BLAKE!

1) Do you agree with the editors of your textbook that Blake's poetry had the power to enact social change by appealing to the imagination of the reader?

I do believe Blake's poetry had a lot imagination but not enough to enact social change. People would probably believe his poetry was just his opinion weather it was fact or friction you become emotionally tied to a topic of such nature and you tend to add in your two cent. Therefore others might think your going too hard or its just not enough, but for those who do agree with you might not want to go as far as to social change because they might be thinking there's not enough support just from him and his poetry.



2) Why might the editors have included the Parliament transcript as a primary source document? How did it affect your reading of Blake's work?

The editors may have included and Parliament transcript as a primary source document so you could see how real Blake's poetry actually was the transcript gave Blake's poetry and extra push if he was really trying to go forward with social change. The transcript gave real life situations, emotions, reactions, and actions. It effected Blake's work because it showed that Blake was indeed on point with the information in his poem. It would also keep you wanting to read more of his working knowing that it was actually true and dependable source.