ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Paradise Lost shows an influence of?
A
Paganism
B
Pre-Christian theology
C
Christianity and the Renaissance
D
Greek nihilism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main or more prominent features of renaissance on Paradise Lost are: Christianity during renaissance(Hebraism) Individualism. Humanism. Love of beauty and art. Revival of Greek mythology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paradise Lost was a source of inspiration and fascination for Romantic poets such as William Blake and Percy Bysshe Shelley. The Romantic interpretation of Satan as the hero of Paradise Lost stems from Blake’s statement that Milton was ‘of the Devil’s party without knowing it’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Paradise Lost is based on the biblical story of the temptation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden by the fallen angel, Satan, and their expulsion from the Garden. There are two narrative thrusts in the poem: one following Adam and Eve and the other following Satan, or Lucifer.

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