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what do you think about peterkin and wilhelmine in the poem after blenheim​

Answer 1

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Robert Southey, in the poem 'After Blenheim' describes the brutality of the war through Peterkin. Peterkin and Wilhelmine are the grandchildren of the old Kasper. ... He did not know the cause of the war. Through the innocent eyes of Peterkin, the poet condemns war as it affects the lives of many poor victims.

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Answer 2

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Jayanta Kumar Maity Staff answered 3 years ago

Robert Southey has depicted the futility of war through the eyes of the children in his poem ‘After Blenheim’.

The two children, Peterkin and Wilhelmine, find a skull while playing in the field and shows it to their grandfather to satisfy their curiosity. Then Kaspar goes on to give them an account of the battle, how it started, how people were forced to flee, how people were killed and houses were burnt down etc. He also repeats that it was a famous victory and the English leaders got much praise for the victory. But what strikes the two children is that the war did not bring anything good to the life of people. No one was benefited by it. So, they protested by saying the battle a ‘wicked thing’ and asking Kaspar what good came of it.