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Invictus is a co-educational, all-through international school with campuses in Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries. It offers Cambridge curriculum, bilingual programmes, and low tuition fees for families across the globe.
Country. United Kingdom. " Invictus " is a short poem by the Victorian era British poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903). Henley wrote it in 1875, and in 1888 he published it in his first volume of poems, Book of Verses, in the section titled "Life and Death (Echoes)".
- United Kingdom
- 1875
Under the bludgeonings of chance. My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears. Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years. Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate,
Invictus is a 2009 biographical sports film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, making it the third collaboration between Eastwood and Freeman after Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004).
- $50–60 million
- 11 December 2009
Invictus is a famous poem that expresses the theme of unconquerable soul and self-mastery in the face of adversity. It was written by the English poet William Ernest Henley, who suffered from tuberculosis and amputation of his leg.
The belief that one’s soul could not be tarnished, no matter the hardships one experienced, is reflected in both this line and the poem as a whole. The popularity of “Invictus” helped reinforce this attitude, as did many other works of Victorian poetry and literature.
‘Invictus’ by William Ernest Henley talks about the invincibility of a person who trusts himself or herself. In this poem, the speaker is faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. Throughout it all, however, he perseveres and is successful in his endeavors.
