Paradise Lost by John Milton is an epic that talks about a married couple named Adam and Eve that lives in a garden. ... The epic begins with the fall of Satan to hell when defeated by God and Satan and his fallen angels began to plot a plan to get to Paradise Island and overthrow God. Satan wants to find a way to make Eve commit sin by taking one bite of an apple. Once Satan reaches Paradise Island, he transforms to different living things such as a bird, a serpent, and some other things. ... Satan promised Eve that if she eats the fruit, she"d turn into a goddess. ...

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In John Milton's Paradise Lost, Milton paints you a mental picture of what his garden of Eden looks like. ... On the other hand the Bible just presents the Serpent as the definition of EVIL, just waiting around in the Tree of Knowledge, like if Satan has always been there. ... The poem also explains that the serpent was sleeping when Satan takes over its body. The Bible make it look like Satan is in fact the serpent. "returns as a mist by night into Paradise; enters into the Serpent sleeping." ...

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In Milton's Paradise Lost, it is Eve whom is first tempted by Satan. ... In Paradise Lost, Satan tempts Eve with happiness before he even shows her the tree. ... It is then that Satan, in disguise tempts Eve with God-like knowledge, and results in the beginning of the fall of humanity. ...

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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. ... In response to the idea that the wall is intended for the protection and safety of Adam and Eve, many contend that it fails to keep out the most dangerous, and seemingly only threat to their well-being "Satan. ... The exterior perspective is Satan's. ... This line may imply that the seat of Paradise affords a view of its surroundings, or that Paradise contains within itself various...

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In John Milton's Paradise Lost, the epic poet explores the source of "Man's First disobedience.... During the time period in which Paradise Lost was written, Calvinism was growing as a major branch of Christianity. ... Who can Satan blame? ... 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. ... Satan speaks to his Angels and brings up a point that can be directly linked to Adam and Eve: he says, "All is not lost; the unconquerable Will...never to submit or yi...

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In Paradise Lost by John Milton, the author brings about the idea of sin and repentance. ... 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. ... While Adam and Eve both took advantage of the forgiveness God offered them, Satan did not. ...

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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. ... He accepts his charge completely and Eden thus exists as his Paradise. ... Although Adam never directly associates with Satan or his minions, he stands for everything that Satan does not, thus making him an enemy of Satan. ... 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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Having fallen from God's graces, the human race has ever since quested after ways to claim our righteous seat next to God, in essence reclaiming our once-lost immortality. Nathaniel Hawthorn and John Milton have described perfectly the unpardonable sin, the sin that once committed will guarantee you a seat next to Satan rather than God, in their writings "Ethan Brand" and "Paradise Lost". ... Satan's intentions from the beginning were skewed, and undoubtedly completely evil as well. This, however, fits exactly with what the embodiment of Satan is. Satan is pure evil, the personif...

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According to Milton, in his Paradise Lost: Book 9, Eve was also starving, as it was lunch time and Adam was no where to be found to find her some kind of food. ... The Serpent is to blame the most, for in the Bible and in Paradise Lost, he is the first to be cursed, meaning he did the most harm. ... She disobeyed what God told her to do and believed Satan over Him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School