John Donne - For Whom the Bell Tolls PDF

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For Whom the Bell Tolls No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thine own Or of thine friend's were. Each man's death diminishes me, For I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee.

By John Donne 1. a. Major Themes in “The Flea”: Love, sex, and seduction, shame, guilt, sin, blood Quotes: “ How little that which thou deniest me is” “Just so much honour, when thou yield'st to me” You can say one thing about this guy: he's got confidence. For an unmarried woman in the seventeenth century sex was a big deal. The speaker's goal throughout the poem is to make this big deal seem as tiny as a flea. b. Themes in To Whom the Bell tells: The Loss of Innocence in War, value of human life, romantic love as salvation, death “unity If a clod be washed away by the sea” Quotes: Themes in the rising sun: The Authority of Love, nature, and God's creation,

2. a. john gets bitten by a snake, woman comes and rescues him, she thinks snake bite brough them together, but really john get bit in his heart b. Stacey loves john, but john only uses Stacey for sex and her body c. edp445 gets caught in 4k talking to underage girls, his attempt of seduction leads him to his cancellation of life d Romeo and Juliet love each other however, they cannot face the guilt and sin of committing for a relationship e one boy is keen to go to war, the other isn’t, in the end, the boy that was keen turned into the coward, and the less motivated one became the brave hero f a female teenager gets pregnant, the boyfriend wants her to abort, however the mum wants to keep it, she values human life. G a priest loses faith and no longer sees gods creation. H shane dawson feels great shame was he suspends to the seduction of his cat I the hunter spots a baby deer, although he needs food to survive, he spares its life J war as the only time bash fet the feeling of love, value of life, and unity of his brothers....