Milton's Paradise Lost explains the biblical story of Adam and Eve. ... This is an excellent example of Satan's use of seduction throughout Paradise Lost. Early in Paradise Lost, Satan establishes himself as a defender of freedom. ... Milton's Paradise Lost demonstrates the thin line between good and evil. ... Throughout Paradise Lost Satan shows many sides to his character, but if one remembers that everything that Satan reveals is reason mixed with obscurity, and lies mixed with the truth, Satan isn't too hard to read and understand. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the story Frankenstein and Milton's epic Paradise Lost there are beings of enormous power. ... In Paradise Lost Milton's god is the same God we all believe to be the one creator. ... Milton's Satan had the idea of fun. ... What though the field be lost? ... I love being able to compare characters from different stories of different times. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The novel Lost Paradise, by John Milton, exposes the cruelty of Christianity or the Christian God within the characters God, Satan, Adam, and Eve. ... Characters from different novels have similar personalities. ... This truly is remarkable, two novels of different time periods, with characters of startling resemblance. ... The monster relates to Satan, Adam, and Eve. ... Remarkably enough, two novels from way different time period are very much alike in personalities of characters. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

These exterior influences and pressures, combined with Milton's amazing ability and the mirror his writings seem to hold up to society, are the key to understanding Milton's confusing ambiguity in making Satan the epic hero in "Paradise Lost". The critical readings and commentaries on "Paradise Lost" seem to be overwhelmed by the epic poem itself. ... Unlike other epic poems, "Paradise Lost" usurps every aspect of authoritative discourse. ... Milton wrote "Paradise Lost" when his world had fallen apart. ... The ambiguity of the character of "Satan" and the certain sympathy that ...

• Word Count: 1188
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Measure of A Man John Milton's "Paradise Lost" is an attempt to justify the ways of God concerning Creation and the fall of man. Part of Milton's effort at justification is providing the characters of Adam, Eve, and Satan with a measure of humanity and depth not found in the Bible. ... He accepts his charge completely and Eden thus exists as his Paradise. ... Although the epic poem "Paradise Lost" contains a great deal of tragedy, the true tragedy of Adam's fall is often overlooked. ... It is a vicious cycle that leaves destruction in its wake and Paradise lost...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Paradise Lost by John Milton, the author brings about the idea of sin and repentance. ... All three of these characters seem to shun God, but like other sinners, they are punished and given the option to repent and seek forgiveness. While Adam and Eve chose to repent, Satan chose to remain prideful and refused to repent. ... Although Satan was a sinner, he only sought power and desired no mercy from God. ... Evil desires took hold of Satan and did with him as they chose, and Satan allowed it. ...

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Upon the arrival of humankind in both places though, they become much less like paradise and ultimately carry out the same fate. ... The scar symbolizes how human nature can destroy paradise by simply entering it. ... Another biblical story that is comparable to the "Lord Of the Flies" is Jesus' confrontation with Satan during his forty days in the wilderness, which could be interpreted as very similar to the conversation between the sow head and Simon. In this scene the pig head, or lord of the flies, plays Satan and Simon acts as Jesus. ... Along with the lost battle to stay good, or th...

• Word Count: 3388
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate