1. RESEARCH PAPER HUSSAIN ALI AL-MUDAIFA #172 MRS. TIMM 12-D JANUARY 19, 2014

2. INTRODUCTION Born in London, United Kingdom. Family tree. English poet, painter, and printmaker. Politician. Religion. Visions. Lifetime. Important figure in history.

3. BACKGROUND ( EARLY LIFE ) Location. Production. The Bible. The start of his work. Parents encouragement to read. His reading genre. Family wealth. Poetry.

4. EDUCATION Did not attend school. Drawing classes. Studied monuments. Royal Academy of Art.

5. CAREER Poet. Artist. Writer. Success. Public reputation.

6. PERSONAL LIFE Wife, Catherine Boucher. Meeting her and marriage. Children. Blake influence on Catherine. Wife support.

7. FINAL YEARS Problems with his wife. Brother’s death His death Wealth when he died. His grave. His work after death. Memorial.

8. CONCLUSION Extraordinary. Religious. Artist, poet and writer. His work. His fame. Catherine’s death. Burning of his work.

9. WORKS CITED Barker, Elizabeth E. "William Blake (1757–1827)." The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Web. 14 Jan. 2014. "Blake, William." WebMuseum. Ed. Nicolas Pioch. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. Haas, Kristi. "William Blake." University of Notre Dame. Web. 12 Jan. 2014. "William Blake (1757-1827)." Blake Archive. Web. 12 Jan. 2014

10. WORKS CITED (CONTINUED) "William Blake Biography." William Blake. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. "William Blake." Famous Authors. Web. 14 Jan. 2014. "William Blake." Poet Seers. Web. 14 Jan. 2014. "William Blake." The Poetry Foundation. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.