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William Blake

William Blake. 1789-1826 Visionary, Artist and Poet. Blake as a Visionary. William Blake said that he was a visionary. He saw angels and God himself. This is what allowed him to be so deeply rooted in faith and create such great artistic works and poems. Art Work. The Blasphemer.

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William Blake

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  1. William Blake 1789-1826 Visionary, Artist and Poet

  2. Blake as a Visionary • William Blake said that he was a visionary. He saw angels and God himself. This is what allowed him to be so deeply rooted in faith and create such great artistic works and poems.

  3. Art Work The Blasphemer

  4. Nebuchadnezzar

  5. Satan Inflicting Boils on Job

  6. The Ancient of Days

  7. The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun

  8. The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun

  9. The Tyger Tyger Tyger. burning bright,In the forests of the night:What immortal hand or eye,Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies.Burnt the fire of thine eyes!On what wings dare he aspire!What the hand, dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, & what art,Could twist the sinews of thy heart?And when thy heart began to beat,What dread hand? & what dread feet?What the hammer? what the chain,In what furnace was thy brain?What the anvil? what dread grasp,Dare its deadly terrors clasp! When the stars threw down their spearsAnd water'd heaven with their tears:Did he smile his work to see?Did he who made the Lamb make thee?Tyger, Tyger burning bright,In the forests of the night:What immortal hand or eye,Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

  10. My Analysis of The Tyger • In the poem, The Tyger, Blake does not understand if the same person who made this same ferocious Tyger could have also made the innocent Lamb. Questions such as this still arise in today's society. Does God create murders, rapists, and evil people? Why would a loving God do all of this and cause so much pain? Is this the same God that creates small children and righteous people? Blake asks all of these questions in this one poem.

  11. My Analysis of The Tyger (cont.) • However, the ending to the poem isn't really what you would expect, he finishes without an answer. Blake does this so that the reader can decide for oneself. In letting the reader decide, it is allowed to become an intimate poem, one that the reader may attribute their own life into.

  12. William Blake today The very same questions that William Blake asked so many years ago are still relevant today. Who makes good and who makes evil? Does the same Immortal figure make them both, and if so, why? He asks these same fundamental questions in many of his poems. Religion is the biggest part of all his poetry. His religion was much deeper than the ordinary person’s.

  13. William Blake today (cont.) William Blake is seen more today in more than just his poetry and in reading circles. Blake is seen even in Hollywood. In the major motion picture Red Dragon, Blake’s artwork is seen and is a major part of the movie. The serial killer is a Satanist and one of Blake’s most famous works is tattooed on his back as the symbol of evil.

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