Paradise Lost

I see bliss, from which I alone m irrevocably excluded” (103). Frankenstein by Mary Shelley contains constant mentions of God and Satan. The book always comes back to religious figures, whether it’s from Victor attempting to play God or having Paradise lost be one of the only books the monster reads. The relationship to these figures appears to be crucial to the story. Through the monsters relation to Adam and fallen angles Shelley suggests that the monster is not responsible for his actions, it…

When does a sin become a sin? In Paradise Lost by John Milton, the seven cardinal sins are represented throughout the novel, and are apparent to the reader since the reader is reading paradise lost post-fall (humans are no longer innocent enough to see this text its original form). The first character to fall in the novel is Satan: his greed and envy caused him to start a rebellion against Gd and his newly appointed Son. Satan mentioned in the time before a head angel would be chosen that…

Prometheus to develop the topic of god-like knowledge, and even originally titling itself as The Modern Prometheus. On the other hand, Milton designs fire in Paradise Lost as the incarnation of wrath and pain. However, even though the fire of Frankenstein remains heavily symbolic, Promethean in nature and seemingly unlike the fire of Paradise Lost, it possesses similarities that lack negligibility.…

Frankenstein is described as the modern-day Prometheus since 1823. In Greek mythology, Prometheus is the creator and protector of people. Frankenstein has had many adaptations since it was first published in 1818. Most have failed to stay true to the original novel. The closest adaptation that captures the essence of the novel is the 1994 Kenneth Branagh film. The protagonist Victor, seeks a way to create life artificially. One theme of the text is that human should not meddle with creation, if…

Immortality and Original Sin The concept of original sin evidenced in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein can also be located in other major works, such as John Milton’s Paradise Lost and Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus; this idea of seeking human infallibility is a result of a human fear of death and craving for knowledge. The innate awareness that humans are not immortal creates the idea of original sin that can attempt to justify our impermanence. Doctor Faustus makes his infamous Faustian…

the rules exist within the unity of the community, whereas those who disobey seem to create an individualistic representation of themselves outside of the conformity of the society. Dealing directly with the Satanic and Demonic, John Milton’s Paradise Lost and Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus seek to portray and define the characteristics of the character’s that perform such actions within their communities and their position in that world after the fact. Both Doctor…

out Paradise Lost Books IV, VII, and VIII. All of mankind are the children of Adam. In one narration, "the Prophet Muhammad informed us that God showed Adam his descendants". Adam saw a beautiful light in Prophet David’s eyes and loved him, so he turned to God and said: “Oh God. Give him forty years from my life.” God granted Adam his request, and it was written down and sealed. Milton's presentation of the character Adam wrestles with these ideas around free will throughout Paradise Lost;…

Now that is some great company which tells us Satan belongs as the hero. Even though there is all this evidence of Satan being a hero there are still many people who feel that Satan was in fact the villain of Paradise Lost. Satan is said to be the villain mainly because he goes against God and tries to overthrow the most powerful being in the world. Satan's own determination allows him to feel that he is greater than God and able to take over allows him to become…

words among those with equal amounts of knowledge who exchange ideas and/or perspectives. Education, in my theory, is when people become present in each other’s worlds, not when individuals are forcibly presented with another’s point of view. In Paradise Lost, I will focus on a passage from Book Four, 4.950-4.961, and a passage from Book Five, 5.524-5.535, spoken by Gabriel and Raphael respectively. In these two passages, the angels are both having an educational conversation; while they…

unknown. And what is one emotion that caused the most fear? Love. Love makes us do some crazy things. Strangely, love feeds into fear which consequently feeds into revenge and anger (From Hate to love). Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, John Milton’s Paradise Lost, and T.S Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock are outstanding examples of both love and revenge. Revenge is the most prominent theme in Shelley’s Frankenstein. This is one of the main emotions shared by both Victor Frankenstein and…