William Makepeace Thackeray wrote the novel Vanity Fair in 1846 and it was published as a 19-volume monthly serial from 1847 to 1848,
The novel takes place in the early 1800s, in the first years of the Victorian era, when the country was submerging into a strong and oppressive conservative way of life.
The plot tells the saga of two families during the Napoleonic wars.
I think it may be C. Objects can give people power
Claudius goes on to bribe Hamlet's friends and while they do protest they end up accepting anyways in hope of helping their friend. I belive that would be considered justified.
