Which tragedy contains the largest speaking role for a female character in terms of line count?
Correct: A
Cleopatra delivers about 670 lines, making her the most verbose female role in Shakespeare. Her expansive speeches allow complex shifts between regal authority, erotic passion, and theatrical self-fashioning, far exceeding the line counts of Lady Macbeth (about 260), Desdemona (about 390), or Cordelia (about 110).