William Blake was ahead of his time, not just with his writings, which impacted the writers and cultures that came after, but his lifestyle and mentality pushed the envelope for the human thought process. His writings contemplated the morality of man, leaving such a mental mark on the reader, as they are left to see Blake’s world blend into theirs after reading. These bold ideas that stemmed from Blake’s psyche, were that which outlined Lord Byron’s own view with the world. Byron created a character model of an individual that was more than that of man, curious, in search for endless answers, rebellious, questioning that which interacted with his soul, and persistent, which allowed the character to brace and venture …show more content…
Blake wrote onto his own platform, etched plates, for these prophetic writings, symbolizing the sublime he brought into this world, with awe and wonderment through this visionary aspect, blending in the biblical aspect of this visual device. Lord Byron had his own character is such a light, being able to be a visionary while facing terror in other worlds, bringing shock to the reader, while showing the broken and asymmetrical thoughts of a rough and dedicated mentality. It seems Blake is a Byronic hero, as Byron is envisioning a character like Blake, with culture, and a strong will to have their unique voice, of a visionary guide give a unique experience to the reader. Byron would have liked Blake in that regard, with a gloomy and obscure mindset, that told of proverbs and dark interpretations of how one could …show more content…
The first line, especially speaks of his hero in his own work, Manfred. It seems these words would have been spoken by this man because Manfred confronts all beings and spirits without any hesitation. This man acts and doesn’t have any resistance with his feelings. Byronic Heroes are an active type of individual who are thoughtful in the essence of the world’s deep questions. His search to fill in these questions allows him to cross boundaries of worlds, not caring the stakes. Byron would have felt that the second line would be insinuating the call of workers in the industrialized factories, as the plow, is the machinery, and all work must continue no matter the consequences for these ‘worms’ of work. Byron would have loved the choices in names Blake uses, as there are animals spoken, as if this kingdom, shows the standing for each animal, and this one shows the ground animal of a worm, or the common worker, getting ruined from the machinery it must endure. I believe Byron would think the third line could take a similar approach as the second, symbolizing those who appreciate water can handle it as a job, as those who are in fear of it and can’t swim must look for another job if they could find one. There were those in factories, in the sewage lines, and those in the chimneys who could fit, all in these and