Milton's Paradise Lost explains the biblical story of Adam and Eve. ... In book two of Paradise Lost, Milton portrays Satan as a rebel who exhibits certain heroic qualities, but who turns out not to be a hero. ... 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. ...

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However, Milton's theme in 'Paradise Lost' transcends the limits of a particular race or nationality. ... Milton was well aware of this fact and 'Paradise Lost" is a specimen of its grandeur and sublimity. ... 'Paradise Lost' is also not without a moral. ... In the end, we can say that Milton's 'Paradise Lost' is a great epic even surpassing the epics of Virgil and Homer in the conception and execution of the theme. ... Undoubtedly, Milton was a great epic poet and 'Paradise Lost' is an outspoken proof of it. ...

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In Paradise Lost by John Milton, the author brings about the idea of sin and repentance. ... Milton does this to set up the conflict between Adam and God. ... God said, "All thy request for Man, accepted Son (Milton 11.46)." ... (Milton 9.1057). ... She begged Adam to, "divide [their] labors," (Milton 9.214). ...

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In the text Paradise Lost, Satan is very much a main character who has maybe the most dialogue and character development. ... He lost this battle and God banished Satan as well as his followers out of Heaven forever. ... Milton himself was a puritan in Western Europe. ... Most readers of Paradise Lost would agree, after reading the first half of the poem they want to sympathize with Satan. ... The status of whoever is reading Paradise Lost is most likely in a similar boat, not in the sense that they are in something like hell, but that they work to end up in a better place. ...

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That said, modern readers of Milton's Paradise Lost may be inclined to observe Satan's government in Hell as ideal - everyone has an opportunity to speak his piece, and votes are taken when decisions are called for. ... However, twentieth century wisdom does not apply to Paradise Lost, as Milton takes great pains to associate God's council with holiness, and Satan's with wickedness. ... Milton makes no secret of the discrepancy between the two councils. ... In it, he makes the transition from "utter and middle darkness of Chaos and eternal Night- to the "holy light- and...

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In order to determine whether Adam and Eve forfeit paradise, it must be determined whether Eden, as presented by John Milton in his epic work Paradise Lost, truly serves as a paradise for it occupants. Milton's Paradise successfully serves as a paradise for Adam and Eve because it induces unqualified happiness in its inhabitants by engendering a sense of self-worth in Adam and Eve. Paradise is only worthy of its name if it is deemed so by its inhabitants. ... This line may imply that the seat of Paradise affords a view of its surroundings, or that Paradise contains within itself various v...

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Satan: The Unlikely Hero The following references to Paradise Lost' means Book 1 only. ... The result was Paradise Lost'. ... This passionate religious perspective is the inspiration for Paradise Lost'. ... In Paradise Lost' Milton's beliefs are presented through Satan as he commands his army of fallen angels. ... Milton's Paradise Lost' is unsettling to the status quo of his readers because Satan is presented as a hero. ...

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In John Milton's Paradise Lost, the epic poet explores the source of "Man's First disobedience.... However, Milton fleshes out the uncanny parallels between Satan and Man as well as the intriguing connection between Satan and Eve. ... During the time period in which Paradise Lost was written, Calvinism was growing as a major branch of Christianity. ... In Book I of Paradise Lost, Satan plays an interesting role that does not exist in Genesis so as to inquire further on the source of Man's first disobedience. Milton brings us before the Fall of Man to the Fall of Satan. ...

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One of the most famous poets during the Renaissance is John Milton. His classis master piece is Paradise Lost. In this poem Milton used great imagery and justified the ways of g-d to man. The work of Milton is studied in schools and universities today and he is regarded as one of the greatest English Poets. ...

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The settings also are very different - a ship lost at sea, at one moment hurled by the wild waves and at the next set motionless upon "a painted ocean", as opposed to the bare cell where the only motion comes from the prisoners themselves and the only sound (apart from their attempts to speak to each other) is the clanking of their chains. ... He has made his first step through love towards absolution: he may have lost one family but in establishing his new relationship with Nature he has found a new one. ... He prefers to make friendship with the spiders and mice with which he shares ...

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Just as Eve in Milton's Paradise Lost is mesmerized by her own image as she sees it reflected in the water of one of Eden's rivers, to her own image Belinda "bends, to that her eyes she rears." ...

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However, the creature's most important contacts with knowledge occurred during his stay in the hovel next the cottage of the Delacey's; it was only after listening to the lessons that Felix gave Safie and after reading Milton's "Paradise Lost " that the creature finally understood his place in society. ...

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