Question

The fact that the poem ends with the line The flesh is frail, and so the soul undone seems to suggest that

a. people in Byron's time were immoral.
b. human beings often succumb to temptation.
c. Byron held himself above the common man.
d. human beings are not meant for monogamy.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter b. human beings often succumb to temptation. The fact that the poem ends with the line The flesh is frail, and so the soul undone seems to suggest that human beings often succumb to temptation.