Category: Paradise Lost

John Milton was born on the date 9 December 1608 and died on 8 November 1674. He was a known and successful English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He great works include at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is…

It is easy to fall victim to the idea of how limited, in the sense that we constantly feel restricted by societys standards. Yet, we are reminded of our existence and expectation that God has for us. Religion  easily summarized as the study of life and faith further solidifies our existence. It focuses on…

In Paradise Lost, John Milton attempts to fill in the theological and literary gaps in the Bible. One way that Milton does this is by expanding on the idea of the seven deadly sins; the sins include pride, wrath, sloth, greed, envy, gluttony, and lust. In the epic poem, a certain devil represents a specific…

An analysis of Miltons use of dreaming as a crucial motif and idea throughout Paradise Lost, especially in the four books preceding the fall, is one of the most revealing ways of analysing the reasoning and events leading to the Fall. Dreams, specifically Eves Satanically inspired dream in Books VI and V, have been the…

The instinct to control others is indeed natural for characters in John Websters The Duchess of Malfi and John Miltons Paradise Lost. Both Webster and Milton explore the control one exerts over women through Ferdinand and Adams desire to control the females, the control of those at a lower status illustrated through the religious figureheads…

‘The female is nothing but the body.’ Following your study of Chaucer’s The Merchant’s Tale and Milton’s Paradise Lost, how far do you think that women are presented as inferior to men in each text? The texts examined in this essay, Chaucer’s The Merchant’s Tale1 All references are from Hussey M ed., 1975, The Merchant’s…

In Miltons Paradise Lost, the ultimate model of the relationship between creator and creation is demonstrated in the relationship of God and Man. Milton refers to God as Heavenly Father declares His omnipotence. (Leila and Mohammad 55). God is a masterful creator and as and as Psalm 24:1 says, The earth is the LORD’S, and…

Paradise lost as an epic poem: John Milton is one of England’s greatest poets. His Paradise Lost is one of the best epics in the English language. Here the poet preserves the ancient tradition of heroic writing. In fact, an epic is a long narrative poem that contains a beautiful action, a great hero and…

William Shakespeares play Twelfth Night and John Miltons epic poem Paradise Lost, challenge the traditional conservative views of women. Twelfth Night demonstrates a radical and powerful presentation of women as they control and dominate the actions of the characters and plot line. Paradise Lost provides an interpretation of the Biblical text of the fall of…

They create blockbusters It was a dazzling, cool day in April, and the timepiece stood striking thirteen’, they bring metaphors ‘Whole world is a stage and all the guys and girls are simply players, they frame sarcasm and irony Cool, breezy and raining? I like Dutch climate!. In all of these cases, it is clear-cut…