Question

which highlighted words best suggest that things will not go well for king richard?

king richard iii ...
who saw the sun to-day?
ratcliff: not i, my lord.
king richard iii: then he disdains to shine: for by the book
(10) he should have braved the east an hour ago
a black day will it be to somebody. ratcliff!
ratcliff: my lord?
king richard iii: the sun will not be seen to-day:
the sky doth frown and lour upon our army.
(15) i would these dewy tears were from the ground.

Explanation:

Analyze the question and highlighted text

The question asks which highlighted words best suggest that things will not go well for King Richard. The highlighted text segments in blue are:

1. "Who saw the sun to-day?"
2. "Then he disdains to shine"
3. "A black day will it be to somebody."
4. "The sky doth frown and lour upon our army."

Evaluate the options for foreshadowing misfortune

• "Who saw the sun to-day?" is a literal question about the weather.
• "Then he disdains to shine" describes the sun's absence but is less direct about personal or military doom.
• "A black day will it be to somebody" directly foreshadows disaster, but "somebody" is ambiguous and could refer to his enemies.
• "The sky doth frown and lour upon our army" explicitly connects the ominous, dark weather ("frown and lour") as a bad omen directed specifically at his own forces ("upon our army"), indicating that things will go poorly for King Richard and his men.

Answer:

"The sky doth frown and lour upon our army."