Death Be Not Proud
Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill mee.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,
Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,
And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,
And better then thy stroake; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill mee.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,
Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,
And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,
And better then thy stroake; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.
John Donne
ANAYLISING:
This poem is talking about the poet's opinion on death.
This poem is talking about the poet's opinion on death.
The poet feels that Death is not powerful and therefore should not be proud. The evidence is "Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not soe," this shows that the poet feels that death is not scary at all and the persona is talking outright to death as though he is just like any other person.
The poet says that death is proud and think that he can take the lives of people. The evidence, "For, those, whom you think'st, thou dost overthrow, however death is not at all powerful and he would never be able to kill the persona, thus death does not have any power to kill people at all.
Death is also humiliated by the poet by being compared to as slave. The poet says that death is not powerful to be able to bring death to people, and it is by chance and fate that the person die. The evidence is "Thou art to slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men," Thus, this shows that death have no power to kill people, in fact, it was Fate who brought death to the people.
The poet described death as nothing but a short sleep and we will be awake in our afterlife forever. "One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally, And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die" Thus, this implied that death is not fearful at all. It is like a short sleep and then eternal wake, and so, the poet says " thou shalt die." meaning that death will not exist anymore after they wake eternally.
All in all, Death is not to be feared because it is just like a short sleep and death does not have any powers that will make people die.
The poet says that death is proud and think that he can take the lives of people. The evidence, "For, those, whom you think'st, thou dost overthrow, however death is not at all powerful and he would never be able to kill the persona, thus death does not have any power to kill people at all.
Death is also humiliated by the poet by being compared to as slave. The poet says that death is not powerful to be able to bring death to people, and it is by chance and fate that the person die. The evidence is "Thou art to slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men," Thus, this shows that death have no power to kill people, in fact, it was Fate who brought death to the people.
The poet described death as nothing but a short sleep and we will be awake in our afterlife forever. "One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally, And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die" Thus, this implied that death is not fearful at all. It is like a short sleep and then eternal wake, and so, the poet says " thou shalt die." meaning that death will not exist anymore after they wake eternally.
All in all, Death is not to be feared because it is just like a short sleep and death does not have any powers that will make people die.
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I appreciate the effort you have put in to structure your response and use what you have learnt in class.
ReplyDeleteTo develop your skills further, you need to also pick out the specific words and phrases and explain how they bring about the Point.
For example: Which part of "Thou art to slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men" shows that Death is not so powerful because it is not the one who orders the dying of people?