"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne
"Our two souls therefore, which are one, though I must go, endure not yet a breach, but an expansion" (Donne, 802).
The main comparison of the poem seems to be between the speaker's relationship and the death of a religious personel. From questions 2 and 3 after the poem, many answers seem to be answered after reading the poem. The speaker seems to be leaving on a journey. The speaker is only comparing to the death of the priest rather than leaving for his death. The journey the speaker acknowledges is the focus of the poem. The speaker is seemingly physically and spiritually going on a journey. One journey alone and the other with their lover. The journey with their lover is explained to be of growth in their love for one another. As the speaker knows they will physically be apart, the speaker also believes they will be closer at heart. The quote above represents the general feelings the speaker has for the spiritual journey. The speaker believes that because the relationship is of one soul instead of two, the love of one another will grow as they are apart for the time being.
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