O God of Battles! Steel my Soldiers' Hearts

Possess them not with fear; take from them now
The sense of reckoning, if the opposed numbers
Pluck their hearts from them. Not to-day, O Lord O, not to-day...

There is nothing more stirring than to see a commander speak in light of his troops, to see one painted in the colors of war, empowered with rank and glory speak passionately a speech from the dust, a speech asking God to inspire the hearts of his troops. HIS troops.

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother;

We watched a solider one who has been called to die for his friends--for the ones he loves--We watched him and his commander give these lines, the firmament in all it's glory is not arrayed in more glory than the two of these...  Hecuba is someone to them! 

Those who knew Shakespeare had these lines memorized! This is the power of Shakespeare!

COMPLETE REPORT

PHOTOS: BYU ROTC -- OUR BROTHERS NOVEMBER 17th, 2011

Out of Context?

Won as towns with Fire LINKED TO Vox Populi

It is interesting to me how one could make the argument that both of us have pulled bits of Shakespeare out of context to apply them to our lives. We in school have taken our background and applied it to the work.. We have goals that we are desperately battling for.. it is fare to call it a war.. a war against all those with the same dream because of the competition that grades and this society has forced on us.. that this university has forced on us!! The goal is to be the best and the sword, if your not you will fall to way side, you will be killed!

Its interesting to me that all though out time we have and seam to forever be at war with something and that is what Shakespeare chose to base his conceits on.. it is therefore something that every human being can relate to, so then the question is it therefore really out of context or is that the point. I'm with you i think that is why Shakespeare was great, he pulled from the most basic and lifelong struggles and principles and therefore we can relate even today.