Category: John Milton

Incisive in his writing and contentious in his time, John Milton, through his prolific publications, provides his readership with a moral outline that extends from the soul to the politic. Given such understanding, one can use Milton and his works to nuance one’s conception of the human condition and the governmental forces that either enable…

Paradise Lost is an outstanding work of world literature, one of the few bright and extant examples of the literary epic, a creation extremely diverse in content and at the same time extremely complex and contradictory, causing controversy and discussion among readers. Since the plot of Paradise Lost is based on biblical legends, the poem…

Paradise Lost is one of John Milton’s greatest works, as well as, one of his most controversial. The epic encapsulates the events that occurred in the Bible, more specifically the Book of Genesis, with a Miltonic twist. Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, which became known as…

Table of contents Understanding Patience as a Virtue Quiet Strength in Support Discovering Purpose in Stillness Embracing the Beauty of Balance Conclusion: The Profound Wisdom of Milton’s Words John Milton’s famous line, “They also serve who only stand and wait,” from his “On His Blindness,” has resonated with readers for centuries. These words capture the…

Paradise Lost the epic poem written in a blank verse by the 17th century English poet John Milton. He recounts the biblical description of the fall of mankind. Eve is the only character that is female and human in the poem and Milton’s representation of her of her is beyond doubt sexist. The story of…

Paradise Lost, written by John Milton tells the same story from Genesis; Adam and Eve’s creation. Milton’s story is told by Satan’s eyes, once called Lucifer; an angel and servant in Heaven, who had enough from being a ’pitiful’ servant and tried to take God’s authority position. Because of his demonic plan cast him out…

The Bible has become a rich source of inspiration for the great creators who have embraced the tabs of the Bible in an artistic way. One of the most famous of them is Milton, with the poem ‘Paradise Lost’. Paradise Lost is an epic poem published in 1667 by the English author John Milton, which…

After reading the poem, When I consider How My Light Is Spent, written by John Milton, my initial reactions regarding this poem produced a sense of confusion on the point Milton was trying to get across due to the analytical elements being used. The figurative language and metaphorical thought was hard to entirely understand and…