"Batter My Heart"&"Come sleep"

It seems as though the only time each speaker can achieve their goal is when they get what they are begging for. Neither can have what they want, and both need release. As Sidney’s speaker describes death as “being thine by right,” Donne’s speaker says that he is unworthy of God and purity. This is ironic because in a situation like this, where one begs for God’s help or the help of anyone for that matter, you would think they would have confidence in themselves or at least make believe that they are worthy of receiving the help they are asking for. If one asks for help yet admits his unworthiness, why would whoever he is begging for help want to help such a person, who doesn’t even believe in himself?

While Sidney’s speaker is asking to be taken away from the crowd and their opinions, Donne’s wants to join the crowd - the crowd of people who don’t sin, and instead do good deeds and worship God, not the devil. Both speakers are passive and beg for something to make things easier or take all of their problems away. They just cannot stand being attacked anymore.

is telling God that although he is unworthy now, he is willing to do anything to get God’s help and to become worthy or, even though both speakers convincingly beg for help and a savior, maybe their intentions are the complete opposite of what they seem. Maybe Donne’s speaker thinks that just asking God for help is enough and because God has obviously not helped him yet in his life, even if he begs for mercy he will never get any help. Perhaps he thinks that if he makes people in general and even God believe that he feels guilty for leading such a horrible life, surrounded by sin, that they won’t be bothered because they’ll think he just can’t help himself but that he has tried. Then, perhaps he can live his life the way he wants, and continue to sin with nobody thinking badly of him. God would appreciate his “efforts” and think nothing of his disloyalty to him. Although this interpretation seems credible, Donne’s speaker could also be asking for God to take his life. “Take me to you, imprison me,” adds weight to this alternative analysis because he could be asking for isolation from not only the world of s

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