"Death, be not proud"

"Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe,"


This poem is about how death is not as powerful or unconquerable as many people claim it to be. In some ways, we can control death. People can kill each other with weapons or poison. People can commit suicide. Also, in the end, death will be conquered by our everlasting life. "One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally, / And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die." I assume that the speaker is alluding to the everlasting life we gain through our belief in Jesus Christ. Again, this is a poem about how death should not be feared. The more poetry we read, the more I notice how common a theme death is, and how many different approaches people take when writing about it or how many views and opinions people have about it.