London Quotes & Themes

Question 1

This quote suggests people are trapped by social systems and their own beliefs.

Answer 1

“The mind-forg’d manacles I hear.”
(OPPRESSION & SOCIAL INJUSTICE)

Question 2

This quote highlights how oppression affects people of all ages.

Answer 2

“In every cry of every Man, / In every Infant’s cry of fear.”
(OPPRESSION & SOCIAL INJUSTICE)

Question 3

This quote suggests the monarchy is responsible for the suffering of its people, possibly referencing the French Revolution.

Answer 3

“Runs in blood down palace walls.”
(OPPRESSION & SOCIAL INJUSTICE)

Question 4

This quite suggests that even nature (the river Thames) is restricted by human power and industrialisation.

Answer 4

“I wander through each charter’d street,
Near where the charter’d Thames does flow.”
(INDUSTRIALISATION & LOSS OF FREEDOM)

Question 5

The repetition of “marks” suggests deep, visible effects of oppression.

Answer 5

“Marks of weakness, marks of woe.”
(INDUSTRIALISATION & LOSS of FREEDOM)