John Milton's Paradise Lost is a work that attempts, in part, to justify the ways of God to mankind. ... Part of the reason why Milton's task is so ominous is that the seemingly indescribable pervades Paradise Lost. ... The finest example of this involves the depiction of Paradise throughout Paradise Lost. ... It seems that Milton believes that labor is necessary in Paradise. ... The focus here shall be, as it is in Paradise Lost, Satan. ...

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Meadows 1 John Milton's Paradise Lost is a work that attempts, in part, to justify the ways of God to mankind. ... Part of the reason why Milton's task is so ominous is that the seemingly indescribable pervades Paradise Lost. ... The finest example of this involves the depiction of Paradise throughout Paradise Lost. ... It seems that Milton believes that labor is necessary in Paradise. ... The focus here shall be, as it is in Paradise Lost, Satan. ...

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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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Paradise Lost by John Milton is an epic that talks about a married couple named Adam and Eve that lives in a garden. John Milton wanted to make them as sort of hero types and not referring to the original Adam and Eve. ... 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. ... Once Satan reaches Paradise Island, he transforms to different living things such as a bird, a serpent, and some other things. ...

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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 Books 1 and 2 of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, the action focuses firmly on the fallen angels and, specifically, Satan. ... But is he the true hero of Paradise Lost? ... The council, or pandemonium, is opened by Satan's bold statement of, "Powers and Dominions, deities of heaven,/For since no deep within her gulf can hold/Immortal vigour, though oppressed and fallen,/I give not heaven for lost." ... They will fight back, and heaven is not "lost". ... He is, however, undoubtedly heroic, and with God, nor Adam or Eve so far not mentioned except in passing, and the only ...

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As John Milton writes the poem, Paradise Lost, he uses literary devices such as similes, symbolism, and motifs and to make Satan seem like a self-deceiver and self-condemner throughout his speech in lines 32-79 within book four. ... Within this simile, Milton shows how the new world resembles God's image and how he wanted Earth to look. ... Here Milton uses the sun beams as a symbolism of God's light. ... Milton was referring to Earth as the sphere, then showing Heaven's place to be above it. ... Milton also shows the dark side through Satan as the other part of the lightness a...

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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". ... Taking from what we know about Hawthorne, Milton and the unpardonable sin, it is quite possible to draw a conclusion as to what exactly their ideas of virtue might be. ... Knowing that both Milton...

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Referring directly to the Bible and, in particular, to Milton's Paradise Lost, Blake goes on to ask "On what wings dare he aspire? ... This lead to Satan's fall from Heaven into Hell and this, in turn, leads to fortify the idea that Satan's power now lies in the manipulation of those who have lost their faith in God. ...

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• Grade Level: High School