![]() As the Greeks and Romans began their epics asking for the inspiration of the muses, similarly Milton declares that he cannot fulfil his task without the help of the Holy Spirit. Milton follows Virgil’s epic construction but in the opening “exordium” he states that he is engaged on a much more difficult enterprise since he is concerned with ultimate truth and with the ambition of “ justifying the ways of God to men”. Milton had long intended to write an epic equal to ancient Roman Aeneid by Virgil and the Greek Iliad and Odyssey by Homer. It is an epic poem written in blank verse ( unrhymed iambic pentameter). Focus on the text Paradise Lost, considered by many to be Milton’s masterpiece, is one of the most ambitious poems ever written and certainly one of the most difficult. Comforted by the hope in the Messiah’s coming and in man’s consequent redemption, the couple leaves the garden, while the door of Heaven closes behind them. On their way out from the Garden of Eden, they are accompanied by Michael, who from the top of a hill, shows them the future of the human race. ![]() Though they eventually repent, they are driven from Paradise out in the world. In the guise of a snake, he convinces them to eat the forbidden fruit. Scarica Paradise Lost by John Milton e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! John Milton: Paradise Lost Paradise Lost: the plot The plot of Paradise Lost is quite complex and can be summed up as follows: after being thrown down from Heaven to Hell together with his rebel angels, Satan decides to tempt Adam and Eve. ![]()
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