... similarities rather in differentiation. The Renaissance period focused mainly on individualism. William Shakespeare's plays reflected mostly on an individual and their well-being. In "Paradise Lost: The Temptation of Eve," John Milton focuses on Eve and her temptation. In the Romantic period, many stories also reflected on individualism. The themes of the plays, sonnets, poems, etc is mainly of one person trying ... told of love and hate while other poets and writers told of greed and envy. In "On His Blindness," page 417, Milton tells of his blindness and wonders if he should complain ...

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