John Milton

The contemporary world of Alexander Pope is unquestionably trivialised through his use of mock-epic and satire, it is not so often acknowledged for the skill in which Pope parodies the epic form which makes the mock-epic and the epic undoubtedly conjoined in the experience they provide the reader. The epic poem, like all other literary forms, has continually been used as a vehicle in which beliefs and values resonate from one generation to the next. On account of the fact that epics have…

Not everyday does one get the pleasure to spend the day with a person some people consider to be the devil. A man so hated by some that he’s depicted as Satan himself. Yet at the same time this man has a following so large it’s considered to be a threat to the Catholic Church in Rome. Who is this controversial man? None other than Martin Luther. The same Luther who had the audacity to nail 95 Theses to the door of our very own Wittenberg Church doors. This was a day with the devil, kind of. To…

scholar Stanley Fish suggests Milton made this omission strategically in order to support the argument that Truth cannot be contained. While it may seem frustrating that, despite all his allusions to the Truth, Milton never seems to explicitly state what the truth must entail, Fish would argue that the reader’s inability to finish reading the Areopagitica without being able to appoint Milton as the founder of some profound truth is exactly what Milton intended. If Milton had offered a clear…

Dante and Milton both show hell as where Satan lives, where there is punishment for all of the sinners. In Dante’s and Milton's book they both believe in heaven as a paradise that is wonderful, bright, and that Heaven is on top. The two main characters in both of…

Chuck Palahniuk’s interesting novel Damned, reimagines common archetypes of hell. Palahniuk gives a more modern view on what it’s like to be trapped in hell. Madison Spencer, the protagonist, after an untimely death is trapped in hell. Throughout the novel she meets famous people and demons from history. Palahniuk’s satire pokes fun at society, while still telling a story of epic proportions. Damned gives various descriptions of hell and the events that transpire down there. Also the book…

Demons The Existence and Nature of Demons A. Their Creation – God created demons as part of the angelic realm originally (Col.1:16). B. Their Fall – The evidence – It is clear that Satan has a following of like beings (“Prince of the demons” – Matt.12:24; the Devil and his angels – Matt.25:41). Demons are described throughout the Scriptures (Dan.10:10-20; Matt.10:1; Eph.6:12). 2. The time – At the fall of Satan, many angels followed him in that rebellion (demons are fallen angels). A third of…

Horton: Horton describes angels as heavenly servants who were created to serve God. Angels minister to people, watch over believers, and learn the truths of God’s unfolding mystery in Christ. Horton believes that God brings angels into existence and they have the ability to choose whether to follow God or not. “The fallen angels are not treated as evil by creation but as followers of Satan in his mutiny” (407). Horton speaks of Satan as the most angelic angel, but became prideful and planned to…

Therefore, everything even reason gets regarded as a lesser importance to the command of God, according to Milton. Reason is choice once again. While free will remains a fitting and not a real ideal in terms of where the only imaginary being to be exercising it are seen as Satanic. Many acclaim the innocent and unspoiled Eden as home to complete freedom of will. However, the very example of the punishment and removal of Satan to Hell contradicts the belief. Not only is Adam considered more…

It is almost that this angel was so dangerous and volatile God had to put them in this position. The lead angel begs Enoch to petition their case to God to release them from this punishment and their request is denied. This also infuriated God because man is lesser than an angel. Writings like Dante's Inferno looks largely like it would have been inspired by work of Enoch. Also there are various scriptures of the New Testament that you can match up Enoch’s work with, within the New Testament.…

In Paradise Lost, Eve falls victim to a careful trap laid for her by the rhetoric of a master persuader. Adam, though, knowingly commits the same sin so that he may be with Eve because he cannot bear to be without her. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the Creature believes himself to be “like Adam … apparently united to … no other being in existence” (Shelley 118). Also like Adam, the Creature knowingly commits his sins, hoping to be able to follow his creator and his hypothetical ‘Eve’ into…