ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

PARADISE LOST JOHN MILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At what point does the narration unfolds in the poem Paradise Lost?
A
In Eden
B
After the fall of man
C
After the defeat of rebel angels
D
In paradise, when Lucifer sits with God
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -John Milton, the narrator of his poem “Paradise Lost, ” begins the poem by describing “Mans First Disobedience” (Milton, line 1) which is the story of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. Milton then asks a Muse what led Adam and Eve to commit a sin against God.

Detailed explanation-2: -Third Person (Omniscient) The narrator of Paradise Lost is an omniscient third person. This means that the narrator is not a character in the story (like Satan or Adam or Eve), but rather an external observer that can enter the thoughts of all of the characters in the story.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the end of Paradise Lost, Adam and Eve are sent out from the Garden of Eden as punishment for their disobedience. They are no longer immortal and must suffer the ravages of sickness, injury, and age.

Detailed explanation-4: -Milton’s story has two narrative arcs, one about Satan (Lucifer) and the other, Adam and Eve. It begins after Satan and the other fallen angels have been defeated and banished to Hell, or, as it is also called in the poem, Tartarus.

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