Some Desperate Glory

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    Attitudes of War Wilfred Owen was concerned to emphasise the hardships and trials of the soldiers who fought in the First World War. Wilfred Owen, who died subsequently after receiving mortal wounds while in combat in the war, had some strong viewpoints and messages about war which he tried to convey through his poetry. He had three main viewpoints which included most or all of his feelings. These were firstly, that war is futile and pointless; secondly that men lose

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    dying a slow, painful death. This emphasizes the sarcasm in the title. How can anyone glorify a death so horrible? The speaker finally addresses the reader by saying, “My friend, you would not tell with such high zest/ To children ardent for some desperate glory,/ The old Lie:/ Dulce et decorum est” (lines 25-28). The Latin phrase “Dulce et decorum est” is referred to as the “old lie”. The narrator bitterly believes that the people at home got him into this mess

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    carry forward the Gospel in rescuing others from despair and death to hope and life, thus displaying His glory and growing His Kingdom. It is about finding what God is revealing about Himself and His Son Jesus Christ. Moreover, it is for us to know that God desires to have a relationship with us and for us to be set apart in a covenant relationship with Him to display holy lives that bring Him glory. Interpretation, using hermeneutical principles, help guide us in proper boundaries for interpreting

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    poet describes is the horror of being in the war, when the title puts a glorified image in your mind that serving is heroic and honorable. For instance, Owen states “ My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, the old Lie: Dulce et decorum

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    and its impact on her life personally. Whereas, Tennyson’s narrative poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade” explores the grief of violence and sufferings of war due to the lost lives of many soldiers fighting in the war and the remembrance of their glory. The common use of vivid imageries and metaphors shape the theme of death and suffering in both of the poems. Plath and Tennyson show the contrasting ideas of loss and grief and how it changes the lives of individuals and how it forms the society as

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    concludes the poem with two if statements pleading with the reader to reconsider the cost of dulce et decorum est in light of the now known reality of war. "If you were [here]…. You would not tell with such high zest/ To children ardent for some desperate glory/ the old lie: Dulce et decorum est/ pro patria mori" (21,

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    Sympathy or mutual identification in Iliad Sympathy and mutual identification, serving important psychological roles in Illiad, function differently in regarding heroes and immortals. The words “sympathy” itself means to feel sorry or grief for others, which is a mutual psychological process. It can be either one-sided or both-sided. “Mutual identification” means people find something about themselves from others, which is a higher stage of sympathy. For this mutual process to happen, people need

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    ambitions. Owen has been deliberately confronting towards the reader with loathsome imagery of suffering. This effectively serves as an antithesis to the governments and society’s misrepresentation of war as an honourable means through which would achieve glory and pride for an individual’s name. Contained within Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” the conflicting argument against whether there truly is honour in dyeing for one’s country in World War 1 contradicts the Latin saying, ‘Dulce et Decorum Est, which

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    portrays Churchill as a trustworthy leader. This lasting impression gives British citizens a cause willing to fight for. He finalizes some of his points with, “...if we fight to the end, it can only be glorious.” By creating an image of defeat over Germany, the people would be more encouraged to fight. Having a positive ending, that comes with heroism and glory, is important to convey to the nation. Germany is descending upon Britain, bringing along, “...the foulest and most soul-destroying tyranny

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    fight with swords, their experiences in combat were beyond appalling, and some might say, beyond describable by words. Poetry, however, is a very powerful form of expression, and when written by someone who has experienced the horrors of war, it can deeply convey the grim reality of war. Utilising personal experiences and pre-war ideology, World War I poets Wilfred Owens and Rupert Brookes’ were able to recreate the glory and horror of the Great War through their works ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ and

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