o solve their problems – a big mistake in Blake's eyes. Rationalism, though essential in the world of science, is extremely undesirable for it is yet another trap luring Man unto the path of evil. However, though the speakers have succumbed to this line of thought, there is still hope for them! Afterall, if they are able to so neatly rationalise the suffering of this world, they would be equally capable of eventually understanding Blake's "philosophy" and thus, revert to the path of goodness they were destined for in the first place.
             This is especially evident when one considers the poem, "The Fly". Inspired by his killing of a fly, an isolated rationalist begins speculating in a detached manner about the meaning of life. Comparing his life to that of the fly's, he equates the meaning of the universe to blind chance. Since he is eventually going to be killed, like the fly, by "some blind hand", life and death are equally meaningless. There is great disparity between his cold, objective tone and the consequential conclusion he draws. However, upon closer inspection, one realises the speaker is not as resolute as he would like to appear. The last stanza, which is essentially his conclusion, is actually phrased in the form of a question, though it lacks the question mark. Consequently, the speaker's statement evidently suffers a lack of conclusiveness.
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