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  • Essay / Comparing Shelley's presentation of social classes in...

    “Men of England” evokes the idea that a workers' revolution will flourish from the mistreatment of lower class society. The author, towards the middle, gives some motivational words to people to make them angry: “The seed you sow, another will reap; The wealth you find, another keeps; The robes you weave, another wears: the weapons you forge, another wears. (17-20) Shelley tells the poor nobles that everything they do is for the rich nobles and nothing is done for themselves. These words are used to drive the poor nobles crazy and make them realize that they are also human and deserve as much respect and treatment as a rich noble receives in society. In the next stanza, this serves as an important point in the poem because it presents to the reader that something is about to happen. Shelley says, “Sow the seed, but let no tyrant reap: find wealth, let no imposter heap: weave robes.” do not let idleness wear out: forge weapons for your defense.”