FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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The Son
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Raphael
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Michael
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Adam
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Paradise Lost Milton sets up the Archangel Michael as the polar opposite of Satan, leading the forces loyal to God. However, critical and popular opinions about the poem have never accorded Michael the same recognition as his opponent. Yet Michael defeats Satan in a duel during the battles in Book VI (VI.
Detailed explanation-2: -For all intents and purposes, we can say that our narrator is John Milton, the blind guy who lived in the 1600s, only he doesn’t always like to talk about himself, so it’s easy to forget.
Detailed explanation-3: -Adam is a strong, intelligent, and rational character possessed of a remarkable relationship with God. In fact, before the fall, he is as perfect as a human being can be. He has an enormous capacity for reason, and can understand the most sophisticated ideas instantly.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first part of Adam’s vision is of Cain and Abel. Adam sees Cain’s murder of Abel and then is told by Michael that the killer and victim are Adam’s own sons. Adam laments the brutality of what he has seen and is then given a further vision of all the terrible ways in which death will take humans.