What did Kaspar tell about the famous victory ? In what sense was it famous ?
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In Southey’s poem ‘After Blenheim’, Kaspar is a representative of the people who hold the old ideas and who are conservative about everything. He finds it difficult to believe in something new breaking away from the popular belief that the battle ended in a famous victory. He heard so many people mention it as a ‘great victory’. So he believed in it. He did not question it all his life. But now, when his own grandchildren are throwing questions on it, he is afraid to break free from the stereotypes, to upset the status quo.
The old kaspar told that it was a famous victory and there were many people killed during the war.Actually,it should not be called famous but yet the old kaspar calls it a famous victory..as it caused numerous deaths of innocent people who were not involved in the war.The pregnant mothers were killed..houses were destroyed...but as per kaspar's opinion ...twas a famous victory.