Gabriel has just told Adam the story of how -- through Adam and Eve’s mistake -- Jesus overcame sin. “But to the Cross he nailes thy Enemies‚” and “Shall bruise the head of Satan‚ crush his strength” (Milton‚ 12.430‚415). The news of Jesus’ gracious victory over sin and death overwhelms Adam. He responds in lines 471-472 by saying that the post-fallen world (with Jesus) is greater than the pre-fallen world in the Garden of Eden. Adam is basically saying he does not feel as bad for the fall because
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Throughout time‚ John Milton’s Paradise Lost has been studied by many people and comprehended in many different fashions‚ developing all kinds of new interpretations of the great epic. There have been many different interpretations of this great epic. Milton’s purpose in writing the epic was to explain the biblical story of Adam and Eve. Although the epic is similar to the Bible story in many ways‚ Milton’s character structure differs from that of the Bible’s version. All through out the epic Milton
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This piece seems to me like an allegory of oral tradition. Hard Rock is‚ after all‚ a legend to all the prison inmates‚ and his exploits can only travel by word of mouth. That is perhaps why ‘WORD’ is given so much importance in the third stanza. It brings attention to the fact that all legend/folktales/myths were originally passed down orally. The use of slang: "nigger"‚ "indian"‚ "son of a bitch" gives the piece its edge; the gritty‚ harsh reality of prison life. This poem is very psychological
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apparent that that they wrote and “prophesy” (Danielson 177). Women were to keep their opinions to themselves‚ but in reality they would often give counsel to their husbands in the private of their home (“The Early Seventeenth Century"). Although‚ Paradise Lost is less focused on careerism in regards to women‚ there correlation between Eve and seventeenth century women still exists. Eve’s characterization is much more connected to her relationship with Adam
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complex and detailed plots and captivating characters full of charm and enchantment. These Biblical stories‚ characters‚ and metaphors inspire great novels. Some examples of these great novels that allude to the Bible are; The Great Gatsby‚ Paradise Lost‚ and The Lord of the Flies. By upholding
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permanently tarnished and cursed throughout English literature. His heinous strategies have crafted an abominable reputation for him‚ the enemy of the Lord. However‚ in John Milton’s Paradise Lost‚ Satan acquires a role depicted with characteristics associated with the epic heroes and heroines. The first two books of Paradise Lost describe Satan‚ one-third of Heaven’s fallen angels‚ and their experiences after their eviction. In a state of anguish‚ Satan’s followers are still confident in their ambitious
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Dante ’s Inferno Vs. Milton ’s Paradise Lost The two stories‚ Inferno by Dante and Paradise Lost by Milton‚ were written about the biblical hell and its keeper: Satan. Both of these authors had different views about the hell and Satan. In Paradis Lost‚ Milton wrote that Satan used to be an angel of God. The devil believed that he was equal to the Lord and he wanted to be greater than him. For this‚ God banished him to hell. Milton ’s physical description of Satan is interesting. Since he
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Goa The tiny emerald land on the west coast of India is best known as a place of sandy beaches and parties. But far from the popular tourist hotspots‚ sandy beaches and loud parties – lush greenery‚ sparkling waterfalls and the calm of the countryside is the other face of Goa. Party all night long besides the beaches‚ getting tan and cocktails in the bright sun is what people generally understand from Goa. But for me the beauty of this city was just mesmerising. And it was the beauty of the crystal
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The same passage is seen as ambiguous to other critics of Milton. This connects to the idea of Milton’s ambiguity on feminism‚ and whether or not Paradise Lost is a feminist or misogynistic work‚ or something in between. The common to interpretation of the phrase “Not equal‚ as their sex not equal seemed” (ibid 4.295-298) is that it is a reference to Eve’s inferiority to Adam. This is because of the context of later parts of the poem‚ but when it stands alone the passage is vague as to which sex
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) wrote the novel‚ Frankenstein‚ in her late teens to her early twenties. It was her most famous work and was published in early 1818 it was to become the most famous Gothic Horror story ever written. Shelley lived in a time where the field of science progressed immensely. Science‚ because of its links to the supernatural‚ then became part of the emergence of Gothic Horror as a genre. Since then it has been frequently used in Gothic Horror when using the connection
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