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  1. The first words of Paradise Lost state that the poem’s main theme will be “Mans first Disobedience.” Milton narrates the story of Adam and Eve’s disobedience, explains how and why it happens, and places the story within the larger context of Satan’s rebellion and Jesus’ resurrection.

  2. In portraying the “Fall of Man” and the war in Heaven, Milton spends much of Paradise Lost describing the universal hierarchy and order that these events upset. In his 17th century view of the cosmos, Heaven exists above, Earth below, and Hell and Chaos below that.

  3. The main themes in Paradise Lost are the omnipotence and omnipresence of God, free will and responsibility, and the fortunate Fall. The omnipotence and omnipresence of God:...

  4. The epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton tells of the casting out of paradise of Satan and other rebellious angels. Satan and his demons devise a plan to retaliate against...

  5. John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost, relies on the underlying structure of ancient epics to portray the Christian worldview as noble and heroic, arguing that God’s actions, for people who might question them, are justified, hinting that humankind’s fall serves God’s greater purposes.

  6. Paradise Lost is an epic poem by John Milton that was first published in 1667. The poem explores the biblical story of the fall of man, focusing primarily on the rebellion of Satan and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

  7. By John Milton. OF Mans First Disobedience, and the Fruit. Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast. Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man. Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top. Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire.