1.
-The poet is addressing ‘Death’ in the poem.
2.
-According to the poet, people think of death as mighty and dreadful.
3.
-The poet is not afraid of death because it is just one short sleep from which we wake up eternally.
4.
-The paradox here is that, ‘Death’ itself shall die and be no more when we wake up eternally.
5.
-Death set a man free when a man wake up eternally overcoming death and death shall be no more.
B.
1.
a.
-The poet calls death a slave because it cannot act on its own as it does not have power of its own but only act under the control of fate, chance, kings and desperate men. He also accuses death of having lowly companions such as poison, war and sickness.
b.
-Poppy and charms produce the same effect as death. They make us sleep just like death does.
2.
-The word ‘swell’ implies false pride on the part of death. The poet argues that death has no real power since after its short sleep, there will be no more death and thus death’s gloating over it is unjustified.
b.
-The Christian theme indicated here is that when people die, it is something temporary, a ‘short sleep’. After this sleep, they will ‘wake eternally’, having survived death and moved beyond with God which Christians know will be coming after the short sleep.
C.
1.
-In the poem ‘Death, be not proud’, John Donne directly addresses and mocks death. The poet implies that ‘death’ is arrogant because it thinks that it overthrows its victims. However, the poet says that death overthrow its victim only temporarily. The speaker compares death to sleep, which is peaceful, and nothing to be afraid of. The speaker also says that death, in fact, brings about the soul’s delivery when we wake up eternally. Here, the poet is implying that death’s victory is really not a victory. Death rather helps us to move into a better world of the afterlife where the soul is free and life is eternal.
2.
-In “Death, be not proud”, Donne has represented death as a powerless figure. He denies the authority of death saying that death does not kill. Instead it liberates the souls and directs them to eternal life.
The central theme of the poem is the powerlessness of death. It is but a pathway to eternal life. And as such is not something mighty and dreadful. The poet points out that ‘rest and sleep’, which are only version of death, are actually enjoyed by people as they give pleasure. Next, the poet points out that death do not wield power. On the contrary, it is a slave to elements as misfortune, poison, war and desperation can all summon death without having death have any say in the matter. Poppy and charm can induce sleep just as death does. Therefore, death has no reason to be proud. In the final couplet of the poem, the poet states that death only makes human sleep for a short time, after which they will “wake eternally”. Therefore, death itself shall be killed in the end.
3.
-The given line is an extract from “Death, be not proud” written by John Donne. In this poem, Donne wants to break down the all powerful image of death as a victor. The poet asserts that death is not all mighty or powerful because it does not have its own power over the soul. It can only kill the body. After death our body gets rest and our soul gets freedom. ‘Death’ itself is destined to die when the soul wakes up eternally in the afterlife and wins the victory over death. The soul is thus beyond the clutches of death.
4.
-In the poem “Death, be not proud” by John Donne, death is not so much represented as lowly, but rather as impotent. Using the word ‘lowly’ to describe death inspires sympathy, but it is not the poet’s intention to be sympathetic towards death.
Donne wants to diminish and even ridicule death. He is stressing the Christian concept of immortality, which renders death powerless. He declares that even though some people think so, death is not mighty and powerful because it cannot kill by itself. Death keeps company with poison, war and sickness because these things cause death, just as other things cause us to fall asleep.
In conclusion, the poet does not represent death as a lowly figure, but instead as a pathetic figure that is completely powerless in the face of immortality offered by God.
5.
-The poem conveys the message that death is not some all powerful figure that human should fear. Death is just an illusion. Death is instead a slave to other forces and has no power of its own.
6.
-According to John Donne, the agents of death are poison, war and sickness. Death itself cannot kill a person. It takes the help of these agents to kill. It lives in their bad company. Death is, in fact, a slave to chance, fate, kings and desperate man. Even drugs are better than death in inducing sleep. Death cannot operate on its own. That is why the poet says death is not as powerful as it thinks
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