The Man Without a Country

Hackett, Walter (adaptation)

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COLONEL
AARON BURR

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Question
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Which of the following is a theme the play develops about corruption?

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Corruption results in innocent people’s lives being ruined while taking the fall for others’ wrongdoings.
Corruption results in innocent people’s lives being ruined while taking the fall for others’ wrongdoings.

Corruption is a divisive force that turns countrymen against each other.
Corruption is a divisive force that turns countrymen against each other.

Corruption is impossible to combat without overhauling the system that allows for such corruption.
Corruption is impossible to combat without overhauling the system that allows for such corruption.

Corruption serves as a means to maintain an unfair system.
Corruption serves as a means to maintain an unfair system.
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The theme the play develops about corruption is:

Corruption results in innocent people’s lives being ruined while taking the fall for others’ wrongdoings.

This theme highlights the unjust consequences that often arise from corrupt actions, where those who are not at fault suffer greatly.