Research Paper On William Blake

William Blake, famously known for his outcry on societal influence, expresses his position on the topic through multiple works of his arts and collections such as the Songs of Innocence and the Songs of Experience. To best explain the relationship between both collections is to describe Songs of Innocence as the stage in which one is not aware of societal pressure and life experiences, and Songs of Experience as the stage in which one has realized what pressures has fallen upon them as an aftermath of the societal impact. In Blake's work he constantly uses metaphysical and supernatural phenomena as the focus of his work to explain flaws he sees within society and a path an individual must face as a product of humanity. Using beings beyond human conceivable thought, Blake is able to reveal a point of view that discloses the impact of culture. Blake serves as a fine example of the romantic as he displays the effects of societal culture using the concept of sublime to unmask it.

In multiple works found in this collection, the speaker or the character often questions and suggests that humanity is ignorant to its very own objective. In the poem, The Lamb, the speaker includes the repetition of line "Does thou know who made thee," to portray its significance. The speaker hints that one does not know their purpose until one acknowledges their purpose, as provided by line "We are called by His name," to which one is told of the path they must follow. Blake concludes that God, a supreme being, has a plan for the whole, who may never concede their own