We also see innocence in lines seven and eight, where Blake writes, "And Mercy Pity Peace and Love, Is Man his child and care." ... While innocence is indicated in those lines, we also see experience through the actions of mercy, pity, peace, and love of the parents for the child. ... The first three stanzas seem to establish that people are generally good, so they take on God-like characteristics-- mercy, pity, peace, and love. ... Important to note in both Nurse's Song and The Divine Image is, once again, how Blake creates human characters for readers to identify with. ... This might...

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In a description of Captain Vere it can be anticipated that Vere, who values peace and common good, would be in conflict with his job, which requires him to be a militaristic authoritarian. ... It is important to note that the wavering between his conflicting feelings does not occur once but a few times. ... He keeps conscience and duty separate, but does not judge one to be "righter" than the other. ...

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• Grade Level: High School