# LXXXVIII explained — The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

> Chapter companion for The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyám.

## What happens

A speaker dismisses the notion of a creator who would punish flawed creations, asserting instead that the creator is a 'Good Fellow' and all will ultimately be well.

## Themes in this chapter

### The Potter and Clay Metaphor

The chapter uses the potter and clay allegory to question divine judgment and suggest a benevolent creator.

### Skepticism and Doubt

The speaker expresses skepticism about the threat of punishment for imperfect creations.

## Character check-ins

### The Bonhomme

The speaker who dismisses the threat of damnation for flawed pots.

## Key lines

> Why, said another, some there are who tell Of one who threatens he will toss to Hell The luckless Pots he marr'd in making—Pish! He's a Good Fellow, and 'twill all be well.

Another speaker says that some people claim a creator threatens to damn the flawed pots he made, but the speaker dismisses this, insisting the creator is kind and everything will turn out fine.

_The speaker rejects the idea of a punitive creator, affirming a benevolent outcome._

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