justify the title of john milton's poem paradise lost?
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John Milton's epic poem tells the story of Adam and Eve, from their creation and life of bliss in the Garden of Eden (Paradise) to their Fall and expulsion from the Garden, hence the title, Paradise Lost. The main focus is the spiritual forces involved in the heavenly realm.
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John Milton was a key literary figure in 17th century England, and the author of the classic epic poem Paradise Lost. The narrative tells the story of Satan as a force for evil in the human experience.
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- The title "Paradise Lost" refers to the biblical history of the fall of man: the Adam' and Eve's temptation by by the descending angel Satan and the persecution from the Eden Garden.
- Milton also tells us that the original sin committed by Adam and Eve, which is t having the apple from he Tree of Knowledge, is the subject of his poem. Due to this sin, the human race must now suffer death and wait for Jesus to return to pure humanity
- While the first humans to disobey God are Adam and Eve, the first person to disobey God is Satan. He just made his decision to revolt— he was not persuaded or provoked. Therefore, despite falling into Hell, his decision to keep disobeying God means that God won't forgive him. On the other side, Adam and Eve agreed to apologize and seek forgiveness for their sins. Unlike Satan, Adam and Eve know that through generations of work on Earth their disobedience to God will be corrected
- Having seen Christ's dream of human salvation in book XIIA, Adam calls his own sin a good fault or a "happy mistake," meaning that the collapse of mankind actually brings benefits, while initially a seemingly unequivocal catastrophe. Adam and Eve's disobedience allows God, in their punishments and eternal providence to mankind, to show his temperance and mercy
- This expression of compassion and love that is offered by the Son is a gift to mankind. Already, mankind has to suffer pain and death, but human beings may experience love, redemption, and grace as well. As mankind fell from grace, individuals will redeem themselves and save themselves by continued devotion to God and obedience.
- Paradise Lost deals as much with authority as it does with obedience. The universe, which is above Heaven, beneath Hell, and the world in the center, presents the Universe as a hierarchy founded on God's closeness and His grace. In this spatial hierarchy, god, human beings, animals and devils are social hierarchies: the Son is nearest with God and behind him are the archangels and cherubim. And next came the animals of Adam and Eve and Earth, and after the last, Satan and other falling angels. To follow God, this hierarchy must be respected
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