enough to kill the king.B.She tells Macbeth how proud she is of him, calling him strong and manly, until he agrees to kill the king.C.She warns Macbeth that if he does not kill the king, his children will go hungry and likely die.D.She calls Macbeth weak and questions his strength of character, pushing him to agree to the crime.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct answer.Read the excerpt from King Lear: Act 4, Scene 7.DOCTOR: Be comforted, good madam: the great rage,You see, is kill'd in him: and yet it is dangerTo make him even o'er the time he has lost.(80) Desire him to go in; trouble him no moreTill further settling.What do the words the doctor speaks to Cordelia reveal about King Lear? A. King Lear has fully recovered from his illness, but he may relapse at any moment. B. King Lear should not be overly excited because his health remains unstable.  C. King Lear has died peacefully, and Cordelia is now free of his anger and madness. D. King Lear should be prompted by Cordelia to remember his past actions.

Select the correct answer.Read the excerpt from King Lear: Act 4, Scene 7.KING LEAR: Be your tears wet? yes, 'faith. I pray, weep not:If you have poison for me, I will drink it.(70) I know you do not love me; for your sistersHave, as I do remember, done me wrong:CORDELIA: No cause, no cause.Which statement best explains why Lear agrees to drink poison if that is what Cordelia wants? A. Lear feels he has no choice but to accept being poisoned since he is weak and cannot resist. B. Lear believes death would be more peaceful than living with the memory of his past mistakes. C. Lear would rather be poisoned than have to think of the many ways Cordelia has disappointed him. D. Lear believes he deserves to be poisoned because of the way he treated Cordelia in the past.