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Brief History of Paradise Lost. You can has brief history. who what where WHEN why how. It was written in the late 1650’s, when the author was near blind. . WHO what where when why how. The author was a man named John Milton, a successful writer and poet.
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Brief History of Paradise Lost You can has brief history.
who what where WHEN why how • It was written in the late 1650’s, when the author was near blind.
WHO what where when why how • The author was a man named John Milton, a successful writer and poet. • He was born on December 9th, 1608. • He studied at Christ’s College in Cambridge. • Milton married Mary Powell, who abandoned him later in life. She later returned to him. • He was tutoring students when he wrote Paradise Lost, even though he was nearly blind.
STYLE of Paradise Lost • IT DOES NOT RHYME • It does not rhyme…echo… • It does not rhyme…echo… • It does not rhyme…echo… • It does not rhyme…echo… • It does not rhyme…echo… • It does not rhyme…echo… • But seriously…see next slide.
who what where when why how STYLE of Paradise Lost • Paradise Lost has the typical form of an epic poem, it is long, and narrates the adventures of a hero or anti-hero. • It begins already into the story, and adds further backdrop information on the way there. • It expresses ideals and traditions of the people. • This book is based off Genesis.
who WHAT where when why how • This story is based off the Creation story in the Bible which you will find in the first chapters of Genesis. • It talks of Adam and Eve, and how they were placed in Paradise (The Garden of Eden), but came to the fall of man, illustrated by John Milton in a detailed poem.
who WHAT where when why how • Satan was originally an angel, but lead the angels in Heaven to rebel, and he ended up trying to get Eve to eat the Forbidden Fruit. • The story opens with Satan, recovering from his battle with God, where he lost. He tricks an angel to tell him where Adam is, whereas God sees Satan and foretells the fall of man. Jesus, his son, offers to sacrifice himself instead.
who WHAT where when why how • When Satan arrives in Eden, he is caught by several angels, who apprehend and banish him from the garden. • Satan disguises himself as a serpent and tricks them into eating the Forbidden Apple, and they lose their innocence and realize that they are naked. Death and Sin, Satan’s offspring build a highway to Earth, which will be their new home, and Adam and Eve are banished from Eden, however, Adam is shown a vision of the future consequences of his sin, but he is happy because he sees the Savior of the world to come and save his race in the future.
OMG LONG PRESENTATION • Such a long presentation. All credit goes to Peter Jen, who is totally pro. Oh. And some kid named Roger Mayo. Yeah. That guy.
