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london
written by william blake
blake was religious but against organised religion.
he was anti-monarchy and lived in london almost his whole life
he had a fascination with the french revolution and britain was at war with france at the time
context
victorian england was filled with poverty and people living in the workhouses
conflict
key quotes
"In Every cry of every man, In Every infants cry of fear, In Every voice, in Every ban
this isolates individual groups to bring about togetherness
emphasises how everyone in london is suffering
"and the hapless soldiers sigh RUNS IN BLOOD DOWN THE PALACE WALLS
emphasises how the struggles of the working class are at the hands of the rick and powerful
"And blights with plagues the marriage hearse
oxymoron and juxtaposition
even the sacred and religious act of marriage is being destroyed
poems to compare
ozymandias: power over people and corrupting control from the upper class
my last duchess
key ideas
the poor are mentally and physically stuck in london and suffering
it is the fault of the corrupt elite who have the power to solve problems and don't use it