Essays on The Charge Of The Light Brigade

Abstract

This paper explores the ideas of heroism as depicted in the film Testament of Youth directed by James Kent and the play Mary’s Wedding written by Stephen Massicotte. Both pieces take place during the events prior, during and after World War I. This paper discusses specific scenes that demonstrate each work’s concept of a hero before examining the specific techniques used in each medium. The paper also weighs the similarities and differences between each piece in terms of heroism. Over the course of time, people have created and done remarkable acts. From the conception of written language ...

The charge of the light brigade refers to the battle between the British and the Russian forces that took place in the 1845 led by Lord Cardigan. This war between the Russian and the British is known as the Crimean war. This was as a result of miscommunication where the brigade was sent to a frontal assault against the Russians who were well prepared for battle. The British wanted to go against the Russians who were firing direct fire that resulted to a high number of casualties. Despite the number of causalities, the British light Brigade suffered they managed to scatter some ...

Introduction

The poems, The Charge of the Light Brigade written by Lord Alfred Tennyson and I Felt a Funeral in My Brain written by Emily Dickinson have a similar theme. These two poems talk about the theme of death in two different settings. Emily Dickinson’s poem, I Felt a Funeral in My Brain, is an allegorical description of the feeling experienced by the narrator that the normal function of her brain had come to an end, the similar way a person’s normal function of their bodies end when they die. Therefore, the funeral in her brain can be explained as a metaphor for ...

Literary works of the Romantic Era, reaching its peak in the 1800-1850, reveal that artists of that generation renewed a sense of nationalism and voiced their concerns on issues of national importance. In addition, writers of that generation made several clarion calls for patriotism. In Britain, for instance, Alfred Lord Tennyson led the pack in immortalizing heroes of war and calling on the people to honor the heroic deeds of their soldiers. Tennyson’s poems coincided with the Victorian Era - a period associated with national self-confidence in Britain. A cursory look at Alfred Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light ...