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Paradise Lost
Eve tells Adam about her first exploration of the garden in Book IV of Paradise Lost, telling him that she found a clear smooth lake, which seemed to her like a second sky. She looked into the...
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The quote you're referring to is spoken by Satan in book 1 of Milton's Paradise Lost. Specifically, in lines 254–255, he states: The mind in its own place, and in itselfCan make a Heav'n of...
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Initially, after being cast down from heaven, Satan is a physically impressive specimen, in keeping with what we'd expect of a fallen angel. He is a strong, imposing character who positively exudes...
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In the opening lines of Paradise Lost, Milton announces the subject of his poem and asks the Muse to sing: Of Mans First Disobedience, and the FruitOf that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal...
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Paradise Lost
In Book I of Paradise Lost Milton immediately conforms to the conventions of classical epic by invoking the muse, the traditional source of poetic inspiration in ancient times. As a scholar steeped...
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Paradise Lost
Many have noted how surprisingly "American" themes in Milton's works are. Satan choosing to set off into a new world, subjugate those living there, and rule is strongly resonant with the American...
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Paradise Lost
This passage is from Book I of Paradise Lost which begins in media res as do the Greek classics after a brief proposal of Man's disobedience and the loss of the paradise of Eden, with the mention...
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Book 9 of Paradise Lost is where Adam finally experiences the tragedy that has been waiting for him and Eve. Milton introduces this in the first stanza of the book, telling the reader that he will...
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The answer, I believe, is yes, but a qualified yes. Interestingly, some commentators have asserted that Satan is not only the antihero of Paradise Lost but actually the hero. Blake, Shelley, and...
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Paradise Lost
The epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton is concerned with the fall and eventual redemption of humankind. It tells of the expulsion of Satan and his followers from heaven and the expulsion of...
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Paradise Lost
While it might be difficult to understand how the God portrayed in John Milton's Paradise Lost could be considered good and generous when his primary act in the story is to exile Adam and Eve from...
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Paradise Lost
It must be said, right at the outset, that God's goodness and generosity don't exactly leap out from every page of Paradise Lost. Whether consciously or not, Milton presents the Almighty in such a...
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Paradise Lost
We cannot write your essay for you, but we can give you some help on how to do it. First of all, Paradise Lost is an epic poem based on the Biblical account of man’s creation and fall found in...
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Paradise Lost
Satan, according to Milton, is the greatest of the fallen angels and is therefore in the greatest pain but also shows the greatest resilience. He is the first to recover from the fall and the first...
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Paradise Lost
Milton engages the reader immediately with his purpose, just as Homer and Virgil do, as well as the "modern" Italian poets Ariosto and Tasso. In epic convention there is an announcement at the...
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Paradise Lost
The main theme of Paradise Lost by poet John Milton is the rejection of God’s Laws. This epic work deals with Satan’s rejection of God’s Law and Satan’s subsequent expulsion to earth where...
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That's a very good question. Many scholars over the years have concluded that he wasn't very successful. They argue that Milton makes God come across as a vengeful, vindictive tyrant who...
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The chief paradox of Paradise Lost is what's called the felix culpa or "fortunate fall." This is the notion that the fall of humankind, brought about by Adam and Eve's disobedience in the Garden of...
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Paradise Lost
In John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost, the relationship between Adam and Eve changes radically after the fall in Book 9. The relationship between the first couple, as it is presented in Book 4...
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Paradise Lost
John Milton opens Paradise Lost with "The Argument," a short summary of the Book; these lines describe Man's fall into sin after Eve and Adam eat from the Tree of Forbidden Fruit. Their having...
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After waking up, Adam has realized, to his horror, that he and Eve have both lost their primal innocence after disobeying God by eating from the Tree of Knowledge. Adam now knows that the serpent...
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Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost, mirroring Homeric epics like The Aeneid, begins in medias res, that is, in the middle of things--after God has already cast Satan and his followers out of heaven and into a pit of...
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Paradise Lost
First, we should distinguish between two terms, "hero" and "protagonist." A protagonist is the most important character in a story but can be admirable or despicable or sympathetic or abhorrent. A...
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In Paradise Lost, God is not as excessively wrathful as he is rational. Compared to the emotional Satan, God is presented as a portrait of reason. When discussing how Adam and Eve will fall to...
