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By William Shakespeare. No longer mourn for me when I am dead. Than you shall hear the surly sullen bell. Give warning to the world that I am fled. From this vile world with vilest worms to dwell; Nay, if you read this line, remember not. The hand that writ it; for I love you so, That I in your sweet thoughts would be forgot,
The poem reverses the power dynamics between death and humans by depicting death as impermanent and humans as eternal. It accuses death of false pride, asserting it cannot truly kill anyone, and instead of being fearsome, it is merely helping souls reach the afterlife.
By John Donne. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee. Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
In Sonnet 60, the speaker compares the rate at which life passes by to a wave lapping the shore. He acknowledges that death comes inevitably for everyone, and that all should carry an awareness of their own mortality.
10 Ιαν 2023 · William Shakespeare, in his many plays, and in his sonnets, produced a vast number of quotes on the subject of death. Quotes. Hamlet (1600-02) [edit] Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity. Act I, scene 2, line 72. He was an man, take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again.
“Holy Sonnet 10,” often referred to by its opening line (“Death, be not proud”), was written by the English poet and Christian cleric John Donne in 1609 and first published in 1633. The poem is a direct address to death, arguing that it is powerless because it acts merely as a “short sleep” between earthly living and the eternal ...
When someone makes fun of you and you find the perfect comeback, that’s wit. After you read this poem, you’ll be convinced: if Donne was alive today, he’d be a master of the comeback. This sonnet is about making death seem not-so-scary.
