Donne question 2 positions 23.03.18

Question 1

Death Be Not Proud

Answer 1

• In ‘Death Be Not Proud’, Donne presents an arrogant and bold attack upon a subject that human beings have traditionally treated with reverence and trepidation: death, whilst also conveying an underlying tone of anxiety.

Question 2

The Sun Rising

Answer 2

• Donne’s ‘The Sun Rising’ fully presents a ‘brash’ and aggressive argument of romantic love, yet still there are moments of subtle, rather than ‘acute’, anxiety.

Question 3

The Good Morrow

Answer 3

• Whilst ‘The Good Morrow’ shows brash and bold attitudes concerning present and past lovers, there are elements of anxiety throughout the final stanza.

Question 4

To His Mistress Going To Bed

Answer 4

• In ‘To His Mistress Going To Bed’ the narrator’s lustful monologue portrays Donne’s customary arrogance, leaving little space for any sense of anxiety.