But there is one thing different from the great Homer and Virgil; Milton's Muse is not an ordinary god or goddess as we find in one epic poem. ... In this particular sense 'Paradise Lost' even excels the Iliad or Aeneid. ... The similes used to describe Satan and the fallen angels add beauty and splendour of the poem. ... As in other great epics of Homer and Virgil, Milton has deliberately and artistically equipped even his super natural characters like Satan and other angels, with conventional weapons such as shields, swords and spears. ... In the end, we can say that Milton&#...

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To obtain an answer to this question, it is possible to look back at history and literature written by "the greats" such as Plato(the thoughts of Socrates), Homer, and Virgil. In Homer's the Iliad, Achilles struck back against Hector because Hector killed his friend, Patroclus. ... This situation can be seen as a simile to the situation between the U.S. and Iraq. ... In Iraq's defense, Creon regretted sentencing Antigone to death because chaos broke out in his own home when his son and wife died as a result of Antigone's death. ...

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