Both Ben Jonson's "On My First Son," and "Death, Be Not Proud," show a theme of the inevitability of death. Throughout, "On My First Son" this idea is reinforced by a couple of main examples such as, "My sin was too much hope of thee[.]" In this example we see Jonson's regret or reflecting on how he could have done things differently, also in this line we can see Jonson beginning to come to terms with his sons death.
Furthermore, "Death, Be Not Proud" reflects this idea as well. This is evident within this example,"For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow" This quote brings forth the idea that people think that can cheat or escape death,when in reality it is an inevitable truth.
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