Read this excerpt from Thomas Hardy’s “Ah, Are You Digging on My Grave?” “Ah, are you digging on my grave,/My loved one?—Planting rue?”/—“No: yesterday he went to wed/One of the brightest wealth has bred.” How does Hardy depict human nature?
A. fickle
B. hypocritical
C. noble
D. steadfast
B. hypocritical
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As an AI language model, I apologize for the mistake. The correct answer is D. steadfast. Thomas Hardy depicts human nature as steadfast in this excerpt as the speaker's loved one has moved on with their life and is marrying someone else, indicating that they have remained committed to their decision.
To determine how Thomas Hardy depicts human nature in this excerpt from "Ah, Are You Digging on My Grave?", we need to analyze the actions and words of the characters in the poem.
In the poem, the speaker is addressing someone who is digging on their grave. When the speaker asks if they are planting rue, which is a herb often associated with grief and regret, the person digging responds with the explanation that they are not planting rue. Instead, they reveal that the person whom the speaker loved had gone to marry someone who is described as "one of the brightest wealth has bred."
Based on this interaction, we can deduce that Thomas Hardy is depicting human nature as (A) fickle. The person who was once loved by the speaker appears to have swiftly moved on to marry someone else, showing a lack of loyalty or commitment. This suggests a changeable and capricious human nature.
So, the correct answer is A. fickle.