Milton begins paradise lost in the traditional epic manner with a prologue invoking the muse, in this case urania, the muse of astronomy. He works diligently to trick his fellow devils in hell by having beelzebub present satan s own plan of action. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on litcharts. Only lines 242270 should be recited, as shown below. This first book proposes, first in brief, the whole subject, mans disobedience, and the loss thereupon of paradise wherein he was plact. He starts by saying, to be weak is miserable, doing or suffering, 1. Instant downloads of all 1296 litchart pdfs including paradise lost. In the last period he spent the rest of his life in blindness and poverty, dictating his verses to his daughter. The impression that one gets after examining santans speeches is that of nobility and greatness. Write a detailed answer about satans speeches as in. Joseph 2 joseph 2 satans evil nature is most definitive in his second speech. Then touches the prime cause of his fall, the serpent, or rather satan in the serpent. Over the course of 12 parts, called books, paradise lost tells the entire biblical story of the fall of mankind, from the rebellion of satan to the temptation of adam and eve.
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