Recently I uncovered a blooming obsession for the poet and artist William Blake. Specifically, his text entitled The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is the true root of my obsession. Though it is not a lengthy one, it's lessons are ample. Some readers argue that Blake is belittling the importance of a creator in his lines, I beg to differ. Though he does paint a different picture of heaven and hell than most are accustomed to, he is not praising Satan for evil doing. Blake uses the two extremes to examine human existence. Heaven and hell are used as metaphors. Blake writes, "Without Contraries is no progression. Attraction and Repulsion, Reason and Energy, Love and Hate, are necessary to Human existence. From these contraries spring what religions call Good & Evil. Good is the passive that obeys Reason. Evil is the active springing from Energy. Good is Heaven. Evil is Hell" (Blake). In these lines Blake capitalizes words to give them an emphasis that would not be felt otherwise. By doing this he communicates to the reader that these words are important and should be studied closely. For example, the word Energy is capitalized. The theme of energy is a crucial one in this specific text. In my next post I will delve into the importance of the word itself, and what is symbolizes in Blake's writing.

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