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A 4 page essay, which includes a very brief outline, offers a brief overview of Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. The writer includes a brief biography of Milton, a short summary of the plot and discusses several of the major themes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Evil is of often difficult to recognize. 3. Satans primary weapon is "false knowledge." IV. Conclusions Introduction : John Miltons seventeenth century epic poem Paradise Lost is not
only still relevant as a profound comment on human nature and the relationship of humanity to the Divine, but it also tells the modern reader a great deal about Miltons
contemporary society, as the poem provided Milton with a means of covertly critiquing English governance, as well as offering his opinions on human nature, sin, and mans relationship to God
through religion. This overview of Miltons epic focuses on poems overall structure and its political and moral implications. Biography : Milton was born in London to a prosperous family.
His father was a "scrivener or law writer" and his mother was the religious daughter of a successful merchant (John Milton). He originally intended to become a priest, but abandoned
this goal after being expelled from Cambridge. At this time, he began to write and later resumed his studies and traveled to France and Italy. He met Galileo and
their reference to Galileos telescope in Paradise Lost. In 1651, he became blind, but this only appears to have increased his facility with language. He was impoverished after the restoration
of the monarchy due to his support of the Commonwealth (John Milton). Married three times, he spent his later years dictating to his writing to his "daughter, nephews, friends, disciples,"
and paid secretaries (John Milton). Summary : Milton opens by indicating that the topic of his poem is Adam and Eve and their disobedience to God and fall from
grace, invoking a heavenly muse to aid him in relating Gods divine plan for humanity. Milton expressly states his intention lines 25-26 in Book I, saying that he intends to
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