Option A

The present text deals with the theme of separation in “Macbeth” and in “A Valediction forbidding mourning”.
Starting from the title the intelligent reader can find a difference: Macbeth concentrates the attention on the protagonist, consequently the text message is addressed to himself. A valediction forbidding mourning underlines a dialogue, as a consequence the text message is addressed to someone.
This difference is also confirmed by the texts: Macbeth is a monologue, Donne’s text is a dialogue.
Different are also their messages: Macbeth suggests (to the audience) life is a “brief candle” and if you behave like Macbeth you will become like him.
Donn’s message is to accept separation from one’s lover. From the two messages the intelligent reader understands there are different reactions in front of separating from one’s lover: Macbeth is resigned, he can’t feel emotions since after killing lots of people, he is accustomed to see people die. As a consequence his wife’s death doesn’t move him.
Donne’s affirms the acceptance because Donn’s soul and his lover soul are joined to form a single one.
Consequently physical absence is compensated
On the contrary the consequence of separation are similar in the two texts: “there would have been a time for such a word” and “As virtuos men pass middly way”
Both texts suggest to the reader to go on with life after separation, “no tear floods” Donne said.
Coherently with the differences discussed before the two texts use different ways to convey consequence of separation: Donne uses conceits, on the contrary Macbeth wrote for himself.
In my opinion resignation and acceptance are the two steps to face the loss of someone: first of all you have to resign yourself to the loss and subsequently you have to accept it. In conclusion resignation and acceptance are “two faces of the same medal”.