1. Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem written by John Milton in the seventeenth century and it is based on the concept of epic conventions such as epic similes, invocation, catalogue or beginning in medias res. ... Paradise Lost, Book I begins with invocation of a muse and narrating of: "man's first disobedience, and the fruit/Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste/ Brought death into the world."... He is unable to see that the battle is actually lost because God is the one that gives him the power in order for him to do as God has planned and God can take the power away from him. ... (l. 61-...
- Word Count: 659
- Approx Pages: 3
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School