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Describe briefly the tragedy of the patriot as depicted in the poem “The Patriot”.​

Answer 1

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The Patriot’ is one of the best-known poems by the 19th century English poet Robert Browning. It is one of those pieces for which Browning adopted a new poetic device called ‘dramatic monologue’. As such, the poem revolves around the narrator who is talking to himself in a ‘dramatic’ way. His monologue reveals the story of a man who was once idolised by people as a great hero, but was subsequently misunderstood and rejected by the latter.

Today, he is going to be executed in front of the public, for a crime which he says he has not committed. The tragic tone of his monologue ends on a positive note, when he expresses hope that when he reaches heaven after his death, God will save him from the public’s misunderstood views.

Another striking feature of this poem lies in its deep political underpinnings suggesting a situation that resembles the fall of many leaders, who are adored by public in the beginning but misunderstood and eventually disgraced due to the fickleness of public opinion. In all, the sensitive and empathetic treatment of the narrator’s situation; and the poet’s brilliance as a master of poetic craft make this poem a remarkable one.

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Answer 2

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Throughout the whole of stanza, the patriot is reflecting and thinking . He states, ‘Nought man could do, have I left undone’. He feels he did everything he could have possibly done. We gather he also has power, ‘what I reap’ illustrating how he has collected his rewards from the work he has done.

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