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Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost. Albrecht Durer, Adam and Eve (1504). Paradise Lost, Book I. Synopsis of Book I: Lines 1-74: Invocation of the Muse. Paradise Lost, Book I. Synopsis of Book I: Lines 1-74: Invocation of the Muse Lines 75-270: Satan and Beelzebub wake up in Hell.

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Paradise Lost

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  1. Paradise Lost Albrecht Durer, Adam and Eve (1504)

  2. Paradise Lost, Book I • Synopsis of Book I: • Lines 1-74: Invocation of the Muse

  3. Paradise Lost, Book I • Synopsis of Book I: • Lines 1-74: Invocation of the Muse • Lines 75-270: Satan and Beelzebub wake up in Hell

  4. Paradise Lost, Book I • Synopsis of Book I: • Lines 1-74: Invocation of the Muse • Lines 75-270: Satan and Beelzebub wake up in Hell • Lines 271-374: Satan rouses the fallen demons

  5. Paradise Lost, Book I • Synopsis of Book I: • Lines 1-74: Invocation of the Muse • Lines 75-270: Satan and Beelzebub wake up in Hell • Lines 271-374: Satan rouses the fallen demons • Lines 375-544: A catalogue of demons

  6. Paradise Lost, Book I • Synopsis of Book I: • Lines 1-74: Invocation of the Muse • Lines 75-270: Satan and Beelzebub wake up in Hell • Lines 271-374: Satan rouses the fallen demons • Lines 375-544: A catalogue of demons • Lines 545-621: Description of the assembling demons

  7. Paradise Lost, Book I • Synopsis of Book I: • Lines 1-74: Invocation of the Muse • Lines 75-270: Satan and Beelzebub wake up in Hell • Lines 271-374: Satan rouses the fallen demons • Lines 375-544: A catalogue of demons • Lines 545-621: Description of the assembling demons • Lines 622-662: Satan addresses the troops; calls them to war

  8. Paradise Lost, Book I • Synopsis of Book I: • Lines 1-74: Invocation of the Muse • Lines 75-270: Satan and Beelzebub wake up in Hell • Lines 271-374: Satan rouses the fallen demons • Lines 375-544: A catalogue of demons • Lines 545-621: Description of the assembling demons • Lines 622-662: Satan addresses the troops; calls them to war • Lines 663-798: Host of demons transform Hell in preparation for • War

  9. Paradise Lost, Book I • Satan addresses the troops: • Thrice he assayd, and thrice in spite of scorn, • 620 Tears such as Angels weep, burst forth: at last • Words interwove with sighs found out their way. • O Myriads of immortal Spirits, O Powers • Matchless, but with th' Almighty, and that strife • Was not inglorious, though th' event was dire, • As this place testifies, and this dire change • Hateful to utter: but what power of mind • Foreseeing or presaging, from the Depth • Of knowledge past or present, could have fear'd, • How such united force of Gods, how such • As stood like these, could ever know repulse? • As stood like these, could ever know repulse? • 630 For who can yet beleeve, though after loss, • That all these puissant Legions, whose exile • Hath emptied Heav'n, shall faile to re-ascend • Self-rais'd, and repossess their native seat.

  10. Paradise Lost, Book I • For me, be witness all the Host of Heav'n, • If counsels different, or danger shun'd • By me, have lost our hopes. But he who reigns • Monarch in Heav'n, till then as one secure • Sat on his Throne, upheld by old repute, • Consent or custome, and his Regal State • For who can yet beleeve, though after loss, • That all these puissant Legions, whose exile • Hath emptied Heav'n, shall faile to re-ascend • Self-rais'd, and repossess their native seat. • For me, be witness all the Host of Heav'n, • If counsels different, or danger shun'd • By me, have lost our hopes. But he who reigns • Monarch in Heav'n, till then as one secure • Sat on his Throne, upheld by old repute, • 640 Consent or custome, and his Regal State • Put forth at full, but still his strength conceal'd, • Which tempted our attempt, and wrought our fall.

  11. Paradise Lost, Book II • Synopsis of Book II: • Lines 1-42: Satan calls the Council of Demons to Order • Lines 43-105: Moloch calls for open war against Heaven • Lines 106-225: Belial councils patience; maybe God will let up • Lines 228-282: Mammon argues for turning Hell into a paradise • Lines 283-298: Mammon’s speech is approve by many Demons • Lines 299-429: Beeizebub presents an alternative plan: • Instead of attacking God in Heaven they will attempt to subvert • Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden • Lines 430-505: Satan volunteers to undertake alone the mission • to overthrow Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden • Lines 629-889: Satan journeys out of Hell; he meets Death • and Sin at the Gates of Hell • Lines 890-1055: Satan crosses the void, encounters Chaos

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