"I have sought for a joy without pain,/ For a solid without fluctuation. How does Blake's poetry comment on Urizen's longings?.
The Urizenic ideology of immutability is what Blake seeks to subvert and destroy throughout his poetry. Urizen's longings epitomizes the tyranny of religion; "one God, one Law" (The Book of Urizen, Plate 4, line 40). Urizen is the mythological representation of the Orthodox Christian God. Blake condemns this "merciful" God, which praises the "good" (or the passive) and denounces the "evil" (or the energetic). He felt that these distinctions were crippling to the human condition. They crushed positive energy and celebrated enforced conformity. Blake demonstrates that this hypocritical religious oppression was alive in his society, the established church nurtured this Urizenic despotism. Blake re-writes the theological myths of the creation of Christianity. By doing so he demonstrates the pitfalls of a religion which denies the intrinsic contrariety of the passionate human soul.
Blake's belief in contraries is so deeply rooted in his poetic vision that it is evident in some of his earliest work. The Songs of Innocence and Experience written in 1789, demonstrates Blake's early experimentation with differing perceptions. The sub-title of the collection of poems verifies this, "Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul." (William Blake: The Complete Poems, 1977:104). A poem in this collection called "The Clod and the Pebble" shows differing emotions when discussing love. The Clod which has been "Trodden" on can be seen to represent innocence. It says that love is selfless "And builds a Heaven in Hells despair" (line 4). Whereas the hardened Pebble, possibly representing experience, says that love is malicious and selfish "And builds a Hell in Heavens despite" (line 12). This allegory is effective but not didactic. It demonstrates the contravening emotions that love can produce.
Imagine a life without pain. ... A life without pain seems like a perfect life; however, it's far from it. Just like life would mean nothing without death, pleasure would mean nothing without pain. ... If he could not feel pain, the cancer would have gone undetected. ... When pain is a part of life, one must have courage to push through it. ...
It seems the opposition between the two arises from Burke's definitions of joy and delight. Beauty is reminiscent of joy because it creates pleasure smoothly and arises daintily on its own, while the sublime arises from delight, which is pleasure from the loss of pain, in two ways. The first is that sublimity can arise when one goes through pain in order to exacerbate beauty into the overwhelming emotion that he or she has been striving for, and the second comes in the form of positive pain, which is a thought process in which the individual enjoys thinking about the pain that was suffere...
I have had many painful experiences that I could share with you . ... You probably think I have gone off the deep end, but pain can be very beneficial. ... But, when that precious bundle of joy comes out and those motherly instincts kick in, you forget there was any pain at all. You see, without the pain, your child would not have been born into this beautiful world we live in. ... Life without pain would be like man without woman. ...
"Romantic love causes more pain than joy." ... Both will cause joy, but only Romantic love will cause pain. ... Romantic Love is a cycle that will bring happiness along with despair, pleasure with pain, and joy with sorrow. ... How many rainbows would one pass without checking for a pot of gold? ... Both are unique yet have many things in common. ...
Joy states several times in the text, "I have a number of degrees- (195). ... Hopewell often tells her, "If you can't come pleasantly, I don't want you at all- (186). ... In conclusion, another deliberate act of immaturity is when Joy changes her name to Hulga without her mother knowing. ... At the time the story was written, I guess it was more acceptable. ... The narrator says, "She had seduced him without even making up her mind to try- (195). ...
Unconditional love is defined as affection or love without limitations or conditions but it's said you won't really know its meaning until you have a child. ... Scientifically giving birth is 57 Del of pain, while an average human body can only withstand 45 Del of pain. ... I believe it's because of the new life that she has given. ... When you have joy, no matter what happens you are content. You have hope in knowing everything is somehow going to work out so that gives you peace which ultimately results in joy. ...
It is only after we have jumped away that we become aware of a our actions (Baines 1998). ... Injury may occur without pain, and pain without apparent injury (Slavkin, 2000). ... All of the most potent pain-relieving drugs, called opioids, have the same effect as opium, with similar chemical characteristics and structure. ... Most have their advocates, some detractors and many skeptics. ... There are various methods to treat pain: Acupuncture- Although the Chinese have used this technique for 2,000 years, it remains controversial. ...
Though Wang slightly alters the novel's plot, the changes occur without damage to the novel. ... The book and the film have slight similarities and differences throughout. ... Conversely, in the film she expresses approval of her daughter's marriage by asking: "How could I not like your Rich-(The Joy Luck Club)? ... In contrast, the film's Suyuan explicitly nurtures her daughter's self-respect by saying "you have best quality heart-(The Joy Luck Club). ... In comparing both the book and the film of The Joy Luck Club, I can't say that I enjoyed one over the other. ...
Though Wang slightly alters the novel's plot, the changes occur without damage to the novel. ... The book and the film have slight similarities and differences throughout. ... Conversely, in the film she expresses approval of her daughter's marriage by asking: "How could I not like your Rich-(The Joy Luck Club)? ... In contrast, the film's Suyuan explicitly nurtures her daughter's self-respect by saying "you have best quality heart-(The Joy Luck Club). ... In comparing both the book and the film of The Joy Luck Club, I can't say that I enjoyed one over the other. ...
