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. ... 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 yield" (I, 106-7). ...

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