LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
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The fall of the rebel angels
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The fall of Adam
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The fall of Eve
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The fall of the son
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paradise Lost is an epic poem (12 books, totalling more than 10, 500 lines) written in blank verse, telling the biblical tale of the Fall of Mankind – the moment when Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, and God banished them from the Garden of Eden forever.
Detailed explanation-2: -The fallen angels that will be discussed in the following passages are Satan, Beelzebub, Moloch, Chemos, Baal, Astarte, Thammuz, Dagon, Rimmon, Osiris, Isis and Belial. Satan is known in every culture; he is even worshiped by people through his followers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The poem concerns the biblical story of the fall of man; the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
Detailed explanation-4: -Satan tried to overthrow God’s rule and banded together with other rebel angels to begin a civil war. They were defeated by God and cast out of Heaven and into Hell. The story begins with Satan and the other rebel angels waking up to find themselves floating on a lake of fire in Hell, transformed into devils.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The theme of Book I of Paradise Lost is resolution and perseverance in the face of overwhelming defeat. As the book begins, Satan and those angels who he swayed to join him have fallen from heaven, becoming demons.