[RI.8)
3. "There is no man doth a wrong for the wrong's sake." (Paragraph 3) What is the
function of this quote in the context of the passage-does it support or contradict the
rest of Bacon's argument?
It supports the rest of his argument, that no one does wrong to be wrong and we should forgive. Wrong-doing is motivated by how it benefits the person doing wrong, not the harm that it causes