FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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Satan contemplates his reflection in a pool of water.
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Adam contemplates his reflection in a pool of water.
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Eve contemplates her reflection in a pool of water.
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All of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -“Paradise Lost” is an epic poem written by John Milton. In this poem, he explains the fall of the paradise that God made in the beginning of the creation. He takes the reader to hell and gives them an understanding of what is going on and the way he envisions hell to be.
Detailed explanation-2: -Milton opens Paradise Lost by formally declaring his poem’s subject: humankind’s first act of disobedience toward God, and the consequences that followed from it. The act is Adam and Eve’s eating of the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, as told in Genesis, the first book of the Bible.
Detailed explanation-3: -The story of Paradise Lost is Biblical and theme falls into three parts, the major themes of this epic are the theme of disobedience, manifestation of Eternal Providence, and justification of Divine ways. All these themes are complete and support each other.
Detailed explanation-4: -After the fall, Eve, like Adam, is acrimonious and depressed. However, her love for Adam initiates the regeneration of the pair. She apologizes, and her love causes a change in Adam; they can face the future together.