"Fear no more..furious winter's rages" (9).William Shakespeare originally wrote his poem "Fear No More the Heat o' the Sun" sometime between 1564 and 1616. Embedded within this text Shakespeare emphasizes the non-importance of trivial matters and understands that human life does not last long. He tries to get the message out to the reader that one should not worry so much about the little things because there is not much time to enjoy life. Virginia Woolf uses William Shakespeare's work in her book to illustrate a strong concept. Woolf's character, Clarissa Dalloway, is looking around her town and thinking about the choices she has made. While she is remembering her past, she sees all of the action occurring in town and starts to understand that she is so small compared to all the people, and that one day the world will go on without her. Virginia Woolf uses the theme from Shakespeare's poem to get her point across that life is short and one should not waste a moment of it.
"Fear No More." Suite 101. 26 September 2009. 2003.
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