The play King Lear by William Shakespeare is famous for having one of the saddest and bleakest endings of any of the playwright's tragedies. Some critics have called the ending "hopeless" and "despairing" while other critics can still find a glimmer of hope even in the . Judging by the details, which phrase would NOT match the tone of the passage? A) dire ending for all the characters. B) future uncertainty of the characters. C) misery present for the living characters. D) sad stuff that goes down for the characters.