the patriot analysis

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The PatriotAnalysis

This poem representshow fickle and misguided

the public can be.

This man (the patriot)

who was once branded as a

hero and was cherished andcould achieve anything that



he desired in a short space

of time has becomerejected and sentenced to

death.

The character reflects

over his time and rather than openly admitting that

he his being sentenced for

the wrong reasons, seem toaccept that the sanctions



being placed upon him are

correct - demonstratingthat he may be weak willed

and easily persuaded

(rather like the rest of the public.)

However, there is still a

sense of optimism inside of

him - represented by thefinal paragraph, which is



almost like an epilogue

where he talks about howhe is waiting at God\'s

gates to be judged.

He says that he shall be

safer in heaven, andtherefore this shows that

deep down he must believe

that he is morally correct -



despite what the public

believe.

There are examples of

pathetic fallacy in this poem which help to shift

the tone of the poem from

light to dark very quickly.

Furthermore there are

lots of examples of religious imagery which



signify the Patriots sense of

traditionalism but also hissense of hope.

Although this is \"an oldstory\" you could argue

that this poem is very

representative of our society today, and this idea

of having \"15 minutes of

fame\".



This poem arguably was

ahead of its time and is a perfect example of

Browning\'s precise and

delicate skill in dramaticmonologues.

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