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Why is the seemingly contradictiory phrase death thou shalt die actually true within the context of holy sonnet 10?
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∙ 14y ago
This Sonnet, by John Donne, tells of the 'death of death' This alludes to the redemption of the world by Jesus Christ. Christians believe that spiritual death is a result of sin. As a result of sin, the relationship between God and humans was broken. Christians believe that Jesus Christ acted as the 'sacrificial lamb' that took sin away once and for all, and therefore, as he took away sin, he also took away death. This was confirmed on the third day when the crucified Christ resurrected from the tomb, coming alive again in a glorified eternal body, and conquered death once and for all for all who believe in him. Thus, for the Christian, because of what Jesus did, we know death is not the end. In other words, Jesus killed death once and for all. Therefore, John Donne's line "One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more ; Death, thou shalt die." refers to Christ's conquering of death by his crucifixion and resurrection. He refers to death as 'one short sleep' and the 'wake eternally' is the resurrection available to us all when we follow Jesus. 'Death shall be no more' means just that - that by jesus' sacrifice, death, the final taboo, has been conquered, and is now dead itself.
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