did a little research on the holy sonnets since Laz said its what Donne's famous for and found out that his brother and wife died when he was writing them so i guess we can't expect the happy go lucky sonnets that i know we were looking forward to.
the sonnet is reffering to parts of the bible i know that but what part i'm not sure. He talks first about a time when the word of god was all over the globe and it was happy then talks about a time when people were sinful he goes to say; leave them alone god and liston to me mourning. he says he wants to repent for being like them and wants to be totally forgiven.
the sonnet is more like a prayre for forgiveness reminds me of the theme of beowulf that at one time things we're better and since then things have changed and people are not as noble but rather than noble people aren't as dedicated to god ... sounds pretty puritan to me
- Zack Gross
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It's tough to really analyze the poem without a little help from laz. And since we do like a stanza a day because these poems are so in depth I don't know if I'll ever be able to truly understand some of these lines. Jk I suppose I eventually will.
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