The earlier work is primarily rebellious in character and can be seen as a protest against dogmatic religion especially notable in "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell", in which the figure represented by the "Devil" is virtually a hero rebelling against an imposter authoritarian deity. In later works, such as "Milton" and "Jerusalem", Blake carves a distinctive vision of a humanity redeemed by self-sacrifice and forgiveness, while retaining his earlier negative attitude towards what he felt was the rigid and morbid authoritarianism of traditional religion. Not all readers of Blake agree upon how much continuity exists between Blake's earlier and later works.