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Quotation from King Lear by William Shakespeare

“As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods, They kill us for their sport”

William Shakespeare

King Lear, Act 4, Scene 1

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Gloucester gives despair its most brutal theological form.

Citation: "As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods, They kill us for their sport" — William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 4, Scene 1. (id king-lear-q1)

Portrait: Cordelia's Portion, Ford Madox Brown, Public domain.

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