In “Paradise Lost” by John Milton‚ Milton describes and creates the character of Satan into a protagonist. Through various descriptions of loyalty and courage‚ Milton shows Satan in an air of heroism. Typically‚ a hero is a person faced with challenges who eventually overcomes those challenges to become prosperous. In “Paradise Lost”‚ Satan is described like the traditional hero‚ even though his path is for evil. Satan is a multifaceted character in that he possesses all the qualities that makes
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time of John Milton‚ Amelia Lanier‚ and Richard Lovelace‚ England experienced a revolt of King Charles I by Parliament to end his unreasonable wars. His wars were becoming a burden to Parliament to fund and handle‚ and with the leadership of Oliver Cromwell‚ the governing body was able to overthrow the king and his unpopular ways. Due to the events at the time‚ many poets and writers were able to openly criticize and discuss the ways of the government and the ways of society; Milton‚ Lanier‚ and
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humans have a fear of the unknown. One of those individuals concerned about the afterlife is John Milton. John Milton grew up as a servant for the Common Wealth of England and was highly interested the study of poetry. He contributed to the 17th century with his works that reflected on personal beliefs‚ passion for freedom‚ and self-determination. Paradise Lost‚ a well-known piece completed by Milton‚ follows the Biblical story of the Fall of Man. The text is illustrated with many themes including
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Satan is known as one of the most dynamic characters in the history of literature‚ he is sometimes introduced into literature‚ not as the villain‚ but as the seduction factor‚ like in the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton where the story of Adam and Eve is retold through the words of Satan. The epic Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri gave Satan a kind of helpless and trapped story where he was given the ultimate punishment imaginable from the perspective of God. Though Satan was the original sinner
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Sympathy for Satan John Milton spent years trying to think of an idea to base his epic on; an idea that would make his epic last centuries and never be forgotten. His desire came to life since his work lives in history‚ along with Homer‚ Virgil and Dante. Finally‚ he found a muse in God and in the dawn of creation; rather than in earthly matters. John Milton’s intention while writing his epic was not to make Satan a hero‚ however‚ many people perceive such an idea. Instead‚ he simply wanted
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In the manuscript‚ On Christian Doctrine‚ John Milton says of Chaos‚ "It was necessary that something should have existed previously‚ so that it could be acted upon by his supremely powerful active efficacy…Matter must have always existed independently of God‚ or else originated from God at some point in time… But if matter did not exist from eternity‚ it is not easy to see where it came from" (John Milton‚ On Christian Doctrine). This manuscript has since been described by C. A. Patrides as a "theological
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Anthony Appiah‚ Marshall Poe‚ and Thomas L. Friedman further elaborate on a few important aspects of globalization. Technology‚ a major part of globalization‚ has allowed humans to create the Internet‚ bringing along many benefits and drawbacks to our society on a social and global level. Humans have always interacted with each other for thousands of years. An example of such interaction is
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Milton’s case‚ especially in light of his most well-known piece Paradise Lost‚ that this can be true. The notion of a Christian humanist is based on spiritual and moral achievement required to earn merit as can be seen in the heaven that is described by Milton in his epic poem. Despite the fact that his main character was Satan‚ a fallen divine being‚ he still managed to express his humanist beliefs by creating a devil that reflects fundamental human problems. Paradise Lost only served to stress Milton’s
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Areopagitica ‘’ I am not yet so lost in lexicography as to forget that words are the daughters of the earth . . . . ‘’ Samuel Johnson I deny not‚ but that it is of greatest concernment to have a vigilant eye on the intricacy and structure of sentences‚ and their building block (i.e. words) how they are interwoven together‚ like a magnificent brick followed by another to build up a sky scraper of knowledge embedded into the notions they are ornamented with. Samuel Johnson was a man who appreciated
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understanding’‚ Psychological Review‚ vol.94 In Kaye‚ H. (2010). Cognitive Psychology (pp123-126). Milton Keynes: Open University Press. Biederman‚ I. (1987b)’Matching image edges to object memory’‚ Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Vision In Kaye‚ H. (2010). Cognitive Psychology (pp124). Milton Keynes: Open University Press. Kaye‚ H. (2010). Cognitive Psychology. Milton Keynes: Open University Press. Lawson‚ R and Humphrys‚ G.W. (1996) ‘View-specificity in object processing:
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