of knowledge‚ if this be to know‚ which leaves us naked thus‚ of honour void‚ of innocence‚ of faith‚ of puritie” (9.1071-1075). Adam’s acknowledgment of his sin shows that he understands the consequences that are to follow‚ which is his fall from Paradise‚ yet he accepts them as he was acting through his own free will. McColley advances the claim that Adam had free will to choose Eve over God as she states‚ “Man’s disobedience‚ then‚ was not the revelation of his nature but the violation of it: that
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acumen of language that appears in the incredible vocabulary and his historical and political references used in his writings. Throughout Milton’s book Paradise Lost‚ he makes references to the Roman gods‚ Greek liturgy‚ and many other books he read and studied. Milton’s knowledge grew as he became older too. In fact‚ one of the reasons Milton wrote Paradise Lost was because of the epics he had already read. Blessington said that Milton influenced by Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey‚ Virgil’s Aeneid‚ Tasso’s
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of Fate In Paradise Lost‚ Adam and Eve commit the first sin‚ and from this point on‚ all other sins are mere copies of this. Alexander Pope uses this to his benefit when he depicts the crime in The Rape of the Lock. By alluding to Milton’s work‚ Pope is able to comically refer to the cutting of a lock of hair as a tragic and epic event. In doing this‚ he paradoxically assumes that the crime is not one of personal fault‚ but one fated to happen by God‚ just as in Paradise Lost. “What
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The reader can gain a deeper understanding of The Monster’s internal struggle in Shelley’s Frankenstein of becoming Satan by having read Milton’s Paradise Lost. The Monster’s internal struggle is him giving into his hatred and becoming Satan and a living hell to Victor Frankenstein‚ The Monster’s creator. Satan was an angel‚ originally called Lucifer‚ that was banished to Hell for waging war against God. When The Monster enters the village to find food for himself‚ The monster states “One of the
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“Inspite of our difference in character‚ he reminded me of some long lost brother.” (10). The fictional book‚ “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac is about two good friends Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty from the beat generation which are people’s stereotype in 1950’s and early 60’s to people who experiments in drugs‚ wears black‚ and explores jazz; traveled from east to west and Mexico in search for ecstasy and jazz. Although these characters; Sal and Dean‚ get along well they also have a lot of difference
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differences in the stories are the way the characters left the paradise‚ the reasons for eating the fruit‚ and the amount of fruit trees in their paradise. Some similarities are that the fruit became a foreshadow that something bad or evil was going to happen‚ trees both resulted in death/exile‚ and the characters are naked. In the stories of Life of Pi and Genesis‚ there are many alterations. The way that both the characters depart from the paradise is not relatable. Adam and Eve disobey God’s orders to
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Milton contains the illusions of Hebrew History‚ Greek Mythology‚ and Iqbal to Islamic History. Milton’s language shows the Latin solidity‚ while Iqbal’s language always has energy of Arabic words and phrases. Milton wrote his master pieces “Paradise Lost” and “Paradise Regained”‚ and Iqbal wrote his master pieces “Shikwa” and “Jawab-e-Shikwa”.Both of them used musical resounding words and style. A remarkable resemblance in many aspects is found in their later career. Both Milton and Iqbal took active
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Do not stand at my Grave and Weep by Mary Elizabeth Frye should be included in the Religion and Literature coursework. Although it happens to be a short poem‚ both the students and the professor will find it beneficial throughout the journey they will take in this challenging yet rewarding course. This poem could be used to review basic poetic concepts and rhetorical devices while touching on death which is a major milestone on the course of life. This poem could also be valuable to students in this
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In the Epic poem Paradise Lost‚ Milton develops Satans character to be a hero. This is the opposite of what most of us have learned growing up‚ it may be a hard pill to swallow‚ finding that you are feeling empathy for the protagonish. Although Satan is the protagonist‚ he is a hero because Milton shows us he is relatable‚ displays sympathy and a sense of leadership. He is relatable through his experience after being cast down from heaven. Satan has showed examples of Sympathy through out the movie
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John Steinbeck in the first chapter of "Of Mice and Men" attempts to make the setting appear as paradise or as the Garden of Eden. Yet‚ later in this play the paradise changes into the opposite of what it was and many of the descriptions are foreshadowing‚ for example‚ the dead mouse in Lennies pocket represents the fate of people who are in the dark or are weak. In these ways‚ he attempts to use the paradise setting to catalyze the storyline into the final chapter where most of the descriptions show
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