FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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Question
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In the first 75 lines of Book One of “Paradise Regained, ” Satan refers to which person he has recently seen, who is identified by the following quote? “Before him [Jesus] a great Prophet, to proclaim / His coming, is sent Harbinger, who all / Invites, and in the Consecrated stream / Pretends to wash off sin”
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John the Apostle
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John the Baptist
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Michael the Archangel
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Joseph, Jesus’s stepfather
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -All is not lost; the unconquerable Will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome?
Detailed explanation-2: -Eve has become his companion for life, and he is unwilling to part with her even if that means disobeying God. Adam’s curiosity and hunger for knowledge is another weakness.
Detailed explanation-3: -The poem is written in blank verse, or lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter, and is over 10, 000 lines long.
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