War: What is it Good For, Perhaps More than Nothing
             Contrary to wishful thinking, force has solved more human disputes than any other factor. The disputes between nations are more often than not solved by the modern expression of the same rage that motivated Cain to slay Abel: war. War can be seen as a good thing, a bad thing, or something in between. Contrast of hawkish gung ho and sobered realization is presented by the Shakespeare play "Macbeth" and the Wilfred Owen poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" ( Derived from a quote Roman poet Horace, "Dulce et Decorum Est pro patria mori", meaning "It is sweet and proper to die for one's country")
             Owen's poem, which vividly describes the horrors of WWI trench warfare, implies that war is to those who have not experienced it a misconception, that there is no honor and no glory in its fury. He contends that war is purposeless and futile, leading only to the shortening of already short lives. Carefully reviewing the poem, it is obvious that the poet was overwhelmed by what he saw, and perhaps as much as civilians cannot comment on the nature or life in war, veterans cannot comment on its validity, for sometimes they lose sight of the larger goal, the reason for their suffering.
             "...Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,- my friend, you would not tell with such high zest to children ardent for some desperate glory, the old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" This quote from the poem illustrates Owen's passion and resentment for the great forces that pushed him and his comrades into something they did not bargain for. In all it can be said that Owen thought war was an ultimate crime and any death in war is a murder committed by uncaring and remorseless rulers. However, Shakespeare in his play Macbeth offers a counter-argument in defense of the unfortunate necessity of war and holds up the adage "Dulce et deco...