ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘Paradise Lost’ attempted to ____
A
Justify the ways of man to God
B
Justify the ways of God to man
C
Show that the Satan and god have equal power
D
Explain why good and evil are necessary.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the opening of Paradise Lost, Milton invokes his Muse, the Holy Spirit, to grant him “Eternal Providence” that he may achieve his goal for the epic: to “justify the ways of God to men” (PL I. 25-26). Milton believed in a God that was infinite, eternal, omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient (Fallon 33).

Detailed explanation-2: -Paradise Lost is an attempt to make sense of a fallen world: to “justify the ways of God to men”, and no doubt to Milton himself.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meaning of To Justify the Ways of God to Men “Justifying the ways of God, ” refers to God’s nature to turn everything from bad to good. God has created the earth, and humans to replace bad angels, and He sent Jesus to redeem the fallen humans.

Detailed explanation-4: -God, in Paradise Lost, is less a developed character than a personification of abstract ideas. He is unknowable to humankind and to some extent lacks emotion and depth. He has no weaknesses, embodies pure reason, and is always just.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Ways of God to Men is an exciting and unique novel that explores notions of spirituality and God, bridging the gap between literature, philosophy and film. Pick up this book today and discover a whole world that was thought to have been lost.

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