"This debt we pay to human guile" Why does the poet use the pronoun 'we'? Answer in detail.

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We Wear the Mask

"This debt we pay to human guile" Why does the poet use the pronoun 'we'? Answer in detail.

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" This debt we pay to human guile."

Q1. Why does the poet use the pronoun 'we'? Answer in detail.

Asked by Saptadeepa D #928756 on 9/14/2019 7:14 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 9/15/2019 12:57 AM

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Answered by Aslan on 9/15/2019 12:57 AM

"We" refers to human nature: to all of us. We "pay" for the "service" of hiding our true selves, which the mask provides. This is saying that people tend to hide behind metaphorical masks to feel accepted.

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