John Donne
In John Donne's poetry he uses allot of images to relate to biblical themes. He uses similar views the Jesus had in the new testament. In some parables that are in the new testament that relate to some of Donne's poetry. Some of the images that both Donne and the parables had are very similar to each other. Especially the similarities between life and death situations dealing with everyday life. John Donne has a series of poems called the "Holy Sonnets". In these poems Donne speaks of various topics ranging from the tragedies of death and its impacts on the people it has. To the images and comparisons to God and how we should live are lives. In, "Holy Sonnet 14", Donne uses the image of Death to be welcomed when in a dieing situation. Or in that case, he tries to explain Death in a more manageable way for people to deal with. He does this to lighten the mood of a person in a dieing situation. This is related to Jesus when he said not to fear the next world in the New Testament. The same goes for the comparison of Jesus to Donne. Jesus, in his time of death welcomed it and accepted it. He welcomed his own death similar to Donne's Holy Sonnet 14. Donne being a holy man probably used the bible as a teaching reference to get his
They also did this so people would understand there own faith better. He probably didn't have this in mind at the time but he felt he was making the right decision. Throughout existence, there have been many theories regarding exactly what role Death plays in the lives of those who experience it. Or he felt he needed to get this out to the public in a different manner then coming right out and telling them. There works were put down at first but later considered to be great. When Death becomes a slave it is because it will benefit from who will die, but doesn't have the power to kill. Jesus wanted to spread the word of his own faith to his many followers. In this case Donne wanted to have a good topic to tell people about his faith. Like tress or seeds that needed to development inside of yourself. " Donne is telling Death that all those who it think it killed it really didn't, and that it cant kill him, again proving that Death is not what takes lives but what delivers them. A topic that he felt strong enough about to write a series about. Next, in line 10 he says "And dost with poison, war" and sickness dwell;" Therefore, not only is Death a slave, but it is also dependent on people in order to survive. Humans have always been slaves to Death, fearing it, running from it, and trying to prevent it. So he probably wrote this poetry when he thought his life was coming to an end. He also explains how Death can be a positive point in his poetry and how to deal with it.
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