I really liked this poem. “Take me to you, imprison me, for I, except you enthrall me, never shall be free,” (Donne 840). This is a very religious poem. It reflects the more religious based culture of the time. It is filled with irony. The person loves God but is betrothed to the devil. He wants to be with God but cannot get to him by himself. In the end it says to be freed he mush be imprisoned. This sounds backwards but it is also true. To be saved from the devil the person must be prevented from returning to him. He cannot resist himself but if God would stop him he will be safe.
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