John Donne has a series of poems called the "Holy Sonnets". In these poems Donne speaks of various topics ranging from the tragedies of death and its impacts on the people it has. To the images and comparisons to God and how we should live are lives. In, "Holy Sonnet 14", Donne uses the image of Death to be welcomed when in a dieing situation. Or in that case, he tries to explain Death in a more manageable way for people to deal with. He does this to lighten the mood of a person in a dieing situation. This is related to Jesus when he said not to fear the next world in the New Testament.

The same goes for the comparison of Jesus to Donne. Jesus, in his time of death welcomed it and accepted it. He welcomed his own death similar to Donne's Holy Sonnet 14.

Donne being a holy man probably used the bible as a teaching reference to get his

point across to his follow man back in his time. He also could have used the parable teachings as a guide lined system to base his Holy Sonnet series on. The series does have the title of "Holy". Dealing with the catholic religion. In Holy Sonnet 10, Donne uses the symbol of death and how it is dark and represents evil. He also explains how Death can be a positive point in his poetry and how to deal with it. Which is the same thing Jesus had done with the story about the devil coming to the Earth and tenting people as an evil deed. Were these two differ is some of there comparisons of there teachings and who there audiences are. Donne uses symbols such as working things in society such as an iron maker in Holy Sonnet 10. He also compares God to a suppose or a married other who you have to live with and be compatible with. Jesus compared God to nature in his teachings. Like tress or seeds that needed to development inside of yourself. Jesus also dealt with everyday situations which is similar to what Donne did in most of his works. But they still compare with things that people can relate to and better understand. They probably did this so people would feel more comfortable with dealing in these certain situations. They also did this so people would understand there own faith better. That's what comes to my mind when reading both there works.

In a statement from Donne's works he said that he wanted people to understand his point of view of his own faith and what he thought and believed in. This is a similar point of view to what Jesus wanted to do. Jesus wanted to spread the word of his own faith to his many followers. Donne spread the word of his faith in almost the same manner that Jesus tried to do. He probably didn't have this in mind at the time but he felt he was making the right decision. On the other hand he probably had some motivation from Jesus' parables. Maybe his faith inspired him to write his Holy Sonnet series for the likes of his peers. But at the same time Donne probably put a twist on his writings to fit for his time. It is the nature of a poet to be unique and to make new

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