Why was the patriot in the poem patriot hated by people?
Answers
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.
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.