Read the following lines from the first scene of King Lear: "Though this knave came something saucily into the world before he was sent for, yet was his mother fair, there was good sport at his making, and the horeson must be acknowledged." What is the effect of Shakespeare’s use of the word horeson to describe Edmund?

to establish the hierarchy of power within Gloucester’s family

B.
to display an attitude of regret toward Edmund’s family history

C.
to show that Edmund is a character who shouldn’t be taken seriously

D.
to convey a sense of shock that contrasts with Lear’s pride in his family

E.
to suggest that Edmund is secretly the favorite in Gloucester’s family