ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

PARADISE LOST JOHN MILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In ’Paradise Lost’, which angel is ordered by God to drive Adam and Eve out of Paradise? Before he does so, he shows Adam a number of visions about the future of the human race, beginning with Cain murdering Abel and ending with the redemption of mankind through Christ. Who is this angel that has a large role in the finishing chapters of ’Paradise Lost’?
A
Michael
B
Abdiel
C
Rafael
D
Gabriel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -MILTON-PARADISE LOST-Book 12 The Angel Michael leads Adam and Eve out of Paradise by the hand.

Detailed explanation-2: -Raphael is an archangel who is sent by God to Eden in order to strengthen Adam and Eve against Satan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Seraph, Seraphim (667) any of the highest order of angels. solace (419) an easing of grief, loneliness, discomfort.

Detailed explanation-4: -Book IX contains all the elements of a tragedy, but Paradise Lost is not a tragedy. A tragedy would end with the fall of Adam and Eve and the arrival of Death in the world, not with the regeneration of the two humans and a promise of ultimate triumph.

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