Bayonet Charge And Charge Of The Light Brigade

Question 1

Compare bayonet charge with…

Answer 1

Charge of the Light Brigade

Question 2

Comparison points

Answer 2

Similarity
1. Soldiers are expendable

Difference
2. COTLB focuses on whole army, to demonstrate danger and battle. Bayonet Charge zooms in on one soldier to demonstrate fear and terror.

Difference
3. COTLB focuses on how honourable, noble and brave the whole army is, courageous. Bayonet charge focuses on how he questions the ‘clockwork of the stars’ and objects to being there

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Question 3

Evidence for comparison point 1

Answer 3

1. The soldiers are expendable

COTLB :

‘Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die’
‘Do and die’ shows how they are expendable because they are simply there to do their job and die

‘Charging an army’ is their only job

Bayonet Charge :

‘In what cold clockwork of the stars and nations was he the hand pointing that second’
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‘King, honour, human dignity, etc extra, dropped like luxuries’
All of his values have been dropped, he is insignificant, only purpose is to ‘do and die’

Question 4

Evidence for comparison point 2

Answer 4

COTLB focuses on army as whole to demonstrate danger yet duty. Bayonet charge focuses on individual to demonstrate fear and terror

COTLB :

‘Into the valley of death’
Danger, yet duty to fight

‘Into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell’
Danger, yet duty overrules

‘Shatter’d and sunder’d’
Danger

Bayonet Charge :

‘Dazzled with rifle fire’
Zooms in on effects conflict has on soldier

‘His terror’s touchy dynamite’ ‘bewilderment’
Pure terror, fear

‘Running - raw’
Instinctive, confused

Question 5

Evidence for comparison point 3

Answer 5

In bayonet charge, the soldier questioned his purpose, war is futile, but in charge of the light brigade, the whole army fought with honour and duty

COTLB :

‘Boldly’ ‘noble’ ‘honour’ ‘glory’
3 words all show that they are respected and valued for their bravery

‘Honour the charge they made’ ‘boldly they rode’
Valued, respected, loved

Bayonet Charge :

‘In what cold clockwork of the stars and nations was he the hand pointing that second’
He is disregarded, no purpose there, opposite of duty, instead of fighting with pride like the soldiers in COTLB, he questions his purpose there

‘King, honour, Duran dignity, etcetera, dropped like luxuries’
He is insignificant