Love me first--Kayla Gill
So I will be honest. every ounce of my body does not want to do this post. This research paper was a killer. But, here we are with dediction--pushing through.
With that being said, when I heard the reading this week was a love poem, I did not expect it to start this way. In both works, Donne starts his pieces off with his dedication and love for God. In the smaller packet, Done speaks of the beauty of creation all the way to the greatest sacrifice. Later, he speaks of love to a woman. He truly points out the biblical concept of love and marriage. God tells us that we are commanded to love him first. We can not truly love someone else witout loving him. We are also told to model our love the way Christ loved the church. It was interesting to see an older poet fall into those same views of love...Even though he didn't reflect that very well since some of his work...well... you know, but atleast he tried.
In the poem, "Good Friday," Donne writes about the true pity and remorse he has at the thought of the crucifixtion. I believe he writes about this particular point of Jesus' life because this is the purest form of love. He acknowledges God's amount of love to become a sacrifice to save us for damnation. He later writes, "Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud". This shows to exaggeration he has for this love. Not only did God sacrifice his life, but he also conquered death. Donne personicates Death and reminds him that he will be defeated by the love of the Father.
He adds a sense of reality where he does seem to have some anger directed toward weird things such as the sun, but he also has admirtion.
PS: I commented of Madison and Moriah's posts
With that being said, when I heard the reading this week was a love poem, I did not expect it to start this way. In both works, Donne starts his pieces off with his dedication and love for God. In the smaller packet, Done speaks of the beauty of creation all the way to the greatest sacrifice. Later, he speaks of love to a woman. He truly points out the biblical concept of love and marriage. God tells us that we are commanded to love him first. We can not truly love someone else witout loving him. We are also told to model our love the way Christ loved the church. It was interesting to see an older poet fall into those same views of love...Even though he didn't reflect that very well since some of his work...well... you know, but atleast he tried.
In the poem, "Good Friday," Donne writes about the true pity and remorse he has at the thought of the crucifixtion. I believe he writes about this particular point of Jesus' life because this is the purest form of love. He acknowledges God's amount of love to become a sacrifice to save us for damnation. He later writes, "Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud". This shows to exaggeration he has for this love. Not only did God sacrifice his life, but he also conquered death. Donne personicates Death and reminds him that he will be defeated by the love of the Father.
He adds a sense of reality where he does seem to have some anger directed toward weird things such as the sun, but he also has admirtion.
PS: I commented of Madison and Moriah's posts
I agree that Donne puts an emphasis upon sacrifice and the idea of a sacrificial love that is true and never failing. Even to the point of unjust death, of sacrifice for others. This is the way that Christ loved us and the way that we should love others. Zane Duke
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