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    their respective parties. Consequently‚ each side fights for what they believe and as displayed in history‚ the victor determines which side was right. Paradise Lost is a poem written by John Milton that discloses the fall of man from paradise through the intervention of Satan; yet‚ through the Son of God‚ they are saved and are allowed back in to paradise. This tale that conveys the victory of the ultimate good‚ also displays the heroism of Satan although he faces defeat. This exceptional hero was a

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    ------------------------------------------------- The Rebellion of Satan in John Milton’s Paradise Lost Paradise Lost is the famous epic by 17th-century English poet John Milton. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Man: the story of the fallen angel Satan‚ head of the rebellious angels who have just fallen from Heaven along with the rest of the rebel angels and how he tempted Adam and Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit and fall from grace.  As the poem’s antagonist‚ Satan is the originator

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    Milton was looked on by many feminists‚ "of or relating to or advocating equal rights for women‚"(comma before quotation mark)[1] as rather chauvinistic in the way he portrayed Eve. In‚ (delete‚) Paradise Lost‚ there are many examples of Eve being slighted (comma and substitute well with while) well Adam remains unscathed. **** Haven’t Developed introduction completely **** When Eve first enters the world‚ (comma maybe) she awakes‚ "Under a shade on flow’rs…‚"[2] by a lake. In

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    Nihilism: Encyclopedia II - Nihilism - Nihilism in Philosophy Nihilism - Nihilism in Philosophy Though the term nihilism was first popularized by Ivan Turgenev (see below)‚ it was first introduced into philosophical discourse by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743–1819)‚ who used the term to characterize rationalism‚ and in particular Immanuel Kant’s "critical" philosophy in order to carry out a reductio ad absurdum according to which all rationalism (philosophy as criticism) reduces to nihilism

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    Goa The tiny emerald land on the west coast of India is best known as a place of sandy beaches and parties. But far from the popular tourist hotspots‚ sandy beaches and loud parties – lush greenery‚ sparkling waterfalls and the calm of the countryside is the other face of Goa. Party all night long besides the beaches‚ getting tan and cocktails in the bright sun is what people generally understand from Goa. But for me the beauty of this city was just mesmerising. And it was the beauty of the crystal

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    When encountering Milton’s Satan and Shelley’s monster one can draw several striking parallels between their existence. Both are outcasts from their creator; each monster seeks an alliance in their exile; while on their journey of revenge‚ each monster tries to infiltrate those who are closest to their creator and; during each narrative‚ the monsters make choices which deliver them into ‘evil’. In their own way‚ they seek to be less like a ‘thing’ and exist more as a shadow of their creator.

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    O goodness infinite‚ goodness immense! That all this good of evil shall produce‚ [ 470 ] And evil turn to good; more wonderful Then that which by creation first brought forth Light out of darkness! full of doubt I stand‚ Whether I should repent me now of sin By mee done and occasiond‚ or rejoyce [ 475 ] Much more‚ that much more good thereof shall spring‚ To God more glory‚ more good will to Men From God‚ and over wrauth grace shall abound. (Milton‚ 12.469-477) The passage above is about

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    permanently tarnished and cursed throughout English literature. His heinous strategies have crafted an abominable reputation for him‚ the enemy of the Lord. However‚ in John Milton’s Paradise Lost‚ Satan acquires a role depicted with characteristics associated with the epic heroes and heroines. The first two books of Paradise Lost describe Satan‚ one-third of Heaven’s fallen angels‚ and their experiences after their eviction. In a state of anguish‚ Satan’s followers are still confident in their ambitious

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    Throughout time‚ John Milton’s Paradise Lost has been studied by many people and comprehended in many different fashions‚ developing all kinds of new interpretations of the great epic. There have been many different interpretations of this great epic. Milton’s purpose in writing the epic was to explain the biblical story of Adam and Eve. Although the epic is similar to the Bible story in many ways‚ Milton’s character structure differs from that of the Bible’s version. All through out the epic Milton

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    Dante ’s Inferno Vs. Milton ’s Paradise Lost The two stories‚ Inferno by Dante and Paradise Lost by Milton‚ were written about the biblical hell and its keeper: Satan. Both of these authors had different views about the hell and Satan. In Paradis Lost‚ Milton wrote that Satan used to be an angel of God. The devil believed that he was equal to the Lord and he wanted to be greater than him. For this‚ God banished him to hell. Milton ’s physical description of Satan is interesting. Since he

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