-
Milton, John. Paradise Lost written in 1667.
Milton, John. Paradise Lost written in 1667.
The Question and Answer section for Paradise Lost is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
With his reference to “the Aonian mount,” or Mount Helicon in Greece, Milton deliberately invites comparison with Classical antecedents. He avers that his work will supersede these predecessors and will accomplish what has not yet been achieved: a...
That would be Beelzebub.
The forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge symbolizes, as it does in the Old Testament, temptation and disobedience. When Satan leads Eve to the tree, he tempts her both with the taste of the fruit and with the argument that the fruit could...