Life or Death?
William Blake (1757-1827), an amazing 19th century poet, raises many issues of life and death in many of his poems. It is a significant and repetitive theme in which Blake can't decide which is better life, or death? In the first Poem I read of Blake's, The Sick Rose, I found the theme is that the worm, or a priest, preaches and preaches to this woman, represented by the rose, who can't live her life to the fullest and eventually dies for the better of the woman. I believe that the entire poem is a metaphor, for life and death. In the poem, The Tyger, I believe Blake raises questi
The Fly, also raises questions of life and death, because Blake ponders which is better life or death? He states that wanting life, brings us death, and then questions "Then am I a happy fly, if I live, or if I die?" He questions will I be happy either way, dead or alive? In Blake's poem, A Little Boy Lost, Blake asks why a priest might put to death a child for not showing enough love to god. Although, we can not answer them, but it makes the reader think. He raises questions such as, What makes god the judge of whether or not I shall live? Must I show him great love and appreciation for creating me? He is confused at why this boy died in punishment for not showing enough love to the man who created him? Is the priest stating that life is better than death? Is death a punishment? In the last poem I read, The Lamb, it is the contrary to The Tyger. ons of how the creator can create such a fearful creatures, and what right does he have? He questions if the creation of such a fearful creature is on purpose, because it puts others in a better place when killing them. Why did God create such a fearful creature and an innocent one as well? Which is better life or death?. Because if the tyger is put on this earth to bring people to a better place then why is the lamb here? Is the lamb here to keep people on this earth, which is the better place? But if so than why create a tyger? William Blake raises very interesting questions of life and death in these poems.
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