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This essay aims to explore how characters refer to, and react to, love in Twelfth Night. At the beginning of Twelfth Night, Orsino is quite a traditional man in his beliefs of love and courtship. This is illustrated in phrases like “Let the woman take an elder than herself. ” His idea of love is […]

The sequence of the movie that I have decided to focus on is the battle scene at the beginning of the movie in Germania. In total the whole battle takes approximately 7 – 8 minutes. I decided to use this scene because it is my favourite section of the film and it also has so […]

Charge and Exposure of the Light Brigade Differences   These two war poems, although written about the same subject, are very different. The Charge of the Light Brigade is about honouring the brave soldiers that were brave enough to go to war, whereas Exposure almost tells the story of these soldiers that went to war, […]

The poet and writer I am studying is Thomas hardy (1840-1928). His first successful novel was called ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’. His poem that I am studying is called ‘A Wife in London’ (December 1899). It is a bout a woman in London who is waiting for her husband to come back from the […]

Initiated on July 1st, 1916, the Battle of the Somme has become notorious for its perceived futility. Despite being originally planned as a French offensive, General Sir Douglas Haig of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) took charge and organized the battle that remains controversial to this day. The primary objective was to relieve French forces […]

In 1854, Russia invaded Turkey to expand their empire, despite Turkey’s alliance with England and France. After being threatened by us, Russia withdrew but we still launched an attack. Located in a Y-shaped valley, the charge of the Light Brigade saw the British forces stationed at the top, the Russian Army situated down the right […]

Up until world war one Britain had played little part in any major battles or conflicts. It wasn’t until occurrences at the Somme that the British population became aware of the realities of war and it was for this reason that some people still consider it the greatest military disaster known to man. The initial […]

The two poems I am comparing are ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Lord Alfred Tennyson and ‘The Hyenas’ by Rudyard Kipling. Both are anti-war poems and aim to discomfort the reader’s opinion on war. However the poets differ in how they convey their attitudes to war, through the language and devices they use […]

On July 1 1916, in one of the largest military operations to ever be executed, the British army entered into the bloodiest battle it has ever known. This was the battle of the Somme, a conflict that is etched into the collective memory of Britain as a tragedy. The first day on the Somme, the […]

‘Lull-a-Dirge’ is a personal poem about a father that is confused and worried because his wife is dead and he doesn’t know how to take care of his little baby. The Battle of the Elephants’ is a political war about farmers and the government fighting against each other. The government are described as elephants because […]

Lord Alfred Tennyson authored both The Charge of the Light Brigade and The Defence of Lucknow. Alfred Tennyson was made poet laureate by Queen Victoria in 1850. Despite not having experienced war himself, Tennyson’s poetry focused on war and he used vivid imagery to create a sense of being present during the conflict or seeing […]

Raymond Garlick presents a frank and subtly persuasive narrative in his poem ‘Waterloo’. Through this poem, readers can explore his perspective on The Battle of Waterloo and war scenarios, which can be viewed from a contemporary and ironic point of view. To fully understand the poem, it is crucial to consider the historical context. The […]

Our coursework involves comparing two war poems: Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and Edgar Wallace’s “War.” As a former medical orderly with personal experience of war, Wallace considers it a terrible and unjustifiable occurrence that only leads to violence and suffering. Alfred Lord Tennyson believes that it is a duty for […]

War is such a popular theme for poetry due to extremely different views on it, and how people can show their feelings about it through it. War is seen as brave, na�ve, brutal, necessary, chivalrous, and wasteful by different people.The Drum is a strong anti war poem written by John Scott, a vicar. The drum […]

I have just finished reading the book Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. The book follows the life of a young boy who is believed to be the next great commander, the only one who can save the human species from an Alien race simply known as the “Buggers”. The book covers many issues ranging […]

On September 17th 1944 operation Market Garden began. First Allied Airborne Troops landed near Arnhem, Nijmegan and Eidhoven to seize a number of bridges in Holland (market) and allow the British 2nd army to enter Germany in an attempt to bring a quick end to the war in Europe (Garden).StrategyThere were three main rivers with […]

The popular interpretation was established quickly during the early part of the war as a ploy by the British government to maintain morale through propaganda. However the popular myth was very famous among the public during the Battle of Britain. Interpretation 1 explains what the popular myth of the Battle of Britain was itself. The […]

“The Charge of The Light Brigade” and “The Defence of Lucknow” are two notable poems written by Lord Alfred Tennyson one of Britain’s finest poet laureates who lived during the 19th century. These two poems are based on two different battles which the Britons faced and fought with bravery and loyalty. Within this essay I […]

In “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison, the brawl initially acts as a suspense builder. Before the climactic speech, the reader must explore the fight between the protagonist and a few black boys. White men incite this fight for their own viewing pleasure. At first glance, the Battle Royal scene appears trivial but it allows the […]

Among the many artistic works that have been inspired by the dramatic historical event of The Charge of the Light Brigade, two notable examples are Alfred Lord Tennyson’s 1854 poem and Tony Harrison’s 1968 film. Despite some differences in their attitudes towards soldiers and officers, levels of emotion, and attention to detail, both the poem […]

Despite the hill being bathed in bright sunlight, it was far from perfect. Countless lifeless bodies were scattered across the plains, leaving no sign of green grass, only a red stain of murderous blood. Two warriors, one pure-hearted and the other infested with evil, stood at the heart of the massacre. Both radiated immense power […]

For the last term I have been studying two famous war poems, the older of which dates back nearly 300 years. One of the war poems is ‘The Battle of Blenheim’ which was written by Robert Southey in 1798. ‘The Battle of Blenheim’ is a poem looking back on the battle which took place in […]