In Tennyson’s “Ulysses,” we get a clear sense of the Victorian ethic of growth, exploration, and the ethic of adventure. Explore what Tennyson’s vision looks like, using one quote from “Ulysses.” Then show how Kipling critiques the ethic of adventure (which he was central in creating) in “The Man Who would be King” and lays bare the violence at the center of British Imperialism.
Use one quote from Tennyson’s “Ulysses,” Kipling’s “The Man Who would be King.”