ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What event occurs in the final lines of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost”?
A
Adam and Eve hold hands and walk across an arid plain.
B
Adam and Eve promise to be fruitful and multiply.
C
Adam and Eve curse their God.
D
Adam and Eve curse Satan.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At the end of Paradise Lost, Adam and Eve are sent out from the Garden of Eden as punishment for their disobedience. They are no longer immortal and must suffer the ravages of sickness, injury, and age.

Detailed explanation-2: -Adam and Eve leave Eden. Michael leads them through the Eastern Gate and down to the plain. Behind them they see the flaming sword that protects Eden from intruders. A brand new world lies before them, and they know that God will be with them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The battles between the faithful angels and Satan’s forces take place over three days. At the final battle, the Son of God single-handedly defeats the entire legion of angelic rebels and banishes them from Heaven. Following this purge, God creates the World, culminating in his creation of Adam and Eve.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paradise Lost is an epic poem (12 books, totalling more than 10, 500 lines) written in blank verse, telling the biblical tale of the Fall of Mankind – the moment when Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, and God banished them from the Garden of Eden forever.

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