Love Me Not

     In The Apparition by John Donne the speaker is looking to have revenge on his past lover.  Donne's use of diction and images allows the speaker to get his point across on how angry he is and what he plans to do.  He says that she will be "bathed in a cold quicksilver sweat. . ." (889).  This shows how severe an serious the speaker's warning is.  He only wants to come once, but that appearance will be all that is needed.  It will cause fear among the woman and hopefully cause her to feel sorry.  Donne's use of precise words and phrases like the cold sweat allows the speaker's point to come across more effectively.  It allows the reader to feel the speaker's anger and hatred for what has happened.  He wants to torment his lover and really show her what pain she has caused him.  He is preparing for the day that he will show his ghostly self to her.