the man he killed

• themes

  • strangeness of war
  • suffering
  • lack of identity
  • victim of circumstance
  • violence
• context

  • thomas hardy
  • combat during the boer war
• quotes

  • i shot at him as he at me
  • i shot him dead because
• structure

  • dramatic monologue
  • cyclical structure
  • volta
  • juxtaposition
• compare to exposure