Comus (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: John Milton
- First Published: 1637
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: Antiquity
- Setting: Kingdom of Neptune
- Principal Characters: Attendant Spirit, Comus, The Lady, The Elder Brother, The Second Brother, Sabrina
- Genres: Drama, Pastoral, Masque
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Mythology or myths, Sin or Original sin, Christianity, Good and evil, Legends, Gods or goddesses, Greek or Roman times, Puritans or Puritanism, Paganism, Chastity
- Locales: Kingdom of Neptune (mythic)
The Story:
The Attendant Spirit came into a wild wood, far from his usual abode outside Jove’s court, far above the dirt and hubbub of the world. He was on earth only to show the rare mortals before him some of the ways to godly virtue. He spoke of the plight of three children who were travel-ing to visit their father Neptune, ruler of many island kingdoms. Their path lay through a dark and treacherous wood where their lives would have been in danger if Jove had not sent the Spirit to protect them. The chief danger was Comus, son of Bacchus and Circe. He lived in the wood and...
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