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God adds that, as a consequence for their sin, Adam and Eve will lose their immortality.

He states that his subject will be the disobedience of Adam and Eve, whose sin allows death and pain into the world. his purpose, subject, aspirations, and need for heavenly guidance. Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhyme. hopes that his epic poem will surpass the other great epic poems “And that must end us, that must be our cure: “They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld, “Be strong, live happy and love, but first of all.

his muse, whom he identifies as the Holy Spirit. ”, “O sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams, “From his lips/Not words alone pleased her.”. which way shall I flie Infinite wrauth, and infinite despaire?

Quote 2: Satan tries to make the best of the situation in hell, explaining "better to reign in hell, than serve in heav'n." Quote 1: Satan tells Beelzebub that "the mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n." “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..”, “Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heaven.”, “Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.”, “Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss”, “All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.”, “Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep...”, “This horror will grow mild, this darkness light.”, “For so I created them free and free they must remain.”, “Into this wild Abyss/ The womb of Nature, and perhaps her grave--/ Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire,/ But all these in their pregnant causes mixed/ Confusedly, and which thus must ever fight,/ Unless the Almighty Maker them ordain/ His dark materials to create more worlds,--/ Into this wild Abyss the wary Fiend/ Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while,/ Pondering his voyage; for no narrow frith/ He had to cross.

(I, 106–114) Paradise Lost Quotes Showing 1-30 of 256 “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..” ― John Milton, Paradise Lost Without this consequence, justice could not exist. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.

He states that his subject will be the disobedience of Adam and

While the angels lie quiet, the Son offers his life.

(XI, 45–54) By using our site you consent to our use of cookies. divine knowledge so that he can share this knowledge with his readers. (IX, 905–910) In the climax of Paradise Lost, Adam must choose whether to eat the forbidden fruit and damn himself to be with Eve, or refuse the fruit and lose Eve.

How can I live without thee, how forego Thy sweet converse, and love so dearly join’d, To live again in these wild woods forlorn? With these lines, Milton begins Paradise

he attempts to explain God’s reasoning and his overall plan for

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