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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori is a bitterly ironic poem written by Wilfred Owen. This statement means it is a sweet and honourable thing to die for your country and this was the attitude of many pre 1900 war fighters, who put their lives in the hands of the country. This philosophy 'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori' is promoted in Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem 'The charge of the Light Brigade' and in William Shakespeare's poem 'Henry V'. These are two entirely different poems although they have the same theme-war and this ironic phrases 'Dulce et decorum...' In my opinion this quotation is still relevant today, because we can see the same terrorist attacks in the Middle East and in particular the attacks on America. A key similarity between the poems is the subject. Both poets describe the different types of...

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