Reflection Of Paradise Lost - 1464 Words

â€Å"Paradise Lost† is an epic poem written by John Milton. In this poem, he explains the fall of the paradise that God made in the beginning of the creation. He takes the reader to hell and gives them an understanding of what is going on and the way he envisions hell to be. Milton then explains how Satan and his followers plan to deal with losing the war to God. He also takes us on Satan’s journey to find man and describes the way Satan plans to destroy the paradise that he discovers when he eventually finds Earth and the new creation God made. In Book I, Milton starts off at the end of the war with God, and Satan and his followers being cast down to hell. Satan wakes up in hell and is in shock that he has lost the war and is now in this†¦show more content†¦Satan decides to go discover earth and man by himself, but while he is gone, all the others are exploring hell and seeing what else is down there. This is when they find â€Å"a frozen continent / Lies d ark and wild, beat with perpetual storms / Of whirlwind and dire hail.† (Book II, 587-589) One would think the ice and snow would be a relief from all the fire around them, but it was just as bad as the fire. It was used so that people could feel the pain of the freezing temperatures. Then they were forced to go back into the burning fires, so they could have a combination of pain from both extremes. In book II lines 648-673, Milton uses great imagery to vividly describe the two shapes that Satan saw as he reached the gates of hell. He description of the two shapes allows the reader to picture what Satan is looking at and how horrible the site of these two shapes must be. This was Satan’s first test to reaching Earth and discovering man. He had to get through the gates of hell and he passed because of his ability to persuade others to take his bribes. He promises them access to heaven if he can get through and they let him. It also doesn’t help that he is technic ally both their fathers. Satan’s slyness is his main weapon. Without this, he most likely wouldn’t have been able to make it out of the gates of hell and wouldn’t have been able to convince Eve to eat the fruit fromShow MoreRelatedParadise Lost By John Milton853 Words   |  4 PagesAt first glance, Paradise Lost by John Milton can easily give the impression that this classic piece of literature is a cut copy of the Book of Genesis. Contrary to that notion, Milton’s retelling of the story of the fall of man differs from the western idealized Old Testament in many ways. Throughout the 10,000 lines of the poem, Milton characterizes Adam, Eve, and Satan [Lucifer] with vivid, well thought out dialogue. Overall, Milton’s reimplementation of the archetypal text of the Book of GenesisRead MoreSymptoms of Narcissism in Eve Using Paradise Lost1625 Words   |  7 PagesNarcissism in Eve I. 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