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Explore the portrayal of war in the poetry of Wilfred Owen and William Shakespeare.
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Explore the portrayal of war in the poetry of Wilfred Owen and William Shakespeare. There are many different types of war poetry and we have studied two very contrasting poems. "Before Agincourt" by William Shakespeare and "Dulce et Decorum est" by Wilfred Owen. "Before Agincourt" was written in the 16th century as a morale boosting speech to be spoken by Henry V before the Battle of Agincourt because his army was harshly outnumbered. Shakespeare wrote this speech by guessing at words possibly spoken by Henry V himself. "Dulce et Decorum est" was written in the 20th century by Wilfred Owen as a response to his traumatic experiences in the war. In this poem he attempts to portray the reality of war by indirectly exposing the truth behind the words of glorified war poetry. Both poems were written at a time when war was glorified, however whilst Shakespeare's was referring to...
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