Web Quest of William Blake

Time Period

• William Blake lived in the 19th century
• He was born November 28, 1757 and died August 12, 1827

Genre

• He mainly wrote poetry
• The basis of his poetry was surrounded around spirituality, imagination and tough tribulations of life.
• he was also a print maker and painter

Example of Work
how can the bird that is born for joy

Sit in a cage and sing?

How can a child, when fears annoy,

But droop his tender wing,

And forget his youthful spring!

-William Blake: The Schoolboy

Childhood and Family

• Parents are James Blake and Catherine Wright Armitage Blake.
• His father owned a hosiery shop
• William had a average childhood in terms of schooling; his mother educated him, which was common in that time.
• Despite this normality, Blake had visions, such as things like God's head appearing in a window.

Start of his Writing

• William began to write as a child, his visions giving him great spiritual inspiration for his poetry.
• He also wrote due to his frustrations he had towards the world
• Also a huge motivation in his life was his mother, in which he wrote several poems of.

Fun Fact

• William Blake opposed and rebelled against the Christian orthodoxy of that time

Why Study William Blake

• You Should study Blake. I think this for one main reason, he thinks for himself, he has a exceptionally out of the ordinary outlook on life. You can never grow, learn, or see things from a different perspective following the conventional, unoriginal thoughts of the majority. Therefore, William Blake is a great choice for study.

Citations

• Pettinger, Tejvan. “Biography of William Blake“, Oxford, UK www.biographyonline.net, 1st June. 2006. Page updated 23rd Jan, 2012.
• "William Blake Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2016.
• "William Blake | British Writer and Artist." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2016.