how does the above extract reflect browning's optimistic philosophy of life? ch patriot stanza 6
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The sixth and final stanza refers to the chapter of death in the Patriot’s life. He feels himself die and as a final thought occurs to him, he is not sacred or full of hate, but rather he is pleased and even relieved that at least now he is going to God, who will judge him justly. God sees all and knows all, unlike human beings who react to only what their limited knowledge allows them to understand.
This final stanza also brings forward the point that this entire story could have been about a man, patriotic to his religion, who gained a respectable position in the church and society but he began to question his religion and in doing so underwent great lengths in order to find out more about other religions, and people saw him as an apostate and had him hung. However, Browning’s mentioning of triumphs in this stanza makes it most likely that this was the story of a hero of a Country who was forgotten and then killed.