Eric

Biography :Shakespeare was born on April 26,1564 and died on April 23,1616. He was an English poet and playwright, regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway and they had three children together. His works consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and several other poems. His plays remain highly popular and are constantly studied, performed and re-made throughtout the world. Writers Style: Shakespeare writes sonnets, he used 3 four-lined stanzas with a final couplet in the form of an iambic pentameter. His rhyme scheme was ABAB,CDCD,EFEF,GG.

**Fear No More **  Fear no more the heat o' the sun;  Nor the furious winter's rages,  Thou thy worldly task hast done,  Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages;  Golden lads and girls all must,  As chimney sweepers come to dust.

 Fear no more the frown of the great,  Thou art past the tyrant's stroke:  Care no more to clothe and eat;  To thee the reed is as the oak:  The sceptre, learning, physic, must  All follow this, and come to dust.

 Fear no more the lightning-flash,  Nor the all-dread thunder-stone;  Fear not slander, censure rash; <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> Thou hast finished joy and moan; <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> All lovers young, all lovers must <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> Consign to thee, and come to dust.

<span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> No exorciser harm thee! <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> Nor no witchcraft charm thee! <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> Ghost unlaid forbear thee! <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> Nothing ill come near thee! <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> Quiet consummation have; <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> And renowned be thy grave!

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<span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> Description of poem : in this poem Shakespeare is trying to eliminate the fears that people have. He tries to comfort the reader that not harm will be done to them. It pushes the reader to live in a free spirit.