... the Garden of Eden The fourth book of Paradise Lost tells of Satan entering the Garden of Eden, seeing its beauty, seeing the beauty of man, and plotting the destruction of man as his revenge on God. Milton describes the garden in vivid detail, using both symbolism and metaphor to convey the sense of awe experienced by Satan to the reader. Satan, while in this lush, symbolic paradise, is also being described by Milton metaphorically ... themes Milton is trying to convey is that rebellion has consequences. While the passage of Satan's entrance into the Garden of Eden in Book IV of Paradi...

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... for the grand being who dared assault the throne of heaven."" (Abrams, M.H.). Book IX is heavily focused on the fall of Adam and Eve, here we can see many of Satan's characteristics and see if he is qualified to be noted as the hero of Paradise Lost. In book IX from lines 124-143 we hear a section of a speech by Satan, in this speech is thinking to himself so we can ... the largest example of pride by Satan. In lines 140-143 Satan brings up his almost' victory over God by pointing out the fact that Satan solely reduced the amount of angels in servitude to God by one half. Satan is sayin...

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The Measure of A Man John Milton's "Paradise Lost" is an attempt to justify the ways of God concerning Creation and the fall of man. Part of Milton's effort at justification is providing the characters of Adam, Eve, and Satan with a measure of humanity and depth not found in the Bible. As a result, the characters and their motivations are much more complex, thus making it much easier for the complex ... human audience to relate to them. Adam in particular is a remarkably deep character, blending loyalty and ... perfect morality with emotion and conviction. Holding counsel with God and direct...

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... parts. Eve is depicted as an oblivious woman in Paradise Lost because of Milton's poor relationships with women in the past. In the book, The Divorce Tracts of John Milton, John Milton states "The imaginations of men are in a great measure under the control of their opinions" (43. 9-10). In Paradise Lost, the character Eve is very different than Eve in the Bible. Because of John Milton's relationships, his readers and researchers ... believe that his representation of Eve is biased in his book and ... sleep to tell him about a dream she had. In her dream, An angel lures her to the Tree ...

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... delusions that we want error to the truth. The highest of intellects of men in their fallen condition, could not form any accurate or just approximate knowledge of God. If our minds were not enveloped by darkness and sin, Satan would not be able to deceive by his lies. To ... conduct." Arthur Pink has a strong view of God's just character towards our sinful nature. We are in possession of all the necessary faculties, but we voluntarily misuse them, deliberately following a course of foolishness and wickedness. In the garden, before the fall, Adam had a type of intimacy with God that wil...

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... simile that compares his great size to that of mythical figures. This simile drags on for sixteen lines of direct comparison. This comparison to mythical figures makes the reader think more about the subject therefore invoking more thought about Satan's powerful stature. Due to the drama and persuasiveness of Satan's rhetoric, he is the most well developed character in Paradise Lost. Both the angels and devils and heaven and ... hell can be contrasted along with Satan and the Son. Milton depicts the angels as being in a state of eternal joy by singing. Nevertheless the angels are not be...

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