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¶ … Dante Alighieri "Inferno," -- which is a physical description of hell that is a feast for the senses (Alighieri, 2003), Paradise Lost is also a comprehensive description of the process of creation of the Universe (Milton and Bentley, 1974). In the latter case, however, man is at the center of events. Paradise Lost is about personalities -- God's, Satan's, Sin's, Death's, Jesus Christ (Son), Adam and Eve. The epic poem has been severely criticized by scholars who aver that Satan has been given a place in prominence that is not deserved. (Hamilton, 1977) The most severe criticism comes from William Blake in prosaic sections of "Marriage of Heaven and Hell." (Blake, 1994) Blake's accusatory tone goes so far as to aver that thought there might be hints of poetic license in how Milton created the character of Satan, Milton might...
The exact quote is: "The reason Milton wrote in fetters when he wrote of Angels and Gods, and at liberty when of Devils and Hell, is because he was a true poet and of the Devil's Party without knowing it." Strong words indeed.
One might argue that in portraying the Devil, Milton was being true to what was written in the Bible. After all, Ezekiel (28:15) states that "You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you." This shows that Satan was first created as an Archangel complete with all the powers, but somehow iniquities entered into him. The expectations as in any religious missive or religion are that good and evil exists and that good eventually triumphs over evil. The problems that Blake and many others have are due to the kind…
Disdain forbids me, and my dread of shame
Among the Spirits beneath (IV.75-83)
In a sense, Satan's malfeasance can be construed (as the narrative is developed by Milton) as rebellious because Satan was created through inequality of rank and power. The Archangel did not see the reason for that. Percy Shelley, in an essay "On the Devil, and Devils," wrote that the Devil owed a lot to Milton. (Curran, 1997) While Dante presented the Devil as the very embodiment of evil, Milton clothed him with "the sublime grandeur of a graceful but tremendous spirit." Milton made Satan a Romantic hero. There is no doubt that Milton (personally) Satan to
This is obviously an escape in her dream from the societal norms and from the strict rules that are imposed in the garden and that govern her existence, as well as her role in this environment. Being able to escape them, even with help from Satan, is possible in Eve's dream. Eve's road towards independence grows with each book in "Paradise Lost," some pointing out to the way her autonomy becomes
" Symbols are part of Milton's method, and it is likely that the term "light" in the poem refers to the concept of time and chronological movement. Since Milton was not born blind, it is likely that in his youth, he used his sense of sight to observe the world, interact within the confines of society, and as his sight faded, use his hands and pen to right the wrongs he
Knowledge makes one godlike, and so does the power of reproduction, according to Satan in Eve's dream. The reference to gods once again parallels the images and language Homeric epic, and the persistence of pagan spirits like Zephyr and Flora in Eden, and Lucifer makes an even cruder, tempting ploy about how reproduction creates new 'godlike' beings (i.e. children): For Gods, yet able to make Gods of Men: And why not Gods
Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" with Milton's "Paradise Lost" Comparison of the two works: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Milton's Paradise Lost are two examples of great works that seemingly have little in common. The differences in subject, approach, language and style contrast greatly but these works also share many common themes. Although Twelfth Night is a romantic comedic work and Paradise Lost is an epic poem that deals with a much heavier subject
Although the general standard is broadly acknowledged, there is a difference about the quality and extent of the teaching. It could be said that some support a decidedly unitary official while others support a feebly unitary official. The previous aggregation contends that Congress' energy to meddle with intra-official choice making is constrained and that the President can control approach making by all official offices inside the cutoff points set for
WILLIAM BLAKE'S MILTON-TRANSFORMATION The great Romantic poet, William Blake, is known for his revolutionary ideas and his fiery attacks on everything he opposed. His work is usually not very complex in nature but since it is connected with the infinite and discusses some imaginary elements, one needs to read his poems more than once to make sense of them. This is exactly what is required when reading Blake's Milton, a poem