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Comment 4 of 14, added on August 4th, 2005 at 3:29 PM.
This is one of the great poems, I feel, of all time. But not because it is about punishing a sinner, as the other comments suggest. But because it opens to us the side of the Divine that is powerful in execution and accomplishment, even to the point of violence, and relates it absolutely directly--as we all know can happen in love--to the most intimate of all of the physical aspects of a human relationship, ecstatic consummation in sexual communion.
Ronald Jorgensen from United States
Comment 3 of 14, added on July 7th, 2005 at 4:34 PM.
Donne knew of the Ignatian Excercises and this poem is a colloquy
Belleo from Canada
Comment 2 of 14, added on June 28th, 2005 at 10:56 PM.
look at the conceit in line 5. The speaker is comparing himself to an usurped town.
Also, Look at the oxymorons in this sonnet.
Line 4: Break me-Make me new.
Line 13: Enthrall me- Make me free.
Line 14: Caste-ravish.
Elaina Lawrence from United States
Comment 1 of 14, added on June 2nd, 2005 at 2:07 AM.
The person knows he is a sinner, knows he had sided with the devil – but now this person is willing to accept God’s punishment. He is praying/asking God (trinity) to abuse him, to do as he will with him.
Sophia Jurisch from United States
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This is one of the great poems, I feel, of all time. But not because it is about punishing a sinner, as the other comments suggest. But because it opens to us the side of the Divine that is powerful in execution and accomplishment, even to the point of violence, and relates it absolutely directly--as we all know can happen in love--to the most intimate of all of the physical aspects of a human relationship, ecstatic consummation in sexual communion.
Ronald Jorgensen from United States