John Milton's Paradise Lost is a work that attempts, in part, to justify the ways of God to mankind. ... Whether or not these ideas coincide with those of Milton, all of them, including Milton's, are incomplete. ... This is exactly the problem that Milton faces. ... While these lines are profound at the time when they are said, they become even more important in terms of coming to understand Satan, in light of his soliloquy in Book IV. ... By creating Satan's character so expertly as to deluded even the reader at times, Milton very precisely, but at the same time very subtly ...

• Word Count: 1209
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Meadows 1 John Milton's Paradise Lost is a work that attempts, in part, to justify the ways of God to mankind. ... Whether or not these ideas coincide with those of Milton, all of them, including Milton's, are incomplete. ... This is exactly the problem that Milton faces. ... While these lines are profound at the time when they are said, they become even more important in terms of coming to understand Satan, in light of his soliloquy in Book IV. ... By creating Satan's character so expertly as to deluded even the reader at times, Milton very precisely, but at the same time v...

• Word Count: 1210
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In writing Paradise Lost, John Milton recognizes this fact and uses a variety of literary techniques to stress the evil in the story over the good. ... Milton depicts the angels as being in a state of eternal joy by singing. ... Milton employs an epic simile to exaggerate the number of fallen angels and hence the amount of evil. ... This name demonstrates the absolute evil of the building as it mocks any sentiment of goodness while at the same time exhibiting the evil within. ... Milton builds up to this epic event by constructing the sentence in a highly symmetrical manner. ...

• Word Count: 943
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In Books 1 and 2 of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, the action focuses firmly on the fallen angels and, specifically, Satan. ... He displays the intelligence and guts required to lead, but at the same time leads his men into a fight they know they can never win. He is, however, undoubtedly heroic, and with God, nor Adam or Eve so far not mentioned except in passing, and the only words being spoken by the fallen angels (as Books 1 and 2 are all from their point of view) Satan is so far the true hero of John Milton's Paradise Lost. ...

• Word Count: 992
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• Grade Level: High School

It is very strange of author John Milton to create such a complex and controversial character. Milton himself was a puritan in Western Europe. ... Each time Satan describes heaven he talks about God abusing his power and named him a tyrant. ... What I assert is that Milton crossed himself up when writing about this. ... He yearns to be in control and have his followers admire him while, at the same time, seeking comfort from him. ...

• Word Count: 1415
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School