"Death, thou shall die" is a metaphysical paradox. When a person dies only physical body dies, the soul or spirit will remain forever. Therefore, Death dies with our physical bodies making our souls eternal.
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"When death is the greatest danger, one hopes for life; but when one becomes acquainted with an even more dreadful danger, one hopes for death. So when the danger is so great that death has become one’s hope, despair is the hopelessness of not being able to die.” ― Søren Kierkegaard / The Sickness Unto Death
Thank you so much for your work, people like me, who just don't live in the USA and never had the chance to study those great minds of poetry... we are really grateful for you doing this work, thank you again
Good job. I first came across this poem as a high school 10th grader. It was 1969 [I'm an old guy]. This was in the day when we were not being assigned identity politics book and the like. We were assigned John Gunther's book Death Be Not Proud, a story about the death of his son to brain cancer. His son was about our age when he died. This book was very thought-provoking and caused us to introspect quite a bit about the meaning of life. Later that semester the English teacher and his wife died as a result of an accident. This also brought the meaning of the book home
Hi ma'am ! I am not a native speaker of English but the way you explained it , gave me a complete understanding of this metaphysical poem. It will help me to prepare my exams. God bless you. Amin!
Hello! loved your video. However you said in the beginning "1861" I'm sure you meant to say a year between 1572-1631, if not that would be quite scary to encounter the ghost of John Donne giving a sermon. :))
Thank you SO MUCH for this! I'm studying this poem used by Benjamin Britten in song, and this analysis greatly helped me to understand the song itsself and Britten's intentions with it. Very clear analysis from you, and as a student who was never good at analyzing poems I really appreciate this!
I'm not exactly a poet enthusiast (meaning not at all), but this poem is just so striking and confident. "Death, thou shalt die." Literature rarely gives me chills. And thanks for the video too :)
This is my favorite of Donne's holy sonnets. I also love "Batter my heart three-person'd God" I teach them in my world literature course. I wish I had more time to devote to Donne in my course. There are so many of his poems that I would include!
I subscribed to your channel. Thanks for explaining the meaning behind Donne's "Death be not proud" sonnet. I always wanted to understand what he wanted to say.
I have an assignment on this poem tomorrow and you have helped me a great deal. Thank you! Btw ou English literature teacher always praises your videos and encourage us to watch them!
Hello ma'am, your videos are a saviour.. I have my exams day after tomorrow but am down with fever was really stressing about what would I do in my papers.. Thank you so much for these ❤️ It would be really a great help if you do video's upon the various poets and their writing styles 🙂
Excellent and enlightening analysis of the poem, but please note that John Donne was born in 1572 and died in 1631, so he wouldn't have been giving sermons in 1861. Otherwise, the background information is helpful for a better appreciation of the poem.
Several things came to pass in my vague life, Had they been full of lessons or wasteful strife? Alas! Much work was still to be done, Just before being covered an’ left alone. Angels must ask how I was in the world, Racked and ruined I could dare and say As I ‘m here being burned an’ curled today. Last thing I have just learned here above, It is love in life and life in love. from shajar ali.
*A very beautifully written poem, but after getting past the old English which in itself makes it hard to understand, I get nothing but Human arrogance and* *delusional superiority of the Human being with its vain and unwise loathing of death, decay and dying which is ignorantly seen as evil and bad.*
i dont know you are teacher or john donne lover.but your explanation is very good.after 2 days later i have exam.i understand this poem very well.thank you so much.
Dying as a rotten apple falling. Compare Cicero? Lots of slip-ups here, not a lot of rhetoric-metaphor, ode, etc. So you wont score very high on the AP examinations.
In the holy bible death fears the Lord , somewhere in the book of revelations there's a scripture basically saying We belong to the one death fears meaning Jesus THANK YOU JESUS yeah death is great if we go to heaven lol THANK YOU JESUS HALLELUJAH
I would love to hear a rapper interpret this in street parlance. It probably start with “death, you ain’t sh$&... A clever rapper, as many of them are , would be able to match pentameter and rhyme pattern.
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"Death, thou shall die" is a metaphysical paradox. When a person dies only physical body dies, the soul or spirit will remain forever. Therefore, Death dies with our physical bodies making our souls eternal.
Professor,
Thank you for this. I have cancer and have been trying to understand this sonnet. I felt I needed to understand it. You have given me insight. That is no little task. I’m an accountant who is now looking at life and spirituality a little differently. Peace to you. 🌸
Excellent job explaining the poem line by line, your style of teaching is really cool. Really helped me a lot, thanks.
"When death is the greatest danger, one hopes for life; but when one becomes acquainted with an even more dreadful danger, one hopes for death. So when the danger is so great that death has become one’s hope, despair is the hopelessness of not being able to die.”
― Søren Kierkegaard / The Sickness Unto Death
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Thank you so much for your work, people like me, who just don't live in the USA and never had the chance to study those great minds of poetry... we are really grateful for you doing this work, thank you again
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i often find it hard to focus, but the way you talk and explain is so calming and kept me focused, thank you.
This is such great content and the way you explain is quite calming too
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Good job. I first came across this poem as a high school 10th grader. It was 1969 [I'm an old guy]. This was in the day when we were not being assigned identity politics book and the like.
We were assigned John Gunther's book Death Be Not Proud, a story about the death of his son to brain cancer.
His son was about our age when he died. This book was very thought-provoking and caused us to introspect quite a bit about the meaning of life.
