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JOHN MILTON'S PARADISE LOST - Coggle Diagram
JOHN MILTON'S PARADISE LOST
LIFE
Born in London, 1608, into a Protestant family.
1649: Secretary for Foreign Languages in Cromwell's Council of State.
1642: Married and divorced, leading to Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce.
1652: Became blind.
After the Restoration: Arrested and released, inspiring Paradise Lost.
Died in London, 1674.
PLOT
Begins in medias res with Satan and rebellious angels chained in Hell.
Satan and his angels plot to corrupt God's new creation, Man.
Satan attempts to convince Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.
STYLE
Elevated, complex language, Latin syntax.
Difficult expressions, inversions, and circumlocutions.
A new form of blank verse.
Poetic diction far from common speech.
THEMES:
Obedience and Rebellion, Fate and Free Will
Satan: Traits of a tragic epic hero, reflects Milton's opposition to tyranny and authority.
SETTING
Traditional Ptolemaic system.
God on a throne, surrounded by 9 orders of angels.
The tenth order, led by Satan, cast into Hell.