3 Aug
2001
3 Aug
'01
4:26 a.m.
Dana Shilling wrote:
I think that Blake's apologia can be found in Trial. "we've gone too far to turn back". The struggle has become it's own justification.
But "I am steeped in blood so far/That to retreat were as tedious as going o'er" is a quote from Macbeth, who is definitely a bad guy.
Bad guy? Tragic hero. Which can equally apply to Blake, though Macbeth achieved his political goals with less carnage.
Interesting. I had never considered Avon's 'wade in blood' speech as a reference to Macbeth before. Thank you, Dana.
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