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    In Milton’s Paradise Lost he expresses the different aspects of Eve and Satan .Satan uses his manipulation from the start of the creation of Eve.Satan uses his rhetoric to make Eve fall into his plan and cause her to corrupt Eden.Eve goes wrong by becoming Satan and creating Adam to sin. Eve when she became created she had the same qualities as Satan does. He appeals to her self absorbed mindset. After changing her perspective of God and Adam he causes her to sin and make her second guess her life

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    ’Pride goeth before the fall’ Proverbs 16:18 In Milton’s “Paradise Lost”‚ Adam and Eve might be considered tragic "heroes" in the sense that they knowingly doom themselves to be removed from Paradise‚ and are thus subjected to the harsh‚ new world‚ and yet persevere with the hope for a better future. What makes their act of sin

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    Among those familiar with the Judeo-Christian belief system‚ Jesus is normally accepted as a selfless figure‚ one who became human‚ suffered‚ and was put to death out of divine love for humanity. In his portrayal of the Son of God in Paradise Lost‚ John Milton does not necessarily disagree with the devotion or love present in the Son. His characterization of the Son does not oppose this tradition; rather‚ it is simply different. By Milton’s portrayal‚ the Son has an acute craving for attention‚

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    Milton equips his character Satan with the ability to skillfully articulate falsehoods and heretical notions which will be omitted by non-analytical readers‚ emphasizing and demanding the need to dissect the carefully constructed poetry’s function in the book’s defense and support of God. In Milton’s Paradise LostSatan observes his new surroundings and directs his reflection at his close ally Beelzebub after their fall and painful time spent in the lake (I. 220-240‚ p.217): Farewell

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    Satan as renaissance character OR Paradise Lost under the influence of renaissance. Milton is the son both of the Renaissance and Reformation. Renaissance begins with the ancient Greek literature. Renaissance means rebirth of an interest in classical Greek literature. Renaissance revived man’s interest in the world and gave him new eyes to look upon the beauty‚ love‚ life‚ learning and liberty. The earlier world was Theo-centric‚ means the God or Church was at the

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    Good vs. Evil according to Milton in Paradise Lost. John Milton divided the characters in his epic poem Paradise Lost into two sides‚ one side under God representing good‚ and the other side under Satan representing evil and sin. Milton first introduced the reader to the character Satan‚ the representative of all evil‚ and his allegiance of fallen angels that aided in his revolt against God. Only later did Milton introduce the reader to all powerful God‚ leader and creator of all mankind. The

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    the Hero in Paradise Lost? In John Milton’s epic‚ Paradise Lost‚ Milton retells the story of Genesis and the fall of man. One might think that because of the Bible‚ the hero would most likely be God or Jesus‚ but there are other possibilities in this story. A basic description of a hero would be‚ a man‚ a fundamentally good person confronting challenges and overcoming them successfully. Satan‚ in this epic‚ confronts many challenges and battles severe character flaws‚ thus Satan is the hero in

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    Rabine‚ Leslie W. "No Lost Paradise: Social Gender and Symbolic Gender in the Writings of Maxine Hong Kingston." Signs 12.3 (1987): 471-92. The article‚ No Lost Paradise‚ gives a brief description about how gender determines one’s place in the family and society‚ and one’s place of power. Though neither sex possesses essential qualities‚ gender oppositions do play a vital role in organizing Kingston’s world. This article also depicts at the oral culture that they should have in their traditional

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    Frankenstein who embodies a creature‚ who eventually wreaks havoc on his life. The novel Lost Paradise‚ by John Milton‚ exposes the cruelty of Christianity or the Christian God within the characters God‚ Satan‚ Adam‚ and Eve. Victor Frankenstein and God have many similarities‚ as they are both creators of incarnations. Victor’s creature known as the monster shows striking similarities with Satan and Adam. Characters from different novels have similar personalities. <br> <br>As creators of another creature

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    Grendel as a sympathetic character in Grendel Can you imagine being born and automatically being considered evil? This is what happens to Grendel. Throughout the book everyone’s feelings towards Grendel is that of a bad person or creature. In Grendel my sympathy for Grendel fluctuates. Grendel starts out as a sympathetic character because he is an innocent curious child with a mother who doesn’t talk‚ and lives in a cave. As the story moves on Grendel is misunderstood then starts to make decisions

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