... 2 of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, the action focuses firmly on the fallen angels and, specifically, Satan. We see his fall from Heaven after the vicious rebellion in which he led a third of Heaven against God, we see him writhing in the burning lake for nine days, and then we see him rise and increase in defiance, choked with tears as his legions affirm their ... take on Sin and Death and cross Chaos in his journey from Hell. He acts "heroically" in that he decides to fight on, even though he knows he can never win, and decides to go alone through the gates of Hell. But is he ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... share similar characteristics such as the invocation of a muse, the use of epic catalogues, epic similes, and in most cases, there is a hero involved to save the day. Paradise Lost and The Faerie Queene are two examples of epic poetry sharing similar epic conventions, but differing in the notion of how heroism is portrayed, such that one, The Faerie Queene, conforms to the traditional ... notions of heroism of knighthood and chivalry, whereas Paradise Lost undermines these traditions of classical heroism by presenting a hero that saves humanity without any act of violence or aggression....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the monster learns to cope with his own emotions, supporting himself. By reading a Paradise Lost the monster read this literary work as the true history of the origin of the creation of human beings. He saw aspects of himself in both the characters of Adam and Satan. He was like Adam in that he was the first of his type of creation and was unlike ... any living creature. The monster, however, felt a stronger connection to the character of Satan in that he was spurned by his creator, Victor, just as Satan was cast out of heaven by God. The creature related his feelings about his identifi...

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• Grade Level: High School