FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The top of the Pantheon in Rome
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The Pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem
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The top of a “Mountain high”
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“Up to the middle Region of thick Air”
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Paradise Lost, Satan falls from the heavenly spheres, plunging through nightmarish limbo for nine days, and landing in the depths of Hell. Yet, prior to his descent into Hell, Satan belonged in Heaven, an archangel named Lucifer, a rational and perfect being created by God.
Detailed explanation-2: -Heaven, Hell, the Garden of Eden Paradise Lost takes place right around what Christians would say is the beginning of human history. The poem begins after Satan’s unsuccessful rebellion and the creation of the universe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Satan lands atop Mount Niphates, just north of Paradise, the Garden of Eden. He becomes gripped with doubt about the task in front of him; seeing the beauty and innocence of Earth has reminded him of what he once was. He even briefly considers whether he could be forgiven if he repented.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Paradise Lost book. IX, there is a temptation scene. In it, Satan tempted Eve, the mother of mankind to eat the fruit of that forbidden tree, the tree of knowledge. This scene projects the main theme of this epic: the theme of disobedience of man.