Evidence that the author uses to show the cruelty of a ruler can be inferred from the following context of the story:
''And of all princes, it is impossible for the new prince to avoid the imputation of cruelty, owing to new states being full of dangers. Hence Virgil, through the mouth of Dido, excuses the inhumanity of her reign owing to its being new, saying:
"Res dura, et regni novitas me talia cogunt
Moliri, et late fines custode tueri."(*)
Option C is the correct answer.
<h3>What is the evidence?</h3>
Evidence is something that supports the claims being raised by the accused party over the defending party.
The evidence from the passage where the author says that it is impossible for the new kings to ignore the cruelty when there is danger from the new states. This leads to the inhumanity being excused by Virgil in her ruling.
Therefore, the explanation given in part C is the evidence that the author uses to show the cruelty of the new kings.
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