ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

PARADISE LOST JOHN MILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which angel does Satan trick by disguising himself as a cherub?
A
Michael
B
Uriel
C
Raphael
D
Abdiel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Satan disguises himself as a cherub and flies to the sun to talk with the archangel, Uriel.

Detailed explanation-2: -Satan acknowledges the horrible nature of Hell, but argues that, for him, to be in Heaven would be Hell (being subservient to God) and it is better to reign where he is than serve in Heaven. Beelzebub repeats Satan’s suggestion, advising him to call to other angels, who will be revived by sound of their leader’s voice.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fallen angels that will be discussed in the following passages are Satan, Beelzebub, Moloch, Chemos, Baal, Astarte, Thammuz, Dagon, Rimmon, Osiris, Isis and Belial. Satan is known in every culture; he is even worshiped by people through his followers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Satan in Paradise Lost Book I : An Epic Hero Or A Repulsive Hypocrite. One of the primary questions that perplexes the readers of Milton’s Paradise Lost concerns the poet’s delineation of Satan, the chief of the Fallen angels.

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