Song to the Men of England
In "Song to the Men of England" Shelley addresses the impoverished working class who are exploited by the ruling class. Again, he criticizes the system, but pays special attention to the mistreatment of those who work with the land. Shelley sympathizes with the working class, all the while demanding to know why they allow themselves to be exploited. The purpose of "Song to the Men of England" is to motivate the laborers to revolt. Shelley recognizes that they work only to have their products and profits seized by the ruling class; however, he urges that they take action rather than just complaining about their problems.

…There really wasn’t a word that stuck out in particular to me as much as the phrase “Bees of England,” because it really classifies the people as the working class. He compares the masses to bees, insects that work their whole lives away so that the Queen (or King, in the case of England) does not have to perform any honest work herself. Shelley seems to both pity and scorn the working class for allowing themselves to be victimized by those in power.

Sonnet: England in 1819

...The word that really sticks out to me in this poem is “leech-like,” because I find it interesting how it seems as though all of Shelley’s poems mimic the same pattern which is England at its worse; especially since he directs this phrase/ word at the rulers and higher class of England.