The Lost Children

The Peace and Joy of Trials: An Analysis of Milton’s Theodicy in Paradise Lost Milton’s theodicy is an example of the most simplistic explanation for the question of why bad things happen when there is an all-powerful and all-loving God in existence, governing and determining our lives. Paradise Lost is the book Milton wrote to portray his beliefs concerning this question of justifying the ways of God to men. The answer to this question, at least for John Milton, revolves around the events in…

Abraham by Hrotsvitha and a Play for Representing Adam, author unknown are both similar and different to one another in a variety of ways. Adam is directly based on the Bible text, while Abraham has references to God and the Bible, but takes place in its own time and place. Each are effective of communicating the messages they intend to in their own way, in construction, in their use of Representatio, and in the use of dialogue, staging, humor, wordplay, metaphor and characterization. A special…

Shakespeare’s King Lear and Milton’s Paradise Lost are similar, but very different. They have many of the same elements within each story, though the stories are very different. King Lear and Paradise Lost bring deception and betrayal to the table with Adam and Eve eating forbidden fruit and King Lear going through hell just to be treated poorly by who he thought were his best daughters. The first story to be recognized is King Lear. King Lear is king of Britain and he is getting older.…

How Does the Concept of Characters in Works of Literature Needing to Grow and Change in Order to Reach a Goal Apply to Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy? Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen divulges the transformations of Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a gentleman, and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a wealthy estate owner. Both of these characters hold bigotry toward one another that encumbers their ultimate engagement and requires them to change in order to find happiness. Elizabeth grows to be self-aware of…

darkness, Eden is drawn into the conversation about darkness in Paradise Lost. Eden has day and night, which is consistent with the three creation stories. Many of the negative events foreshadowing the Fall occur in darkness or during the night. Satan plots to trick Adam and Eve into sinning in the darkness. In Book 2, during the important discussion in Hell as to whether the fall angels will attempt to fight God, despite having lost the first battle that caused their exile from Heaven.…

Shelley writes this novel and focuses on the creature in order to teach the reader that things are not always what they seem. The creature that Victor creates can be compared to two characters within John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost. Milton’s Paradise Lost is about the Fall of Man, but specifically focuses on Satan as a fallen angel. Milton describes how Satan was created as a beautiful angel, perfect and stunning, but he was too proud.…

In the story Cain: A Mystery by Lord Bryon, Bryon creates the character Cain as a suffering eldest brother of Abel and son of Adam and Eve with the many complications of his own thoughts. This character is a key aspect of the author’s purpose. The author wants the readers to understand that your own thoughts impact the world around you when put into action. Your world, meaning not only yourself, but others and your environment. Within this action, your own world can be weakened or strengthened.…

From books and TV shows to movies and plays, the contrast between light and dark is found everywhere. Typically, light indicates something good, while the dark is something to be feared and is bad. For example, most people have this notion that Heaven, which is an unquestionably excellent place, is all light, while Hell, which is atrocious, is completely dark. Even little kids assume something bad is going to happen in the dark, but if they have a night light, then everything will be okay. This…

In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Satan makes a number of observations, one being, “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.” This suggests that each individual has the power to change their mindset on a situation, which can be translated to the present in an overwhelming amount of ways. At one point or another, nearly everybody has been told less is more. Of course, many people associate this with how much dressing they put on their salad or something…

Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, provides a story consisting of one certain character with many opinions towards it. This being, referred to as the creature, or “monster”, undergoes many effects, changes, and decisions throughout the story. When one truly takes an analytical approach, it can be seen and understood that this so called “monster” is truthfully the victim. The support behind this involves the neglect, isolation, and pain that the creature experiences. Soon after his creation, the…