Later that semester the English teacher and his wife died as a result of an accident. This also brought the meaning of the book home
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Cool background information!! Made me understand more about the poem!! Nice!! Thx for sharing!
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Hi ma'am ! I am not a native speaker of English but the way you explained it , gave me a complete understanding of this metaphysical poem. It will help me to prepare my exams.
God bless you. Amin!
Hello! loved your video. However you said in the beginning "1861" I'm sure you meant to say a year between 1572-1631, if not that would be quite scary to encounter the ghost of John Donne giving a sermon. :))
Hahahah exactly what I was thinking
Thank you SO MUCH for this! I'm studying this poem used by Benjamin Britten in song, and this analysis greatly helped me to understand the song itsself and Britten's intentions with it. Very clear analysis from you, and as a student who was never good at analyzing poems I really appreciate this!
I'm performing this for school and you really helped me understand the tone and rhythm of the poem!! Thank you!
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I've always loved death be not proud, and you broke it down on another level! Free education is here folks!
As always very clearly explained.You make everything extremely interesting.Thank you so much.
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Thank you so much for this video. It really helped me get my head around this poem!
Great explanation - very helpful in coming to a greater appreciation of this classic poem! Thank you!
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I'm not exactly a poet enthusiast (meaning not at all), but this poem is just so striking and confident. "Death, thou shalt die." Literature rarely gives me chills.
And thanks for the video too :)
This is my favorite of Donne's holy sonnets. I also love "Batter my heart three-person'd God" I teach them in my world literature course. I wish I had more time to devote to Donne in my course. There are so many of his poems that I would include!
Yes, me too! Enjoy your teaching!
I love the way you explain. Such patietice and humour. You have good narration skills
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I subscribed to your channel. Thanks for explaining the meaning behind Donne's "Death be not proud" sonnet. I always wanted to understand what he wanted to say.
This video was very informative and, helped me understand the poem way more than the first time I read it myself. Thank you
Thank you very much. Background information make it very clear to understand.
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I have an assignment on this poem tomorrow and you have helped me a great deal. Thank you! Btw ou English literature teacher always praises your videos and encourage us to watch them!
I just wonder if the "soul's delivery" part may in fact mean "soul's birth".
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This video just helped me write my paper but what would help more...if she had a video on “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight”
Hello ma'am, your videos are a saviour.. I have my exams day after tomorrow but am down with fever was really stressing about what would I do in my papers.. Thank you so much for these ❤️ It would be really a great help if you do video's upon the various poets and their writing styles 🙂
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Great analysis
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Excellent and enlightening analysis of the poem, but please note that John Donne was born in 1572 and died in 1631, so he wouldn't have been giving sermons in 1861. Otherwise, the background information is helpful for a better appreciation of the poem.
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Pretty hard to hear John Donnie preach in St Pauls in 1861 since he died in 1631!!!!
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2:20 if u want to get straight to the poem
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Heard him give a sermon in 1861? Only if you were some kind of clairvoyant. He died in 1631. Easy mistake to make though, only 230 years in it.
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I thought John Donne died in 1631? It would therefore be difficult to hear him in St Paul’s in 1861?
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Several things came to pass in my vague life,
Had they been full of lessons or wasteful strife?
Alas! Much work was still to be done,
Just before being covered an’ left alone.
Angels must ask how I was in the world,
Racked and ruined I could dare and say
As I ‘m here being burned an’ curled today.
Last thing I have just learned here above,
It is love in life and life in love.
from shajar ali.
Thanks mam..
very informative..
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1861? He is from the 1600s. You must someone would giving a sermon based upon his sonnet.
*A very beautifully written poem, but after getting past the old English which in itself makes it hard to understand, I get nothing but Human arrogance and* *delusional superiority of the Human being with its vain and unwise loathing of death, decay and dying which is ignorantly seen as evil and bad.*
Thank you! This was so helpful!
Very Nice explanation ma'am.
I appreciate the discussion but better if you include visuals. Thank you.
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In 1861 Donne had been dead for 230 years
Tony Taylor Oh my gosh, you're right! Thank you for the MAJOR correction! I will try to add a note inside the video that uses the correct date.
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زهراء 97 !So sorry that I don't know that poem well. I would need to study it first. Thanks for your kind words
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1861??
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1861?
John Donne was born in 1571, so it's not likely he was in St Pauls Cathedral in the 1800's
Great breakdown of a wonderful poem though.
i dont know you are teacher or john donne lover.but your explanation is very good.after 2 days later i have exam.i understand this poem very well.thank you so much.
jahid mahi I'm a teacher at a community college. I do love the poem!
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Dying as a rotten apple falling. Compare Cicero? Lots of slip-ups here, not a lot of rhetoric-metaphor, ode, etc. So you wont score very high on the AP examinations.
Grt
Not in 1861
In the holy bible death fears the Lord , somewhere in the book of revelations there's a scripture basically saying We belong to the one death fears meaning Jesus THANK YOU JESUS yeah death is great if we go to heaven lol THANK YOU JESUS HALLELUJAH
I thought the poem was about sex.... or so that’s what my English teacher said.🤷🏻♀️
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I would love to hear a rapper interpret this in street parlance. It probably start with “death, you ain’t sh$&...
A clever rapper, as many of them are , would be able to match pentameter and rhyme pattern.
Try to explain with animations please