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

Many contrasts can be made between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Milton's Paradise Lost. Victor's character is paralleled directly with Satan's; both succumb to selfishness when they fall. Much like Satan, Victor is forced to carry his anguish with him constantly ; " [Frankenstein] bore a hell within [himself] which nothing could extinguish" (57). The creature is a portrayal of Eve's role in Paradise Lost. ...

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Many contrasts can be made between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Milton's Paradise Lost. Victor's character is paralleled directly with Satan's; both succumb to selfishness when they fall. Much like Satan, Victor is forced to carry his anguish with him constantly; "Frankenstein bore a hell within himself which nothing could extinguish" (57). The creature is a portrayal of Eve's role in Paradise Lost. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4