The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
From which text does it draws from?
the Bible
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Which color is meaningful to Blake?
Grey
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Blake’s view on religion?
Religion oversimplifies and sedates people. It denies them of their energy
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
What are some of the living fluids?
Art, the image of hell, and sexuality
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
What do children embody for Blake?
Children are the image of nature and humanity before the corruption of society
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
What does childhood symbolizes?
Vulnerability, innocence, purity and imagination
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
What are the two readings related to age?
Adulthood = experience
Childhood = vulnerabilty
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Experience is needed to not be too…
innocent
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Walls = _______
institutions, order and limitations
The Lamb
Who is the poetic voice?
A child
The Lamb
Innocence does not equal…
ignorance
The Lamb
Lamb = _______
sacrifice
The Tyger
What is the purpose of the Tyger?
To figure out unanswered questions
The Tyger
The poem mimetizes the energy of…
industrialization
The Tyger
This poem makes references to which classic tales?
Icarus (ambition) and Prometneus
The Tyger
Experience = _______
doubt
