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The Apparition By John Donne Analysis
After reading The Apparition by John Donne I noticed the narrator was having a similar thought that I have had before. I believe the narrator was venting in some way because he was stating that when he becomes a ghost he is going haunt the person who has done him wrong. I noticed this emotion from the narrator when he stated, “I am dead/“ And thou thinkst thee free/“From all solicitation from me (Lines 1-4). I also think the narrator is venting because it seems the narrator just wants the person who did him wrong to suffer.These examples can be seen when the narrator states, “What I will say, I will not tell thee now,/“since my love is spent/“I rather thou shouldst painfully repent”(Lines 14-16). The theme of this poem could possibly be
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