Read the dialogue and stage directions from Act Four, paragraph 308 of the play.
Elizabeth (supporting herself against collapse, grips the bars of the window,
and with a cry). He have his goodness now. God forbid I
take it from him!
Which two sentences best explain what Elizabeth is feeling and experiencing?
She is comprehending that her husband no longer wants to live and
collapses as she lets go of him.
She is hoping that the court will recognize that her husband is innocent
and will set him free.
She is recognizing that her husband has redeemed himself and is an
honorable man after all.
She is surrendering and knows the martyrdom of her husband will stop the
terror.
She is attempting to escape imprisonment and rescue her husband from
his fate.