What are we to the gods?

QUOTE:

“As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods;
They kill us for their sport.”
       William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
       British playwright and poet
       King Lear (c. 1603)

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COUNTERQUOTE:

“As private parts to the gods are we. 
They play with us for their sport.”
       Lord Melchett (actor Stephen Fry)
       In the BBC TV series Blackadder II (1986)

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