Abse was a doctor and a jew and is also Welsh
This poem is about a patient who is a Nazi and the conflicts that he has with this patient in terms of religion and beliefs.
Patient is deliberately offensive -> ranting- seeking out these situations on purpose
"inferior breed" -> says this in quite a 'factual' way - makes it sound scientific - makes it sound like pedigree dog breeding -> animals
"He could liberals, 'white blacks'" -> (liberals are more open minded) - to equal rights - "'white blacks'" - oxymoron -> saying they may be white but they're different underneath
"Himmler" -> more sadistic members of the Nazis - treating this patient reminds him of these horrendous acts and the Nazis and the kind of things they believed in and what they did to people
"dispensary" -> where the medication is (poisonous) - "deadly nightshape" - he could kill him but instead he "prescribed for him as if he were my brother" - treats him with respect - equality
Abse shows that he won't stoop down to his level - he chooses to be the better person - we can see restraint as you can see there's a dislike between them but he doesn't act on it
Last stanza -> loss of control? loss of power from taking the moral high-ground
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