1848: Year of Revolution
In Our Time
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The Fall of Metany
D'Onneggo: In many ways, it's most unfair. Metany was a conservative rather than a reactionary. Much of what was done in his name did not win his approval. But nevertheless, he's the personification of reaction. And he's old by 1848. He's been in charge in 1809. So it's a combination of someone who is old, moribund, but also repressive. It makes people very angry. When he fled, then there really is a domino effect. At that point, all bets are off, basically. The conservative order has been defeated. What seems to be the end of the old regimes? Let's turn that
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