waecE-LEARNING
Literature-In-English Paper 3, Nov/Dec. 2014  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Main
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Question 5

How is the romantic notion of war ridiculed in the play?


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Observation

A good number of candidates attempted this question.  However, many of them did not meet the demands of the question. The romantic notion of war is ridiculed in the following ways:

  • The so-called war heroes are stripped of all the trappings and nobility associated with war.
  • The life-saving attitude of Bluntschli who would rather load his cartridge with chocolates instead of bullets is endorsed.
  • Sergius’ inexperience that compromises the lives of his men.
  • Bluntschli and the Russian generals’ realisation that there is no true glory or honour in shedding blood.

Candidates’ performance in this question was poor.

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