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Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost. John Milton. Plot. Poem begins with Satan (fallen angel) and followers chained to a lake of fire in hell. Satan and his demons attempt to corrupt God’s creation of Mankind.

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Paradise Lost

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  1. Paradise Lost John Milton

  2. Plot • Poem begins with Satan (fallen angel) and followers chained to a lake of fire in hell. • Satan and his demons attempt to corrupt God’s creation of Mankind. • Satan, disguised as an Angel climbs the wall of Paradise taking the form of a toad and whispers to Eve. He is caught by an Angel and sent away.

  3. Adam asks Rafael about God’s creation. Rafael warns Adam about the pursuit of knowledge and that some knowledge is not meant for humans to comprehend. • Satan in the form of a serpent lies to Eve, tricking her into eating the forbidden fruit. • God punishes Adam and Eve, for they have sinned. • Adam and Eve’s fall meant they must leave paradise. Along with that, Earth was to endure many things. • Adam’s first experience of death.

  4. How Paradise Lost relates to Frankenstein. • In comparison, Frankenstein studies creation and fall, as does Paradise lost. • Walton includes aspects of Adam and Satan that link into the Creature. • Frankenstein has many biblical references, such as the creation of life and the fall of Adam. • The creatures loss of innocence

  5. Creation of a female companion for the Creature • The Creature’s envy towards his creator is like that of Satan’s envy towards God. • Creature sinned knowingly, as did Adam. • Too much knowledge was not to be comprehended to man. • The pursuit of knowledge determines the downfall of characters.

  6. Political and Religious Context • England 17th Century. • Political instability and religious persecution. • King Stuart Charles the 1st initiated tension within England. • English civil war (English Revolution) conducted among Politicians and Royalists 1642 to 1651 • 1649 Charles convicted of treason, and was executed. • Charles the 2nd announced King in 1660

  7. Social and Cultural Context • Views of women and marriage. • Women seen as inferior to men, and were not equal components. • Milton pioneered the right to divorce. • Believed any grounds to support divorce. • Industrial Revolution early 1700’s to 1800’s • Classes became more evident. • Colonization

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