Question

What fact about donne's life fits best with the message of "a valediction: forbidding mourning"?a.as a young man, he was ambitious to become a courtier.b.he faced legal discrimination because of his roman catholic faith.c.he gave up many advantages to marry his wife, and they had twelve children together.d.he converted to the church of england and wrote passionately against catholicism?

Answer 1

c. He gave up many advantages to marry his wife, and they had twelve children together.

Step-by-step explanation:

John Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" talks of the pain of separation between two lovers for a really long duration. This poem was written by him for his wife before he left for his trip to Continental Europe.

The marriage of John Donne and his wife Anne More was a secret affair which was hard for them. He felt alone and away from the friends and families that were always a part of his life. The duration of their "supposed" alienation from their families was like the poem's theme of separation for a long time. His marriage was only accepted by his father-in-law after more than 8 years. This union also led to his dismissal from his job and imprisonment, further alienating him from his beloved wife.

Answer 2

He gave up many advantages to marry his wife, and they had twelve children together. John Donne, (London, 1572 - id., 1631) English poet. Considered the best poet in the English language of the seventeenth century. Donne was born into a family of deep Catholic tradition. He studied in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, although it did not obtain some title, because its condition of catholic prevented it. He traveled for some years, and in 1598 met Sir Thomas Egerton, guardian of the king, who appointed him his private assistant, a position he held for the next five years.