Death , be not proud

Death , be not proud

                                      John Donne 

                 The sonnet - 'Death , be not proud' is written by John Donne - the Metaphysical poet.  This sonnet express poet's view on the ultimate reality called - 'Death'. people  generally  afraid of death but Donne has different point of view about Death. Poet addresses to  death saying that there is no need for death to be proud though some people call it very powerful and dangerous. Death believes that it overflows the people when they die but in reality those people do not die at all.

                Death has no capacity to kill the poet or his ability. This is how Donne challenges death. The  image of death is nothing but" Sleep and Rest" and so one should derive pleasure out of death. The poet explains that the best of people have gone very soon with death and so there is no need for any person to be afraid of death.

                Death means... rest to bones and soul is delivered to a new body. 'Death itself is slave  of fate, chance, kings and distress in life. When these factors decide , death has to go to a person. There are three places where death lives forever those places are poison, War, Sickness, Death should not believe that only it can cause sleep to a person. Even Poppy and Charm can cause sleep in a better way than death.   

               

                Death cause sleep with one stroke where as poppy and charms cause sleep slowly and sweetly. Donne concludes his sonnets saying that death didn't become proud. The life is one a sleep in a sense that it is full of illusion but death liberates us from that illusion and we wake up forever. Donne believes that  if death is accepted with this spirit there is no death at all. Death  itself would die. Finally ,Death is the reality of Life.