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"Industry and Idleness, exemplified in the conduct of two fellow-prentices; where the one, by taking good courses, and pursuing those points for which he was put apprentice, becomes a valuable man, and an ornament to his country; whilst the other, giving way to idleness, naturally falls into poverty, and most commonly ends fatally, as is expressed in the last print."

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I find them very expressive yet not very self expressing,he is very critic in his writings about other people or the people he's talking about,i find him very mean in his writings about women and people in general,yet he doesn't criticize him self or his writings or his sexual criticism about women.
''A Rake's Progress'' is more of a cautionary writing and aimed at the lower class,the prostitute life for example and how one should not pursue such job and life as  it's more of a bad,destructive and unhealthy lifestyle which was pursued at time for entertainment,he was very critic and also warning about that that kind of lifestyle and how common it was at that time.

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By looking at both series of prints, I think that they are both satirical and cautionary. Although I believe that behind the satire there is a deeper purpose to warn people of the injustice in society during that time.

I think his series are aimed towards higher classes during that period. I think his purpose was to show people how  unfair life could be for some people, and by doing this, maybe encouraging them to help.

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"A Harlot's Progress" is more satirical than "A Rake's Progress", though both are cautionary. The series are aimed at British "commoners" as to warn them of how destructive such lifestyles are, and why one should not pursue such lifestyles (i.e. becoming a prostitute, being a spendthrift). in order to make the plates entertaining and memorable, while still conveying the message that such lifestyles are bad, Hogarth implements satiric and humorous elements, while referencing events and people well known at the time, causing the plates to become relatable and demonstrate that what is depicted could and is happening at the time it was produced. His later works such as "marriage a la mode" or "beer street and gin lane" further demonstrate his intent of warning his viewers of destructive lifestyles and "bad habits", most notable with "beer street and gin lane", which was in support of what would become the gin act, portraying the negative impacts of gin in comparison to the positive impacts of beer to society.

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By looking into the definition of the satire
Out of two series, 'The Rake's Progress' is more satirical than the 'Harlot's Progress'.
The title is ironic. Progress is considered as a positive change. As we see from the plates, the progress here means the downfall.
Hogarth mocks the aristocratic life by using exaggerations. Each plate contain actions that are done in excess: alcohol, gambling, prostitutes, etc.
One of the definitions of the satire in Latin literature is a literary miscellany ridiculing prevalent vices and follies, which clearly happens in The Rake's Progress.

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"The Four Stages of Cruelty" can be classified as a cautionary tale in my opinion, if so in an extreme sense. It is, compared to the previous series about Moll, way more brutal in its content´s nature and does not contain any form of satire (or at least I do not find very dark satire from back in the day funny). Anyways, the images do reflect the savagery that was present when Hogarth was alive.

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In my opinion, both of the series are equally satirical, because they both criticize and make fun of people's flaws. They basically have the same context and somehow similar storylines: with lots of symbols, climax and the protagonist fall.

These series are probably aimed at middle class people who are aware of all of those symbols that are left by Hogarth, but not necessary able to read, because these series do not require reading skills, which makes it more accessible for people of that time.

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Hogarth was a significant persona in the context of not just the visual arts but a subject matter which had a strong satirical manner to it. Going from big to small, based on some research done before, Hogarth became known as one of the founders and a ‘grandfather’ of satire in a form of  ‘cartoons’, referring to it as in genre painting. The audience he is aiming for in his works is more of a modern mature audience, which can already recognize the vices of society at that time (17th century, Great Britain). Looking at the series of plates we have been introduced to already, I cannot say that he is trying to make the series differ in terms of the goal it’s aiming for. In other works as well, he is looking and makes a satirical comment on the weaknesses of the protagonists (at the same time portraying societal vices) of the series.

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Satire Satire is characteristic of texts that use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose or criticise a person or people's stupidity. In order to understand satire, one needs to understand the context and history of the issues that are explored in the text.

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Here are your three questions to start off:

In the two series of Hogarth prints you’ve looked at, is one more satirical than the other?

Who do you think the series are aimed at? (That makes a difference to our understanding of whether they were cautionary or satirical.)

What about his other series? You could look at one of his later series, e.g. ‘Marriage a la Mode’, ‘Beer Street and Gin Lane’, or ‘The Four Stages of Cruelty’. Does his purpose change or evolve at all?