| Front | Thomas Hardy - At an Inn Explore: x4 Why cast he on our port A bloom not ours? Why shape us for his sport In after-hours? |
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| Back | •Speaker is judging a God who seems brutal => shows frustration with accusational, questioning tone. •'sport' they are pawns in his game •'after-hours' inplies something illicit •Allusion to King Lear (Shakespeare) where the king divides kingdom + makes a mistake with his judgement. "As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods, / They kill us for their sport." - we're just a play-thing for God |
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