The patriot - by referring to the relevant incidents show that the poem is a satire on public fickleness
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Undoubtedly the crowds are notorious for being fickle minded. Be it the Roman crowd in Julius Caesar or the crowd in the poem, The Patriot, or anywhere else, they are quite volatile, and fickle. They take no time in changing their likes, dislikes, or perspective about anything depending upon the prevalent public opinion.
The poem is a harsh satire on this trait of changing loyalty of the public or society. The speaker of the poem is reminiscing the days a year ago when he was admired respected by the people of his country; the same people are curiously excited to see him hanged. thus, moving towards the gallows, he just wonders at the fickle-minded people. People have treated all great men and women with the same fickle-mindedness. The saints who were tortured before becoming saints were mocked and persecuted by people always. The speaker in the poem expects reward from God.