PARADISE LOST Paradise Lost



Paradise Lost

The epic endows Satan with a figure of rebel. Especially in the first several books, his heroic spirit is completely unfolded before readers ' eyes. When he is driven out of Paradise after having been defeated and is cast into the nether world, he is still indomitable, swearing that he would continue to struggle with the omnipotent God. He does not fear the authority and possesses fighting consciousness, which make his rebellious spirit have oblivious epic character and heroism. (Marshall, 1961)

Milton wrote Paradise Lost when his life was extremely unstable, suffering from blindness. Paradise Lost ...