This paper examines how William Blake and William Wordsworth are two authors who effectively incorporate the issues of their
time into their poetry. It looks at how social
problems and the dilemma of moral responsibility in
society are integrated into poems such as Blake's "Holy Thursday" poems, "London," and "The Chimney Sweeper," as well as Wordsworth's "London" and "We are Seven." It also discusses how a popular theme for Blake and Wordsworth within their works is to take notice of the problems within society, questioning what is commonly accepted for their time period.