PLEASE HELP! ill give brainest or whatever if yu answer all 6 thou :) 1. Which description best identifies King Lear’s transformation over the course of Shakespeare’s play?
A. prideful to remorseful
B. rude to compassionate
C. self-absorbed to worldly
D. irritable to kind
E. condescending to empathetic

2.What is the effect of ending King Lear with the following heroic couplet?
"The oldest have borne most; we that are young
Shall never see so much, nor live so long."
A. Its use of blank verse gives it a cadence and weight that slows the reader down.
B. Its use of prose makes it sound as though a character is thinking out loud freely.
C. Its use of syntax creates an unstructured effect that mirrors the disarray of the play.
D. Its use of end-stop asks the reader to pause after each line to consider the meaning.
E. Its use of caesura encourages the reader to pause in three distinct locations within the verse.
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.
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3. Which statement best describes the catharsis that the audience might experience after hearing Lear speak these lines?
A. The audience might experience fear for Lear that he will be killed next.
B. The audience might experience happiness for Lear that he is still alive.
C. The audience might experience judgment of Lear that he remains self-absorbed.
D. The audience might experience pity that Lear realized Cordelia’s kindnesses too late.
E. The audience might experience anger at Lear that he is the reason Cordelia was killed.

4. How do the topics brought to light in this passage help develop a complex theme?

A. It develops the theme using the topic of loyalty by depicting Lear’s unwavering loyalty toward Cordelia.
B. It develops the theme using the topic of truth by highlighting how Lear has finally discovered it.
C. It develops the theme using the topic of compassion by showing how Lear feels about Cordelia.
D. It develops the theme using the topic of justice by revealing that Cordelia's murderer has been punished
E. It develops the theme using the topic of power by demonstrating that Lear has regained his title.

5. The structure of the passage is
A. prose.
B. free verse.
C. blank verse.
D. rhyming couplets.
E. rhyming iambic pentameter.

6. 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.