ENGL 220 Lecture Notes - Simile, The Climax, Theodicy
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Paradise lost welcomes the new order that king lear resists: to some degree, paradise lost celebrates what edmond stands for / represents in king. Free will: offers bleak treatment of the events that occurred during the day of milton"s lifetime. Milton was actively involved in english civil wars. Milton was generally very involved in the events of his day. Heaven and hell are states of the mind: adam and eve"s expulsion from paradise. Michael refers to paradise within thee happier far . Last example of internal vs. external paradise : satan leaves hell in book 2 -> enters eden in book 4. It doesn"t seem like he leaves at all. Another example of internal vs. external states of mind. Book 1: line 359 -> fallen angels princely dignity : line 677, line 536. Paradise lost as expression of free will: milton had a strong belief in free will, he was an unorthodox puritan.
