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SAT English QUESTION #5437
Question 1
In Shakespeare's?King Lear, Lear tests his daughters' devotion and later regrets his actions. Which quotation best illustrates his regret?
  • "I am a man / more sinned against than sinning."
  • "This tempest will not give me leave to ponder / On things would hurt me more."
  • "Beat at this gate that let thy folly in / And thy dear judgement out!"✔️
  • "I will do such things... they shall be / The terrors of the earth!"
Correct Answer Explanation
Striking his head and blaming his own "folly" shows self-directed regret.