# Petrie — Poetry character guide

> Petrie in Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Petrie

**First appearance:** 0000-poetry

## Snapshot

Mr. Petrie is a named figure in Bierce's satirical verse, one of the many characters caught in the poet's skeptical survey of public life.

## Who they are

Petrie takes his place among the poem's cast of reformers, office-seekers, and self-styled moralists, each pursuing private ends under public banners. He is a supporting presence rather than a protagonist, but his name adds to the dense social texture Bierce builds around his targets. His role helps sustain the book's running comedy of vanity, hypocrisy, and misplaced zeal.

## In the story

### [A Celebrated Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/a-celebrated-case)

The lover who declares he no longer loves Mrs. Roselle and is subsequently blinded by vitriol.

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