what was the curiosity in young peter in the poem after Blenheim
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In the poem "After Blenheim" the little boy Paterkin grandson of old Kaspar saw a human skull in the field he was unable to identify the skull,he considered it as a thing which is mouth and round.at this point he was curious to know about the skull and thus he went to Kaspar.when Kaspar described that it is a skull of famous person who had been killed in the war.kaspar told that he had discovered many such skulls while ploughing the field,and he mentions that war was a 'great victory'.
again Peterkin was more curious to know how a war can be considered as a great victory as thousands of men, women and children died due to war and it brought distraction.
Kaspar had no actual answer to reply how that war was a "famous victory" which took the life of many people.
yet, Peterkin kept on thinking and was too much curious to know about that war and why it was considered as a great victory.
thus,here the curiosity is seen.
Explanation:
Peterkin's curosity was to know about the big, round thing which he found near the rivulet while playing...
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