THE AGE OF MILTON 1608-1674​

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John Milton- Paradise Lost

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Facts about Paradise Lost

• Milton’s work was seen as Renaissance Christian​
  

Humanism. ​

• Epic conventions:​
• Love/war​
• Supernatural characters​
• Warriors/heroes​
• Blank verse​
• Long: The Poem consists out of 12 “books”.
• 1667​

Task

After watching the following rather dramatic video, write down what Paradise Lost is all about. Also think about the title. 

In key words, what is Paradise Lost about?

Who is this greater man?

"OF Mans First Disobedience, and the Fruit

Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast

Brought Death into the World, and all our woe,

With loss of Eden, till one greater Man

Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat,"

Who is this greater man?

1. Jezus
2. Batman
3. Odysseus
4. God

Who are the grandparents?

That to the highth of this great Argument

I may assert Eternal Providence,

And justifie the wayes of God to men.

Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view

Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause

Mov'd our Grand Parents in that happy State,

Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off

From thir Creator, and transgress his Will

For one restraint, Lords of the World besides?

Who first seduc'd them to that foul revolt?

Who are the grandparents?

1. Hippolyta and Theseus
2. Adam and Eve
3. Sherlock holmes & Watson
4. Abraham and Sara

Who is "the most High"? 

Th' infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile

Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd

The Mother of Mankind, what time his Pride

Had cast him out from Heav'n, with all his Host

Of Rebel Angels, by whose aid aspiring

To set himself in Glory above his Peers,

He trusted to have equal'd the most High,

If he oppos'd; and with ambitious aim

Against the Throne and Monarchy of God

Who "Rais'd impious War in Heav'n"?

Rais'd impious War in Heav'n and Battel proud

With vain attempt. Him the Almighty Power

Hurld headlong flaming from th' Ethereal Skie

With hideous ruine and combustion down

To bottomless perdition, there to dwell

In Adamantine Chains and penal Fire,

Who durst defie th' Omnipotent to Arms.

Who is "the most High"? and who "Rais'd impious War in Heav'n"?

1. Milton & the cherubs
2. The creator & the angels
3. God & the Devil

What does the devil want?

Fall'n Cherube, to be weak is miserable

Doing or Suffering: but of this be sure,

To do ought good never will be our task,

But ever to do ill our sole delight,

As being the contrary to his high will

Whom we resist. If then his Providence

Out of our evil seek to bring forth good,

Our labour must be to pervert that end,

And out of good still to find means of evil;

Which oft times may succeed, so as perhaps

Shall grieve him, if I fail not, and disturb

His inmost counsels from thir destind aim.

What does the fallen cherub want?

1. go back to heaven and join the rebel angels
2. to be a pervert
3. to seduce his fellow cherubs and defy Adam and Eve.
4. take pleasure in doing evil. corrupt all "the most high" attempts.

The end. Do you recognise the battle between good & evil in famous books, movies, games or series?

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