Poem & Poem Reflection

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;
Thou hast finished joy and moan;
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.

No exorciser harm thee!
Nor no witchcraft charm thee!
Ghost unlaid forbear thee!
Nothing ill come near thee!
Quiet consummation have;
And renowned be thy grave! 


William Shakespeare 
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Courage is a lot about overcoming or adjusting to fear, but it is also realizing fear. Fear can paralyze even the strongest of warriors, it is true that illusions or hallucinations contribute to fear. For example: When you are watching a horror movie, your mind begins to work into it. That you yourself are living the movie and even when the movie ends your mind continues that the horrors are real. So in short, fear does takes full control at times.

The poem "Fear no more" by William Shakespeare firmly illustrates the illusion of fear and its power. Many people tend to be afraid of ordinary things like the dark or ghosts, and yet these are figments of our imagination and we completely make them up, to not intentionally scare ourselves. For this reason, fear has an overcoming power over the imagination.