Death, be not proud

"Death, be not proud" by John Donne

"And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die" (Donne, page 972).

Death is mentioned to not be proud. Death is described to not be something to be proud of as it could come from "poison, war, and sickness" (Donne, page 971). The poem mentions that some find it to be mighty and dreadful yet no one should. The speaker continues to describe why death is not a proud moment. Death is described to be a poor death as a whole. Furthermore, death is mentioned to take some of the best men which is also why it is not proud. The speakers reasons for death to not be proud are logical. Many die well before they have time to even begin to live their life. Many people dying before their time could have made a lot out of their lives yet did not have the chance to live it. Furthermore, the speaker says that the poison, war, and sickness take away people unnecessarily. In our society today, people die from war everyday. The wars could potentially be avoided so the deaths were unnecessary  Lastly, people die of sickness everyday including malnutrition in less fortunate countries. These deaths could potentially be prevented so a life is wasted.