LITERATURE A Short Analysis of the Shakespeare Song ‘Fear No More the Heat o’ the Sun’ By Dr Oliver Tearle ‘Fear No More the Heat o’ the Sun’ is one of the most famous songs from a Shakespeare play, although its context – in the late play Cymbeline – is often forgotten, and is not as well-known, perhaps, to begin with.

1. Fear no more the heat
o' th' sun by William
Shakespeare
This poem has been taken from Shakespeare's
play Cymbeline. This is a death poem having
universal appeal. In this poem the poet has
expressed his feeling for the rest of the soul of
the dead. It is written for the consolation of
the dead. The poet wants to say that a dead
person becomes free from all kinds of worldly
anxieties. It is full of moral lessons.
A dead man does not fear the lightening flash
nor thunderstorm. He is free from public
criticism. Joy and sorrow are the same for
him. In his life time sometime he is happy and
sometimes sad. But after death, he does not
feel anything. At last the poet says that death
should not be the cause of sorrow because all
persons, whether they are young lover or old
one, must die and meet the dust. It is lyrical
and follows a systematic pattern, example 'the
sun' 'done', 'rages', 'wages' 'must' 'dust' etc.