Evaluation Christians believe that life and death are two periods. Death is the expansion of life. Shortly after their death, their soul will go to paradise and live happily forever. Holy Sonnet 10 reveals Donne s belief in life after death. Death is momentarily while happiness after death is eternal.
Holy Sonnet 10--deathJohn Donne诗歌分析——mocking death,teasing death,pitying death,conquering death.
EvaluationDeath is personified as someone not worthy of awe or terror but of contempt. His way of reasoning is unique with scrupulous critical thinking. From mocking death, teasing death to pitying death, he proves his conviction that death will die himself.
Holy Sonnet 10--deathJohn Donne诗歌分析——mocking death,teasing death,pitying death,conquering death.
Personal Understanding of DeathIt is really heartbroken to see those we love disappear from our world. We do not have supernatural power to stop the footstep of death. Death is a natural process and should be treated as such. Life is beautiful because of death. As Tagore泰戈尔 has said, let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves(使生 如夏花之绚烂，死如秋叶之静美). Let us cherish every day and cherish those around us.
Holy Sonnet 10--deathJohn Donne诗歌分析——mocking death,teasing death,pitying death,conquering death.
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