... the nature of God. Whereas the last two lines of the The Lamb sound like refrain and the phrase "little lamb" signifies the innocent character of the child and of his creator. Both poems consist of only one exclamatory sentence, each emphasizing respectively on the good and bad nature of Him and thus referring to the contrary states of human nature, because man is created on the analogy of the image of God. Major difference in the language used in the two poems is that in The ... Milton`s Paradise Lost that opens the fifth stanza emphasis on the devil`s nature of humans. The poem reveal...

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... help us to transcend." (Fuller, 1988: 76). By the time of the revolutionary 1790's Blake's work had become more political. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell was a direct satirical critique of Orthodox Christian morality. Again, the title is indicative of the importance of contraries in the text. In this work Blake clearly states his view of the fundamental teachings of Christianity. Blake is "The Voice of the Devil" expressing his anger at God's "..Bibles or sacred codes." (line 1). Blake claims ... Puritanical character. As after all, Milton was once a self righteous Puritan like Urizen,...

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