As I mentioned elsewhere - I think Milton really wanted to make Satan the hero, but got side-tracked by Christianity. But it also wasn't the greatest story I ever read. This wasn't a drag, like I was expecting. It was fun reading it out loud-if you have the time, it's easier to read it out loud and follow the story that way. " Really and truly, there are not a whole lot of feelings to be had for John Milton. " I read parts of this in college, and I had an awesome instructor. It kind of feels like the back story of adam and eve and the fall - Thus the title: Paradise Lost. this is a really interesting book to read. " If you have the time to read through this and wade through some of the old english language. if you ever have a chance to read through this with friends and discuss it, it would not be wasted time. but this book changed my life and my understanding of poetry and art. " granted, i only read this because i took a class on milton in college. I had a passing interest and a large reading list, so I couldn't be patient enough. This book demands far too much attention, to enjoy this you'd probable really need to savour each word and line. " Moments of beautiful language, but too far between. Loved all the layers inside this! " - Kathleen, " should be a category for books read with assistance! I would not have been able to read this on my own and get everything out of it that was so interesting. As a religious studies major i obviously have no objection to reading books surrounding religion but this by far is one of my favorites. " There are few books that can make learning about a religion less painful but this book does it well. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.If your have read the Bible before than I bet you will like this poem." I really recommend reading this poem and passing it along to whoever likes to read. There are so many great passages that you cannot remember all of the important passages to save your life. Overall I really liked this poem, it is actually one of my favorites of all time and would not mind going back and reading it again. Before Adam and Eve leave, an angel comes to Adam and shows him visions of what is to come to give him hope in the future and to carry on. God finds out about this and kicks Adam and Eve out of the garden and curses Satan and turns him into a snake for life and makes him crawl on his belly. He tempts Eve and she succumbs to his plan and she has Adam eat of it as well. Satan watches them and finds out about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and devises a plan to make them eat of it. Satan goes to Earth and finds a magnificent garden and goes inside. His plan, since he knows that another battle against God is useless, is to corrupt God's new creation, man. Satan finds a way out of Hell and goes back up to Heaven and hears about a place called "Earth" and decides he needs to go there. The poem follows Satan and his followers as they are kicked out of Heaven and imprisoned in Hell. Special attention in the book is made to the character of Satan. The poem is a fictional look on the biblical tale of Adam and Eve and their fall from grace. "Paradise Lost is an epic poem written in blank verse by John Milton. For nearly 350 years, it has held generation upon generation of audiences in rapt attention, and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture. Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition, Paradise Lost is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, who are motivated by all too human temptations but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love. The struggle rages across three worlds-heaven, hell, and earth-as Satan and his band of rebel angels plot their revenge against God. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language.
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