Symbolism Of Balance

A driving force in the world is balance. Since ancient Greece, the symbolism and characterization of balance has been shown in numerous different cultures over a vast majority of the world. For example, the use of the Chinese symbol “yin-yang” shows the fact that there is a slight bit of good in evil, This is shown greatly in nature and influences humans. During the 1800s, there were poets known as Romantics who were known for their affection with nature. People take the usage of balance in numerous ways. For example, Blake takes two poems and completes flips the ideas and thoughts within them to represent this thought of balance. Poets, such as Robert Burns and William Blake, were known for taking simple ideas and thoughts and challenging the reader’s mind to think beyond the page. This idea is often …show more content…
The location that was necessary for this piece was somewhere that people sit in rows. Because of this, two things happen. First, Jenny makes her character attributes by action instead of dialogue and the speaker (presumably Burns) notices the louse because of her location relative to his position. In plays and films, it is important to establish characteristics of people by their actions instead of just explaining it. Burns demonstrates this within the full title, “To a Louse On Seeing One on a Lady’s Bonnet At Church. (Page 737, line 0)” While this seems like a small detail, it serves a larger purpose. Jenny is dressed exquisitely and sits in front of everyone in order to show off her wealth. This example of class hierarchy is ironic because of the building. All are equal in the eyes of God. That’s where I’d place an external validation because technically it’s from the Bible. I didn’t quote it so I’m safe; take that. This message is that no matter the physical belongings, people are all equal and can all fall victim to the same