The Man Without a Country

Hackett, Walter (adaptation)

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NARRATOR
COLONEL
AARON BURR

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Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which of the following is a theme the play develops about justice?

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Responses

Justice can be manipulated by those in power to wrongfully punish.
Justice can be manipulated by those in power to wrongfully punish.

Justice sometimes comes at the expense of others.
Justice sometimes comes at the expense of others.

Justice always comes to those who deserve it.
Justice always comes to those who deserve it.

Justice exposes the truth, and nobody is above it.

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The theme the play develops about justice is:

Justice can be manipulated by those in power to wrongfully punish.

This reflects the idea that those in authority can exploit the concept of justice for their own ends, leading to wrongful outcomes.