Through tatter’d clothes small vices do appear; robes and furr’d gowns hide all. plate sin with gold, and the strong lance of justice hurtles breaks; arm it in rags, a pigmy’s straw does pierce it.

Quote from William Shakespeare's King Lear

Explanation:

In King Lear, Shakespeare describes the Rich Vs the poor. In this he points at how poor individuals face justice for any perceived wrong doings and the rich manipulate same through their wealth.

the answer is b: a lockout

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