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    radical political revolution‚ religious turmoil‚ and his near execution; published the twelve book edition of Paradise Lost‚ a poem describing the biblical text of Genesis filled with hidden political meaning. Paradise Lost enraged those who supported the restoration of Charles II‚ was praised by seekers of religious toleration‚ and attacked by the Anglican Church. Critics denounced Paradise Lost for its construction‚ subject‚ and political meaning. England in the seventeenth century was a land of political

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    he Poem Andrew Marvell’s poem chronicles his reactions to the artistic merit of John Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667) in seven verse paragraphs of fifty-four rhymed iambic pentameter lines. The opening sentence forms a grammatical unit of ten lines. The remaining lines‚ marked with a grammatical pause at the end of each couplet‚ follow the poetic practice of end-stopped couplets. Initially‚ Marvell contrasts Milton’s “slender Book” with its “vast Design‚” its Christian topic of salvation history and

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    Kashmir ; a Lost Paradise

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    Kashmir — a beautiful mountain state with clear rivers‚ evergreen forests and one of the highest death rates in the world. It is at the center of an age-old dispute between Pakistan and India that has dragged on from the independence of both nations over fifty years ago to the present time‚ with no resolution in sight. The combined population of the two nation totals over a billion‚ so no conflict between them is of passing importance‚ especially when nuclear weapons are involved. Pakistan and India

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    in Paradise Lost Modern criticism of Paradise Lost has taken many different views of Milton’s ideas in the poem. One problem is that Paradise Lost is almost militantly Christian in an age that now seeks out diverse viewpoints and admires the man who stands forth against the accepted view. Milton’s religious views reflect the time in which he lived and the church to which he belonged. He was not always completely orthodox in his ideas‚ but he was devout. His purpose or theme in Paradise Lost is

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    and/or ornamental thing.  When God created the world he had this in mind. To have a harmonious system in the universe where everything can live in peace and free of all worry. God was on top and everything was peaceful. Until the angles in Milton’s Paradise Lost had a fight. After the fight God banished these bad angels and had the last part of his universe created‚ hell. This completed a very complex picture of Milton’s vision of the universe in the beginning. The encyclopedic writers of the early Middle

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    In Paradise Lost by John Milton‚ the character of Eve is not portrayed as being the most likeable character. Infact‚ Milton tends to describe Eve in a way that makes her come off as being the antagonist of the story. Milton depicts Eve as being worth less than Adam‚ being only defined by her beauty‚ and having similar characteristics to the character of Satan. The way Eve is characterized in the epic shows Milton’s views of the role of women in society and towards men. First‚ Milton describes in

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    The Role of Satan in “Paradise Lost” John Milton’s epic “Paradise Lost” is one that has brought about much debate since its writing. This epic tells the Biblical story of Adam and Eve‚ although from a different perspective than what most people usually see. Milton tells the story more through the eyes of Satan‚ whom most people usually consider the ultimate villain. The way in which Satan is portrayed in this story has caused speculation as to whether Satan is actually a hero in this situation

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    lityThe construction of sexuality in Paradise Lost is an intriguing debate amongst scholars and critics to this day. One of the central issues surrounding the discussion of is in relation to pre-lapsarian and post lapsarian sexuality. Some critics such as C.S Lewis and St. Augustine argue against this notion and say that any argument supporting this is entirely hypothetical and to debate further on it would only create false imagery. However the general view supports the concept of there being some

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    In Paradise Lost ‚ Milton characterizes Eve as autarchic as compared to Genesis‚ to show that obedience to God is truly more important than our own worth. In the original Genesis story‚ Eve is portrayed as a woman who was solely tricked by Satan into doing his evil doings‚ although in Paradise Lost‚ Milton portrays Eve as a woman who wasn’t just manipulated by Satan‚ but allows the reader to see Eve’s disobedience through her independent thought. In the beginning of book 9 of Paradise Lost‚ Eve

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