1. Religion in the Poetry of William Blake
He believed that the soul was split up into two halves, good and bad. ... He brings up the question of evil's existence, to quote "The Tyger," from Songs of Experience: "Did he who make the lamb make thee"". ... Blake, however, does not confine himself to what the conventional notion of religion taught. ... The poem raises an innovative question that if God is responsible for creating both the good things in life (the lamb) and the evil things (the tyger), how can God be good and moral? Blake believed that truth is what you perceived it to be. ...
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- Grade Level: High School