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Yeah, I understand what you mean. And yes, John Donne is extremely mixed up. ^^ Which is why I enjoy his work so much. ^^ He prides himself on simplicity and clarity, yet his work is incredibly complex. As for our argument, I tend to argue for the sake of arguing, nothing more. ^^ I fully agree with most of what you've said, but it's just so much more fun to try and find a way to argue with it. Just a heads up. ^^

I'll take it with a different teacher if you will. ^^ Though honestly your class sounds too bland. I much prefer authors to critics, such as John Donne. Donne points out that complexity is not derived from quality of thought, as one might think, but from quantity. As he states, the most complex of problems are often the most simple, just wrapped around themselves. Quality is when thought reaches the point at which it is the clearest and most concise, providing the reader with simple meaning. Donne would argue that authors such as Hamlet think not too well, but too much, though that does not subtract from their work. Some of the most fascinating literary work is the most complex, and thus the most over thought, yet the works which are the highest in "quality" are those which show the clearest thought process. Thus I define quality more highly than quantity, as you do, as I like to be concise. ^^