--Death,tobenotproudThepoemisaddressedtophysicaldeathwhichpoetthinksisnotfrightening.Andthenthepoemexplainswhydeathisnotafraidworthy.Withinthosewordsthereareseveralthemes.Fromlineonetolinefour,poetpresentshisdifferentattitudetowardsdeathandshowshiscourage.Deathismightyanddreadful,andcankillpeoplefreelytosomepeople,butpoetoverthrowtheimpression.Poettellsdeathnottoproud,andheevencallsdeathapoordeath.Theso-calledmightydeaththinkshehasthepowertokillpeople,butactuallyhedoesnot.Buthowcoulddeathbedeathwithoutthepowerofkilling.PoetquotesthedefinitionofdeathintheBible.TheBibledescribesdeathasseparation:physicaldeathistheseparationofthesoulfromthebody,andspiritualdeathistheseparationofthesoulfromGod.Thedeathinthepoemisphysicaldeath.Deathcannotkillpeople,becausedeathcannotdestroythespirituallife.Fromlinefivetolineeight,poetcomparesthedeathtorestandsleep,andpresentsthedeathofbestmen.Restandsleepbringspleasuretopeople,butdeathcanbringmorepleasurethanrestandsleep.So,thereisnoreasonforpeopletoafraidofdeath.Afterthebestmenfollowedwithdeath,theirphysicalbodiesgetpleasantrestandtheirspirituallifejustbegin.Fromlineninetolinetwelve,poetintroducesthemethodsthatdeathusestokillpeoplephysically.Deathonlyisahatchetmanforfate,chance,kings,andseparatemen.Fateisthoughttocontroleverythinghappenstopeople,includingwhenshouldonedies.Chanceistheoppositeoffate.Chanceisluck,thepossibilityofthingsthatwillhappentosomeone.Kingsarefromdifferentperspective.Kingsarerealpowerinhumanworld,buttheycanalsohavethepowertodecideone’slife.Desperatemenhavenopowertocontroltheirfates;theyhavenochanceorpower.However,desperatemencanmakeasuicidechoice.Theyhavetherightstocontroltheirownlife.Poison,war,sicknessdwell,poppyandcharmsarethemethodsdeathusestokillpeople.Inthelinefiveandsix,poetcomparesdeathtorestandsleep.Inthelinethirteen,“theshortsleeppast”meansthephysicaldeathpast;“wewakeeternally”meansourspirituallifejustbegins.Duringthispieceofwork,JohnDonnehadsufferedamajorillnessduringhiseighthyearasanAnglicanministerthathadbroughthimclosetothegraspofdeath.Thelastlinewasanannouncementtoshowpoet’sdeterminationandcourage.Therearethreethemeswithinthefourteenlines:courage,deathandwish.Courageistheobviousthemeinthesonnet.Throughouttheentirepoem,poetneverdropshisguard.Calldeathapoordeath;comparedeathwithrestandsleep;listthemethodsdeathusestokillphysicallifearetheexpressionsofcourageagainstdeath.Poetbelittlesthepowerofdeathtoshowothersthatheisbrave,andhehasthecouragetofightagainstit.Deathalwayscanbeatopicforpoem.Westernpeopletreatdeathinareligionway.Deathhasitsreligionmeaningsinwest.InChristianworld,deathhastwoaspects:physicaldeathandspiritualdeath.Inpoet’smindthephysicaldeathcanonlytakebodyaway,andthespirituallifewillgeteternity.Accordingtopoet,deathisworkingforfate,chance,kingsanddesperatemen,andithasmanywaystokillpeoplephysically.Butwhensomeonegetsstrongenough,noonecanbringdeathtohimorher.Thelastlineofthepoemshowsthepoet’sdeterminationofliving.Hebelievesdeathisdeadinspiritualworld.Thesicknessmaytakepoet’sphysicallifeaway,buthisspiritwillneverlose.Thewishinthepoemistodefeatdeathandfindtheeternalspirit.Eternalspiritisaboutfaith.Thefaithcontainscourageandwisdom.Thispoemisanannouncementfrompoettoshowthathehasthedeterminationtofightagainstdeathbyexpressinghisownattitudewhichexposesatruththatdeathhasnoneedtobeafraid.
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