Epitaph on D.c

Epitaph on D.c - form Summary

Sharp Satirical Epitaph

This four-line epitaph is an epigrammatic insult that uses the compact funerary form to deliver swift moral judgment. By adopting the tone of a grave inscription, the speaker turns a memorial into satire, branding the dead as a "root of Hell" and claiming the corpse "damned himself, / To save the Lord the trouble." Its brevity and ironic appropriation of religious phrasing sharpen the condemnation and serve to fix a hostile public memory rather than offer consolation.