Compare the poems and comment on how the way Owen and Southey convey
their attitude towards war - Dulce et Decorum Est
'Dulce et Decorum Est' tells the story of how Wilfred Owen experiences
world war first hand and tells of his bitter angst towards the
government who try to persuade young men to join the army.
Owen developed many of his poetic techniques at Craiglockhart Military
Hospital where he spent much of the war as an injured soldier, and was
able to express his ideas and feelings on paper
He uses the Latin phrase 'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori,' which
translates into 'it is sweet and glorious to die for one's country.'
Owen tells of how this phrase is wrong, how it is not glorious to
experience the harsh reality of war with the explosions and the
screeching of missiles, which he saw with his own eyes. The phrase is
deceptive to the men that are called up as they look to help their
country and believe that it is something to die for.
The poem begins with a slow rhythm through the use of heavy, long
words, in order to illustrate how slow and painstaking war was. Owens
view on war is that it is a dangerous thing to do and using a Latin
phrase is just a way of recruiting more troops. He states,
"My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori"
'My friend' refers to another war poet, Jessie Pope, who had a
completely different aspect on war. Owen emphasises the word 'lie' as
he fully believes that the phrase is one.
The poem begins with the lines,
"Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge"
This gives the audience a picture of soldiers with heavy bags on their
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... victory."
He seems to see the battle as a battle that must happen in order for
something good to come of it. He uses "it was a famous victory" a few
times at the end of verses, which he is determined to get across the
point of this battle was worth fighting for, though he contradicts
himself as he cannot explain what it is. Kaspar corrects Wilhelmine
when she states that it was a wicked thing and says that it was a
famous victory.
I get the impression that Robert Southey believes that good can come
of war, though he doesn't fully understand what the Battle of Blenheim
was about. I have come to the conclusion that Wilfred Owen is fully
against war and not prepared to change his mind, as he experienced
first-hand how tragic it can be. Southey's attitude towards war is one
that good can become of it, and Owen believes it is a terrible and
tragic thing.
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forced to watch one of his men die after failing to put his gas mask
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