London Flashcards
London
M O W M O W
Marks of weakness marks of woe
London
M F M
Mind-forged manacles
London
I W T E C S, N W T C T D F
I wonder through each chartered street, near where the chartered Thames does flow
London
T H S S R I B D P W
The hapless soldiers sigh / runs in blood down palace walls
Who wrote London?
william blake - a revolutionary
when was london written?
1794
who was Blake angry with when writing London?
Politicians, church and the wealthy
as they were not helping others that needed it
What events were Blake inspired by?
- French revolution (killed royal family)
- USA declaration of independence
What was Blakes message?
Be believed that ordinary people should rise up against the people of power and gain more freedoms
What was happening at the time in britain?
Booming industrialisation
- powerful were attempting to restrain and exploit nature and children for their own private gain.
What are the key ideas about power and conflict in London?
- people in power limit freedoms and even nature
“chartered streets”“chartered Thames” - restrict our hopes and dreams
“blights with plague the marriage hearse”
“mind-forged manacles” - people should claim their freedom through violent revolution
“the hapless soldiers sigh/ runs in blood down palace walls”
London
B W P T M H
Blights with plague the marriage hearse
London
I E C O E M I E I C O F
In every cry of every man in every infants cry of fear
London
T Y H C // B T N B T, A B W P T M H
The youthful harlots curse // blasts the new born tear, and blights with plague the marriage hearse