William Blake in his writings often talks about the religious aspects in human life. From his writings, you can derive that he does not agree with the aspect of marriage and he even states “Blasts the new-born Infants tear And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse (Blake, 1)”. Before this line, he talks about how the idea of marriage does not actually help a relationship but in actuality does quite the opposite. In another writing, he talks about how people are too worried about religion and often times overlook what is happening in their physical lives. He references a couple just going to church instead of tending to their kid who is seen crying on the steps. These aspects that he touches upon are somewhat still prevalent in today’s society as people often times look past the things that they have in life for something that they don’t.
Great Works of Literature II, Fall 2019 (hybrid) JTA
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