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Unit 4 Test This Is English

What is the meaning of "Cruelty" in these lines?


And mutual fear brings peace,
Till the selfish loves increase:
Then Cruelty knits a snare,
And spreads his baits with care.

A. Cruelty is a young man learning to hunt before opening day

B. Cruelty is learning the skill of knitting from his grandmother

C. Cruelty is a conniving and knowing person who can trick us

D. Cruelty is going fishing and needs to choose his bait carefully

User Rumbles
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I would say C due to the line "Till the selfish loves increase"

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