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In Milton's Paradise Lost he is writing his own Genesis story. He is describing th fall of man or humankind and the fall of the devil or Lucifer (and his angels). In the poem it shows the rebel...
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Paradise Lost
In Book VI of John Milton's Paradise Lost, Abdiel gives a double-sided defintion of servitude in response to Satan's definition in which he says servitude is the fit occupation for individuals who...
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Beelzebub is Satan's right-hand man, having been the first to side with Satan against God the Father during the war of heaven which takes place before the beginning of the story. Both of them are...
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Satan uses techniques of classical rhetoric, or the art of persuasion, to compel Eve to eat the fruit. Accordingly, his appeal to Eve in book nine precisely follows the Ciceronian arrangement....
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Beelzebub is presented to us as the second-in-command of Satan. He is the very first fallen angel to come to after the shock of being expelled from heaven and sent down to the fiery land of hell....
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Quite simply, this is a fragment of a prayer. Milton is going to tell a story to which he is afraid that he may not do justice. Milton considers here that the holy spirit itself is his muse, and he...
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Satan and the host of fallen angels awake on a fiery lake after his pride causes him to attempt to overthrow God in Heaven. Upon waking up, he is filled with despair and, more importantly, hatred...
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These two important characters seem to share many similarities. Both are diplomatic, charismatic speakers who easily stand out from the other fallen angels and show an ability to sway their...
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Reading this quote in context, it comes after Satan has mounted the tree and has seen with wonder and despair the form of Adam and Eve, in whom "so lively shines... divine resemblance." As he sees...
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The idea of both conceptions of art refers to the fundamental premise on why art should be created. For those who believe in art for arts sake methodology of creation, art is created for its own...
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Here are some points about Satan from Paradise Lost: "Lucifer" means "light bearer." means "enemy" or "adversary" in Hebrew Ungrateful for God’s blessings Unafraid of being put to death or being...
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Milton was a master of languages: Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and the European languages of the time. He wrote in the best Latin verse by an English poet, so look for synthesis of language in the epic....
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This is a fascinating question to consider, because in many ways there is no one character who stands out clearly as a hero in this text. Rather, Milton seems to present Satan as a kind of...
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Perhaps the most important “crisis of authority” in England in the seventeenth century was the rebellion against King Charles I and his execution as part of the English Civil War. Milton was a...
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One particularly interesting episode in Paradise Lost that is relevant to the issue of gender and to the relationship between Adam and Eve occurs in Book 10, after the sin has occurred and after...
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Fundamentally, The Islamic text describes Adam and Eve's leaving paradise as an opportunity for redemption by denying the notion of Original Sin. The Christian text, on the other hand, calls the...
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No, I do not think we should sympathize with Satan. Yes, a Renaissance Man cared about his own self-advancement, but he did not do so at the expense of others. All Satan cared about is himself,...
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In Paradise Lost, if Satan is the protagonist, then the antagonist in the poem is God. Why is this so? It is because God stands in the way of Satan’s devious plans. God is the righteous being who...
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The Classical epic form has many elements that comprise the tradition. Among these many elements are descriptions of wars, lists of armies, settings that alternate between natural and supernatural....
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Paradise Lost
John Milton's dramatic descriptions in Paradise Lost are effective because they appeal to all of the senses. For instance, Heaven is associated with light and brightness. He describes God's throne...
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This is a good question. It's important to think about how the poem would have been read by its original audience. John Milton was himself a Puritan, writing to an audience that was overwhelmingly...
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Eve is presented as the weaker of the two (Adam and Eve) in many Biblical interpretations and in Paradise Lost. Determined to prove that she is not weak, she persuades Adam to let her work alone....
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It is clear that Satan is presented as a charismatic leader who is able to rule his minions and convincingly persuade them through his speech of their chances of gaining victory through alternative...
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New Historicism, a term most associated with Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt, puts literary texts and history in dialogue with one another, both by placing literary texts into their specific...
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Paradise Lost
One of the massive contradictions in this poem that is addressed is the way in which man is given free will but that God knows what is going to happen. We can see this in the way that God predicts...
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Beezlebub is one of angels who joins forces with Satan in his rebellion against God and is subsequently cast into Hell. When the fallen angels convene to discuss their next plan of action, some of...
