FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JOHN MILTON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to him, their service is equally valuable to God as that of the first category of angels. The poet compares himself with the later Angels who just keep patience. Thus, in the end, the poet is quite satisfied as he is also serving God just by keeping patience.
Detailed explanation-2: -The expression ‘that one talent’ in the poem ‘On His Blindness’ means is the talent of writing. The poet feels he had exceptional writing abilities, which he did not use optimally. The poet lost his eye sight in his fifties; the poet felt he could have better used his eyesight in writing something to praise God.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: According to the poem “On His Blindness", people who ‘’best bear his milde yoke” best serve God. In this line, Milton alludes to the New Testament verse in which Jesus calls his followers to take on his yoke so he can share their burdens.
Detailed explanation-4: -How does the poet justify the ways of God to man in the sonnet “On His Blindness”? Ans.: This poem teaches us that we should have complete faith in the ways of God. The poet expresses this idea through his personal experience. He became completely blind when he was in forty-fourth year.