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The Lamb Essay -- essays research papers
à à à à à A time lost in itââ¬â¢s own morals, seeks refuge in the knowledge and innocence of the past. William Blake used direct dictation through his poem, ââ¬Å"THE LAMBâ⬠, in disseminating his theorem, which we, humans, seek to find peace within our selves only after reestablishing our identity with something pure. In the poem William Blake uses the Lamb, as a vessel, to interpret the innocence, we would seek to use. The speaker is seeking answers to his questions, about how the lamb gained such natural innocence. Blakeââ¬â¢s biblical reference is also clear; although one may possibly, with out major knowledge of biblical testaments, know that Adam and Eve both ââ¬Å"sinnedâ⬠; therefore damning all mankind to eternal suffering. This eternal suffering is what the speaker may be trying to express, envy for the lambââ¬â¢s godlike quality and innocence that it still retains, unlike the speaker a human by default. à à à à à ââ¬Å"Lamb Lamb, who made thee?â⬠A rhetorical question to ponder upon, not to seek an answer. To ask the lamb its self ââ¬Å"who made thee?â⬠it may answer ââ¬Å"My mamaâ⬠. Although William Blake may have not intended such simplistic interpretation; William Blake may have sought scholarly biblical people to read and interpret that single line as a passage to his chamber of innocence, and metaphorical visions of happiness. Throughout the poem the speaker continues to haggle the lamb about its nature, as if to repress the lambââ¬â¢s self worth. The lamb is seen as...
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