London

• “The mind forged manacles I hear”

  1. Society is so structured and laws made working class feel like prisoners
  2. Metaphor - accepting the way society works
  3. Noun ‘Manacles’ - chains, hand cuffs, working class are trapped prisoners
  4. Society governed by the rich creates more of a divide
  5. Overwhelming pathos at powerlessness
• “Every black’ning church appalls”

  1. Churches are causing the suffering
  2. Colour symbolism - black - evil death and deception
  3. ‘Appalls’ - dismay and disgust - children cleaning church - child labour
  4. Criticising directly at the churches integrity
  5. Frustration and begin to question the churches
• ”near where the chattered thames does flow”
• “Runs in blood down palace walls”
• “The hapless soldiers cry”
• “And blights with plagues the marriage hearse”