1. "I Have Sought for a Joy without pain,/ For a Solid Without
... the simile "Like a human heart struggling and beating" (ch. 3, line46) suggests strife; and the fire imagery present throughout suggests pent up energy burning for the hope of freedom. The language is also indicative of a world of solid unremitting tyranny. Los helplessly watches Urizen's changes sealed with "iron and brass ... does this through Milton's refusal to punish Satan and instead annihilate his own human soul in order to forgive. Thus, Milton is allowing for "otherness" and contrariety, something which the Urizenic Puritan would not have permitted. Moskal reiterates, "His ethic...
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