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Paradise Lost Or Agony Found?

PARADISE LOST OR AGONY FOUND?

John Milton, a very highly acclaimed poet of the Renaissance Period, is most noted for his works which carried emphasis on the Bible. The most heralded of these works, "Paradise Lost", revisits the very first story of the Bible. Milton attempts to justify his religion and his beliefs by going into further detail with the story and making it a lot more user friendly. With the use of themes, symbols, and motifs Milton creates a highly entertaining and explanatory story.
Milton's first plan of business is to establish his theme. As one can clearly see from the first four words of this story, "Of man's first disobedience", this story's theme is the definition of disobedience of God and the result of that disobedience. There are two main instances of disobedience spoken about in this story. First, is seen as we revisit Satan's disobedience of God as Rafael tells it. The second and most obvious disobedient act is when Eve eats the forbidden fruit as......


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