1. Religion in the Poetry of William Blake
William Blake, one of the greatest Romantic poets, was born in London and lived there most of his life. During his life he witnessed many things that affected him. ... 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? ... He believed that God is the spiritual and creative power in man, and apart from man the idea of God has no meaning. ... For Blake, god and imagination are one; that is, god is the creative and spiritual power in man and apart from man the idea...
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- Grade Level: High School