See, having learned more about F1's reasons as well as his father now, I'm wondering if it really was that smart, because he clearly equated FW with the Great Elector here - would FW have felt insulted by that?* - and played into FW's fears that, as you say, Fritz would turn out like Granddad.
* I have no idea how he felt about his own grandfather, but my impression is that he sure lived up to the name he got when it comes to interests, demeanour, and treatment of his sons. (Just like Schwedt!FW by the way, the Great Elector's other grandson called FW, a.k.a. the horrible cousin poor Sophie got married to.)
so he projected onto F1 all the negatives his father ever accused him of
Yeah, I was thinking along similar lines. Plus, if he in any way identified with F1 when he tried to escape, any later "my foolish youth" regret/embarassment might have been mixed into that anti-F1 sentiment as well.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Re: Once Upon A Time in Brandenburg: The Affair of the Poisons (Prussian Edition)
Date: 2021-08-07 08:20 pm (UTC)See, having learned more about F1's reasons as well as his father now, I'm wondering if it really was that smart, because he clearly equated FW with the Great Elector here - would FW have felt insulted by that?* - and played into FW's fears that, as you say, Fritz would turn out like Granddad.
* I have no idea how he felt about his own grandfather, but my impression is that he sure lived up to the name he got when it comes to interests, demeanour, and treatment of his sons. (Just like Schwedt!FW by the way, the Great Elector's other grandson called FW, a.k.a. the horrible cousin poor Sophie got married to.)
so he projected onto F1 all the negatives his father ever accused him of
Yeah, I was thinking along similar lines. Plus, if he in any way identified with F1 when he tried to escape, any later "my foolish youth" regret/embarassment might have been mixed into that anti-F1 sentiment as well.