ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In June 1642, Milton paid a visit to the manor house at Forest Hill, Oxfordshire, and, aged 34, married the 17-year-old Mary Powell. The marriage got off to a poor start as Mary did not adapt to Milton’s austere lifestyle or get along with his nephews.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mary Powell was 16 and John Milton 35 when they married in 1642.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blind and once a widower, Milton married Katherine Woodcock in 1656. Their marriage lasted only 15 months: she died within months of the birth of their child.

Detailed explanation-4: -John Milton was a 17th century historian, journalist and poet born on December 9th, 1608 in London, England. He was best known for his writing of Paradise Lost. Milton first planned to become a priest. He studied at Cambridge University and afterwards decided to abandon this path to become a full time writer and poet.

Detailed explanation-5: -Milton’s life, as well as some of his ideas, were no doubt influenced by his three marriages. In 1642 he married Mary Powell, who was seventeen at the time.