Who Is Henley's Invictus?
“Invictus" is a lyric poem. William Ernest Henley (1849–1903) wrote it in 1875. It was not published until 1892. The title “Invictus” is Latin for unconquerable. Henley dedicated the poem to Robert Thomas Hamilton Bruce (1846-1899), a Scottish flour merchant. “Invictus” is a poem about an unconquerable soul and is inspiring, it was praised and ridiculed, and today it has become a poem of motivation and a source of inspiration. Henley way born in Gloucester, England He was a poet, critic, and editor. Henley went to school at Crypt Grammar School. At 12 years old Henley was diagnosed with tubercular arthritis that required the amputation of one of his legs just below the knee. The other foot was saved through a radical surgery. When he was healing in the infirmary he
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In 2009 a movie was released with the title Invictus. The movie stars Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman. On February 11, 1990 Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years of being imprisoned in Robben Island. In 1994, he is elected President of South Africa. It is about the story of how Nelson Mandela, the president of South Africa, joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. The movie ends with Morgan Freeman reciting Mandela’s favorite poem, “Invictus”. The first time I ever heard this poem was on an episode of One Tree Hill my sophomore year. Lucas Scott, the main character in one tree hill quotes the poem in episode six of season three. In the episode he finds out he has a congenital heart condition. He is told that he could never play basketball again but he pushes through it for the love of the sport. The final scene is of Lucas Scott doing suicides in the school gym. As he is doing suicides, there is a voice over of him reciting Henley’s poem. The poem show that Lucas is unconquerable by not giving up on basketball even though a doctor told him he wouldn’t be able
In 2009 a movie was released with the title Invictus. The movie stars Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman. On February 11, 1990 Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years of being imprisoned in Robben Island. In 1994, he is elected President of South Africa. It is about the story of how Nelson Mandela, the president of South Africa, joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. The movie ends with Morgan Freeman reciting Mandela’s favorite poem, “Invictus”. The first time I ever heard this poem was on an episode of One Tree Hill my sophomore year. Lucas Scott, the main character in one tree hill quotes the poem in episode six of season three. In the episode he finds out he has a congenital heart condition. He is told that he could never play basketball again but he pushes through it for the love of the sport. The final scene is of Lucas Scott doing suicides in the school gym. As he is doing suicides, there is a voice over of him reciting Henley’s poem. The poem show that Lucas is unconquerable by not giving up on basketball even though a doctor told him he wouldn’t be able