274. "Fear no more" (page 329)

"Fear no more" is a poem written by William Shakespeare about how we ought live in fear as we are all going to eventually die. This meaning is exemplified by the use of Repetition and Allegory, as the words, "Fear no more" are continuously repeated throughout the piece, giving the readers the obvious notion that we ought "fear no more", although this meaning is explained in the poem with the use of allegory, such as in the repeated words, "come to dust", which always follow something which cannot continue forever, whether it is the golden lads and girls; the scepter, learning, physic; or all lovers. Although this passage is another example of repetition, it is also an allegory as it is not only stating these subjects will literally "come to dust", but instead also that they will one day end.