Machines are unsympathetic, unthinking, and impersonal, and the war machine makes Henry's hopes for personal glory seem pathetic, even tragic. Crane also uses
These include the notorious Archimedes Claw, which used a crane and grappling hook to reach down and grab Roman galleys, eventually capsizing them. His other
It was dropped onto enemy ships, which would then swing itself and destroy the ship. These machines featured prominently during the Second Punic War in 214 BC,