This lord munodi was a person of the first rank, and had been some years governor of lagado; but, by a cabal of ministers, was discharged for insufficiency. however, the king treated him with tenderness, as a well-meaning man, but of a low contemptible understanding. which excerpt from the passage above suggests a character vs. society conflict? i. “this lord munodi was a person of the first rank” ii. “by a cabal of ministers, was discharged for insufficiency” iii. “the king treated him with tenderness” ii onlyi and , ii, and only

I believe the answer to be only II as well.

Explanation:

In literature, conflicts are any sort of struggle between forces. Usually, we have a main character, a protagonist, who needs to fight some type of obstacle to his/her goal or growth. When the character's behavior does not fit in, when he/she is considered different, inferior, or even challenging by a group - family, friends, the government, etc. -, we have a character vs. society type of conflict. In the excerpt we are studying here, Lord Munodi was discharged by a cabal of ministers. Their reason was "insufficiency". As we can see, the character has a group as the force that goes against him, that tries to hinder his plans. That is expressed in the second option:

II. “by a cabal of ministers, was discharged for insufficiency”

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