Eden Project

John Milton’s Paradise Lost featured a misinterpretation of hierarchy in the monarchy. Milton condemned King Charles I for following the “Divine Right of Kings” doctrine, stating that monarchy is subject to no earthly authority directly of the authority of God; in other words, God chooses a king. However, Milton disagreed, arguing that the king is a servant to God in order to bond communities together. He connected this theory with fall of Satan, who criticized God’s hierarchy as unfair.…

fact, God lets Satan go to Eden. Milton states in Book Four, “Sometimes towards Eden which now in his view/ Lay pleasant, his [Satan] grieved look he fixes sad,/ Somtimes towards Heav’n and the full-blazing sun,/ Which now sat high in his meridian tow’r:/ Then much revolving, thus in sighs began” (lines 28-31). Through this the point that Satan is disturbed is blatant. Through these lines, Milton is clearly showing the reader how bothered Satan is by how beautiful Eden is. This proves God’s…

discretion. Two texts that I feel deal heavily with free will are Paradise Lost and Oroonoko. In Paradise Lost, Adam and Eve experience the struggle for free will with God, as they go through trials and eventually end up being removed from the Garden of Eden. In Oroonoko, is about an African man who is taken from his home along with his wife, and is forced into slavery. He then tries to escape from his newfound servitude, which ends in his death. Both texts explore the main characters longing to…

Character Analysis: The character that is driving force of this novel is Cathy Ames. She is an antagonist because she has a very deceptive and superstitious personality. Cathy is an only child, has blonde hair, hazel eyes with droopy eyelids which make her seem sleepy, and is always very slender and delicate. She gives off a troubled vibe to others around her, yet she always seems as innocent as a child. From a very small age, Cathy told lies; however, she lies differently in such a manner as to…

In Hebrew, Eden directly translates to delight, so the Garden of Eden is literally the garden of delight. The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible contains the book of Genesis where the creation story of Adam and Eve is told. In the biblical story of Adam and Eve, they live in the paradise of Eden until they commit the original sin. Living in the Garden of Eden seemed difficult to Adam and Eve until they came to the realization of the many other challenges life has to offer outside of the…

When Satan set’s his eyes upon Adam and Eve, it is doubtful they he knew how easy it would be to corrupt their minds. Eve, in my opinion was probably the easiest to manipulate and that is why Satan was delighted to come upon her first rather than Adam. Eve, is just like any other woman, so it is quite easy to distinguish what one needs to do to get on her good graces. Due to it being Eve, Satan tempted her with his evil offer by using flattery on her. Apparently flattery will get you anywhere.…

Genesis, Chapter 2, gives a detailed account of the creation of man and woman. Although the first relationship in scripture was God and Adam, Adam had a desire for relationship with his own kind, “but for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him (Gen. 2:20b).” God created Eve as a helper. One commentary explains the relationship between Adam and Eve this way: God decided to make a helper suitable (lit. “a helper corresponding to him,” or “a corresponding helper”) for the man (v. 18).…

A single syllable declared by a nurse at birth hinders the entire future of individuals from the very first moment they enter this world. Be it a boy, the parents, beaming with pride, may begin to pick out shades of blue for the nursery, and fill its walls with toys trucks and army men. They dream of raising a strong and righteous man with aspirations of duty and intellect. Be it a girl, they fondle her as glimpses of the subsequent pink bedspreads, dainty dolls and adorable outfits flash in…

“Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heav’n” (Paradise Lost Line 263). This quote is from Milton’s famous epic poem, “Paradise Lost”. The zeitgeist during this time was the fear of kings disobeying the Magna Carta and starting a war with The Church of England and countries. As a religious and political dissenter, Milton is a supporter of the Commonwealth government of Oliver Cromwell (Enotes). He wrote several political tracts opposing the former monarchy. The English Civil War in England…

most problematic characteristic in all of man-kind; savagery . Golding makes fun of the flaws in our society using the story of the Garden of Eden as a parallel to the island filled with a group of young boys stranded on an island with no clear leader. The tropical island with abundant fruit for the survivors in the island symbolizes the Garden of Eden as the children are provided with whatever they need for their sustenance. The bible describes similar circumstances as God announces…