LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
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Justify the ways of man to God
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Justify the ways of God to man
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Clash of God and Satan
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first words of Paradise Lost state that the poem’s main theme will be “Man’s first Disobedience.” Milton narrates the story of Adam and Eve’s disobedience, explains how and why it happens, and places the story within the larger context of Satan’s rebellion and Jesus’ resurrection.
Detailed explanation-2: -“The theme of Paradise Lost teaches that passion and reason are the two powers in man, must be in harmonious equilibrium, passionate triumphant over reason is the source of all evils.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Milton fulfills his stated purpose of justifying the ways of God to men by explaining, through his epic poem, how God is able to turn everything bad to a good purpose.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The purpose or theme of Paradise Lost then is religious and has three parts: 1) disobedience, 2) Eternal Providence, and 3) justification of God to men. Frequently, discussions of Paradise Lost center on the latter of these three to the exclusion of the first two.