The Existence Of Hell In Paradise Lost By John Milton

When we think of hell, we usually have the image of a burning place with thousands of people screaming as they suffer there after death. However, to the generations who are surrounded by electronic devices, many of us do not believe in hell exists in the real word. To the ones who reckon the existence of hell, John Milton’s “hell” seems to be far away from us. It is described as a region far-off from God and heaven where you cannot find anything but despair. Other than the meaning of a supernatural zone, hell can be regarded as a state with a terrible living standard or a horrific scenario. Living in a materialistic world like Hong Kong, we rarely worry about basic living conditions. Perhaps part of us are dissatisfied with the life we have …show more content…
“Paradise Lost” by John Milton is taken as an example to explain it. In the book, “hell’ is described as a hopeless district faraway from God and paradise. After Satan is defeated in the war against God, he was evicted from heaven and trapped in hell. From line 50-60, it is shown that all he saw in hell is suffering and fires. The only feelings he and his followers had was sorrow and hopelessness. According to line 254, although Satan and other lost angels was facing such terrible situation, Satan gave an encouraging speech in hell in order to fight back one day. He even hoped to make hell to feel like heaven. Therefore the meaning of “hell” in “Paradise Lost” is quite similar to it in daily usage, which stands for the abode of departed spirits.

As time goes by, the word is used by the people in various ways. The most common usage will be insulting others while “hell” is expressed to show negative feelings such as anger and discontent. One interesting fact connecting the word to Shakespeare is to wish someone would go to hell is written in 1600 in the content of the “Merchant of Venice”. There are another phases linked to hell as well. “Sure as hell” equals to the meaning of absolutely which is not an insulting usage unlike those have been discussed …show more content…
Civil servant will be taken as an example. Maybe this is the dream job of many university graduates, however a few of them will find it boring after choosing to be a civil servant. If they seek for excitement and adventure,the kind of sitting in the office will become a torture to them. Unfortunately, most of us have the responsibility to take care our parents. In many cases, those who hate their jobs will choose to obey and contintue to meet the expenses. Forced to stay, they will regret their choices and hate themselves for not being brave enough. Thus, the new graduates who gave up their dreams will consider this situation as hell, especially they will rarely have chance to improve