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    Paradise Lost was a controversial poem that appeared in the 17th century by the author John Milton. This epic poem mostly occurred during the beginning of time introducing God, Satan, Adam and Eve. Although Milton’s intention was to educate Christians on God’s reasoning, readers were opposed of the poem. Unlike traditional ways that most people were taught, this poem was an eye opener. Most people were offended and also calling Milton a Satanist. Others on the other hand took insight on what…

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    “I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation:” (Page 1) On just the first page of the novel there is already an allusion to Paradise Lost and there is plenty more to come. Some might say that this is an allusion to Prometheus due to the cold weather, but they would be mistaken. In John Milton 's Paradise Lost, hell is described as being a freezing cold environment similar to Robert’s situation on the boat being in a freezing cold environment. The journey is so…

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    2016 Paradise Lost in Religion? Impact of religion on John Milton 's "Paradise Lost" All that Milton has written over half a century pales next to his masterpiece "Paradise Lost." While still a student, the poet decided to create an epic work that would bring fame to England and its literature. Initially, he intended to make the epic of the legendary King Arthur. However, at a time of fierce struggle against the monarchy, his project was impossible to be implemented. The plot of "Paradise…

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    Satan is an evil figure who appears in the Bible and many other stories, like Dante’s Inferno and Milton’s Paradise Lost. Satan brings evil, temptation, and leads humanity to not believe in God. Dante's Inferno and Milton's Paradise Lost are two books which he described Satan and hell in there own fairly different and similar ways. Dante’s Inferno levels of hell is separated into nine levels which are spheres, and in each level is a different punishment which progress to get worse and worse…

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    novels written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald is This Side of Paradise. It was not only the first novel written by Fitzgerald, but also his most popular work till his death in 1940. (Bruccoli158).(?) The analysis of the concept of decadence in This Side of Paradise applies mainly to the main protagonist, Amory Blanie. His character, behaviour and ideology is marked by degeneration, and immorality. This Side of Paradise has a bildungsroman construction. The development of the main…

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    John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost” has been enjoyed by readers because of the different point of view in which he depicts Satan. People generally know Satan as the bad guy who opposes God and corrupts mankind, but Milton gave everyone a new perspective in which to look at Satan. Satan shows promise as a protagonist as he commands the world of Hell but also at the same time people still think of him as the embodiment of evil and all bad things. However, as the story progresses the…

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    However, as Milton describes the Fall in Paradise Lost, God has given us the potential to regain all we have lost through the love and sacrifice of the Son. Modern man has no concept of prelapsarian life, although we can imagine that it is beyond any good we have ever experienced. Milton's God…

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    In order for a novel to be considered Gothic literature it has to have certain elements. Milton’s Paradise Lost exudes gothic characteristics. The first is Pandemonium. When Satan and his followers are banished to Hell, together they create Pandemonium. Gothic literature is really all about intense emotion and the confusion between good and evil. Powerful emotion is clearly evident in Paradise Lost as there is a constant grasping or pushing and pulling with good and evil, God and Satan. The…

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    own reason for existing. Although there is a vast difference in content and plot in Paradise Lost by John Milton and Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, there is a great deal in commonality. The two main characters in both works, Dr. Faustus and Eden, are on a quest for knowledge, which ultimately leads to their fall. Attaining knowledge in each work is not only tempting, but also quite dangerous. In both Paradise Lost and Doctor Faustus, the main characters strive to achieve knowledge and…

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    literature. In Paradise Lost, the importance of obedience to God is one of the main themes that shapes Adam and Eve and their different roles when focusing on gender identities. Milton uses Adam and Eve’s disobedience to further illustrate why Satan was rebellious and to educate why Jesus’ resurrection was important. Throughout the poem, two moral paths come from disobedience. One being, redemption of Adam and Eve and the other, increasing sin and degradation by Satan. In Milton’s epic poem,…

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