Question

Read this passage from Donne’s “Meditation 17.” Then, answer the question that follows

Which sentence best states the belief Donne expresses in this passage?
A. It is wrong to live in isolation, like a hermit.
B. Rich or poor, highborn or low, we are all still human beings.
C. Human beings are all interconnected.
D. No one should fear death, for death is a part of life.

Answer 1

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were. Any man’s death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell* tolls; it tolls for thee.

*bell: here, the death knell, or church bell that tolls for a death

Answer 2

I think it's C

Answer 3

i think your right

Answer 4

Ok thanks :D