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Contrast the attitudes towards fighting in war expressed by Shakespeare’s Henry V and Wilfred Owen. Show how the way in which each poem is written serves to bring out these attitudes very clearly. Say, with reasons which poem you prefer
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'Contrast the attitudes towards fighting in war expressed by Shakespeare's Henry V and Wilfred Owen. Show how the way in which each poem is written serves to bring out these attitudes very clearly. Say, with reasons which poem you prefer.' Both poems, 'Before Agincourt' and 'The Send-off' have the same subject of being sent off to fight in a war. Whereas Shakespeare's poem glorifies war and tells of the honour that comes from serving with your country, Owen tells of the pointless waste of life that is involved in war. The poems also differ in that Owen is writing what he sees and his own experiences while Shakespeare is writing the views of Henry V. In 'Berfore Agincourt', Henry is trying to persuade his troops to fight a battle they have very little chance of winning. His cousin and general Westmoreland asks him for reinforcements but Henry refuses saying, 'the fewer...
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