Excerpt from Act 5, Scene 3 of King Lear LEAR: A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all!
I might have sav'd her; now she's gone for ever!
Cordelia, Cordelia! stay a little. Ha!
What is't thou say'st, Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low—an excellent thing in woman.
I kill'd the slave that was a-hanging thee.
1. Use the passage to answer the question.

How does Lear’s language help dramatize the scene?

A.
Lear uses a contrast of hopeful and resigned language to ask for Cordelia’s forgiveness.

B.
Lear uses violent and critical language to threaten vengeance upon his remaining family.

C.
Lear uses both pleading and strong language that highlights his desperation and sadness.

D.
Lear uses a mix of harsh and gentle language to demonstrate his emotions of anger and remorse.

E.
Lear uses a variety of stern and chiding language to criticize the people who have caused him harm.
2. Use the passage to answer the question.

The structure of the passage is

A.
prose.

B.
free verse.

C.
blank verse.

D.
rhyming couplets.

E.
rhyming iambic pentameter.