Question

king lear
by william shakespeare

act 4, scene 7

shakespeares play king lear focuses on family relationships: between a father and his daughters and between a father and his son. the play is also about poor judgement as seen particularly in the main character of lear. in this scene, civil war has broken out. lear is asleep in a tent. a nobleman, kent, and a doctor keep close watch on him. lears youngest daughter, cordelia, whom he disowned earlier in the play comes to see him. she is concerned for his welfare.

cordelia: then bet so, my good lord.

(to the doctor)

how does the king?
doctor: madam, sleeps still.

cordelia: o you kind gods,
cure this great breach in his abused nature!
the untuned and jarring senses, o, wind up
of this child-changed father!

doctor: so please your majesty

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 lady
to 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 sisters
have, 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?

Explanation:

Identify the target inference

The question asks for the text that best supports the inference that Cordelia has forgiven King Lear.

Analyze the dialogue options

• Lear states that Cordelia has "some cause" to not love him or to have wronged him, unlike her sisters.
• Cordelia responds directly to this assertion with "No cause, no cause."

Evaluate the evidence

By saying "No cause, no cause," Cordelia rejects the idea that she has any reason to bear a grudge or hold resentment against her father, which directly demonstrates her complete forgiveness.

Answer:

Select the text that best supports the inference that Cordelia has forgiven King Lear.

CORDELIA: <blank>No cause, no cause.</blank>