Question

How does Richard Lovelace depict war in this excerpt from “To Lucasta, Going to the Wars”?

And with a stronger faith embrace
A sword, a horse, a shield.

Yet this inconstancy is such,
As you too shall adore;
I could not love thee, Dear, so much,
Loved I not honour more.

Answer 1

(C) as an honorable mission.We can see that the writer thinks of war as an honorable mission because he sets the tone of pomp and honor