Question

With reference to the poem, Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments, write an article on 'Pen is mightier than the Sword.'

Answer 1

Pen is mightier than the sword. This proverb shows the power of words which would always surpass that of violence and weapons. The poem Not Marble, Nor the Gilded Monuments also talks about the same aspect. We always come across this proverb in serious discussions. Since the pen is used to express ideas and the sword is used to impose one's will by superior violence, the statement really means that ideas have more influence than violence. Since violence is always used for a purpose, there is a some idea behind violence. What matters is the kind of idea in the service of which violence is used. The sword can only destroy, but the pen-the ideas expressed by the pen-can also build. The pen is the medium of thought and ideas have helped man to rise over purely savage conditions. They have built up free institutions and democracy. Thought enables man to voyage through the infinite the philosophy to unlock the secrets of the universe in science, to contemplate the universe, to create beauty and to commune with God. It is in this sense that the pen is mightier than the sword. (to be continued based on your own ideas and perceptions.)

Answer 2

Answer:

The pen is mightier than the sword.

"The pen is mightier than the sword" is a proverb which celebrates the power of writing and expresses the fact that scholars are more powerful with words than warriors with swords. The power of a pen is mightier than that of the sword, which means, the power of writing is stronger than the power of war, hatred, and conflict.

A sword is capable of conquering the physical but the pen can conquer the mind and the heart of people. The achievement of the pen is through enlightenment of minds and not by at force or bloodshed. The influence of a pen is long lasting but the power of the sword is short-lived.

The achievement of great kings and emperors are long gone. But the writings of ancient philosophers, teachers and preachers continue live and speak to us even today.

Huge works of architecture and giant monuments will crumble down someday. Impressive human works made of marble and decorated with precious stones or gold plated will come to ruin sooner or later. But the work of a pen will live on. The words written with the pen carry ideas, knowledge and wisdom. These are written in the hearts of the readers and cannot be destroyed but passed along for posterity.

A sword may seems strong and powerful and a pen weak and powerless. Yet, in the long run the power of the sword ends in destruction and ruins. Whereas the power of a pen yields positive values generation after generation. The sword of a king can rule only his kingdom but the pen of a writer rules the entire world. Written words are more powerful and more effective than weapons. While the power of sword ends with death, loss, and destruction, the power of a pen brings hope, inspiration, motivation and encouragement.