Laravel Throws ReflectionException Since Update to Version 5.1.7 - php

Question

I'd been working on my portfolio development with a blog alongside on Laravel 5.1.2 lately. It all was working fine till the moment I needed the illuminate/html package. Also, prior to running the composer require illuminate/html command, I ran the composer update command to let all the libraries update to their newer versions.
But that's where the problem crept in. Since, the upgrade to Laravel 5.1.7 and the installation of the illuminate/html package, the project has gone haywire and has been throwing barking mad
ReflectionException in Container.php line 736:
Class view does not exist
And I haven't the slightest clue where this is arising from.
PS: I have also updated the app.php file to include the respective providers and aliases corresponding to illuminate/html.
Update
Here's the code from my controller files if it might be of any help.
PagesController.php (I generated it as a plain stub via the --plain artisan option)
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Http\Requests;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
class PagesController extends Controller
{
public function index()
{
return view('pages.home');
}
}
ArticleController.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Article;
use App\Http\Requests;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
class ArticlesController extends Controller
{
/**
* Display a listing of the resource.
*
* #return Response
*/
public function index()
{
$articles = Article::all();
return view('blog.index', compact('articles'));
}
/**
* Show the form for creating a new resource.
*
* #return Response
*/
public function create()
{
return view('blog.create');
}
/**
* Store a newly created resource in storage.
*
* #return Response
*/
public function store()
{
//
}
/**
* Display the specified resource.
*
* #param int $id
* #return Response
*/
public function show($id)
{
$article = Article::findOrFail($id);
return view('blog.show', compact('article'));
}
/**
* Show the form for editing the specified resource.
*
* #param int $id
* #return Response
*/
public function edit($id)
{
//
}
/**
* Update the specified resource in storage.
*
* #param int $id
* #return Response
*/
public function update($id)
{
//
}
/**
* Remove the specified resource from storage.
*
* #param int $id
* #return Response
*/
public function destroy($id)
{
//
}
}