John Keats When I Have Fears

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In Keats’ sonnet, “When I have Fears,” he initially focuses on his fear of morality and running out of time before he can achieve his goals in life of love and fame. In the concluding couplet, once his mind returns to reality, Keat dejectedly realizes that his desires for love and fame are petty compared to the anxiety he feels about his inevitable death.
In the second quatrain, Keats focuses on the theme of mystery in life. He illustrates an image of the night sky, which he personifies as a “starr’d face.” When he looks up at this vast sky full of the unknown, he likely feels distanced from achieving his true goals, whether they may be to achieve love, fame, or an understanding of all of its mysteries. Since constellations are immense and

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