Chimney sweep

Plague doctor When the Black Death began to spread across Europe and parts of Asia, the search for cures and treatments became desperate. After multiple bouts of plague across decades by 1656, plague doctors became notorious for their foreboding wardrobe. They often wore long leather suits, glasses, a pointed mask that looked like that of a birds’ head or beak, and finally, a long pointed cane or stick was held to keep the infected at “safe” a distance (Link 1). These physicians were…

These poems tell of children whom yell “weep”, not because they are crying, but because they can not pronounce sweep. In two poems we are told similar stories of chimney sweeping children. But what differences can be found between the two children? In the poem of “Experience” the boy is yelling “weep” and while doing so he is asked by someone as to where his parents are and to their surprise they are at the church praying. On the other hand in the poem “Innocence” the boy is completely ignored…

Flawed characters often more memorable than the moral lessons which we learn as readers and audiences. This is because we can relate more to them as the imperfections/flaws of the characters often mirror our own. Characters can be unlikeable and still be interesting, and it is their flaws, which often are born out of some defect, that make them interesting. In the Songs of innocence and Experience Blake comments on the flaws in society like the flaw in religious institutions such as the church,…

Similarly to “The Chimney Sweeper”, we see a father abandoning his child in the opening lines of “The Little Boy Lost”. The child responds by saying, “Speak father, speak to your little boy / Or else I shall be lost” (3-4). Just as the father does not reply in the frame of…

The Image of the Child in William Blake’s Poems: The Chimney Sweeper in the Songs of Innocence and of Experience Britain witnessed many developments and changes throughout the centuries and one of them was Industrial Revolution. It brought many issues that affected people’s life. Population and immigration were some key issues affecting the society directly. With the Industrial Revolution, people from rural areas started to migrate urbanized industrial cities and that changed the balance of…

The Industrial Revolution was a series of unfortunate events. It took place in the 17th century all the way till the 19th century, then later following the Civil War. It was originated in England and then expanded to America and all around the world. Many industries progressed and became very successful which later people had access to new opportunities around the world. During the Industrial Revolution it was very common for children to be sold and they were constantly being neglected by their…

Compare the way Blake and Heaney present strong attitudes towards society. William Blake and Seamus Heaney were both visionaries and social critics, who presented their strong attitudes towards society through writing critical poems in protest against the corruptions of society. Blake’s poems were based around the transition of idealised agrarian lifestyle changing to an urbanised society, written in the 1700’s. Heaney’s poems were written much later on during the 19th century, to present his…

the children’s innocent and simple joy. Continuing the spontaneous joy without shame, the children ask for approval to continue playing. In the experience adaptation of The Chimney Sweeper it is made clear how both a world of sadness and mindset of optimism presented in Songs of Innocence can exist alongside one another. A chimney sweeper’s parents often went to church, thus one of society’s failings being supported and excused by the institutions of religion and government. Which managed to…

In William Blake Chimney, according to George Norton, William Blake’s is showing in the chimney sweeper poem highlight the injustice and brutality suffered by children chimney sweeps in the late 18th and 19th centuries. In the chimney sweeper, William talk about children working in the factories under bad condition, and how its take always a child innocent. This poem describe…

“Romantic spirit Vs Machines“ The industrial revolution was undoubtedly a time of greatness and progress for the world lasting from 1760 to 1850,it changed the face of world but seeing how every revolution had it’s dark sides so did industrial revolution and it changed everything from industrial modernized machineries to the lives of the average citizens. The reason it is called a “revolution” is because of the drastic and major changes it brought and all these changes were followed by all…