Lines 716-717: The text of the link here tells us that Adam and Eve can ascend provided they are obedient to god. This line seems to tell us that eating the apple, or ‘god-like food’ would make one ascend, only they would no longer be obedient to god, and thus no ascension of any sort… Read more Paradise Lost Book 4 reflection(and questions?)
Tag: satan
Satan’s different roles in media
Discussing Satan’s role in Paradise Falling reminded me of how he is not inherently evil. Even in Paradise falling, is Satan really evil? Sure he is not the protagonist, but I don’t think he is supposed to be. This story is a tragedy through and through where I don’t think anyone wins. Pondering this made… Read more Satan’s different roles in media
Milton and the Environment
“As whom the Fables name of monstrous size, Titanian, or Earth-born, that warr’d on Jove, Briareos or Typhon, whom the Den By ancient Tarsus held, or that Sea-beast Leviathan, which God of all his works Created hugest that swim th’ Ocean stream:” Milton, 197-202 One of the things that stuck out the most about this… Read more Milton and the Environment
Accidentally a Demon
The content of the below post may be disturbing to some. It involves gender dysphoria, body dysmorphia, dissociative identity disorder, body horror, gore, and contemplations of suicide/death. Please only continue if these topics will not prove too upsetting to you personally; only you can make this judgement for yourself. Consider yourself forewarned. In all honesty,… Read more Accidentally a Demon
Similizing Milton’s Satan to Politicians: After Margaret Cavendish
The “Heav’nly Muse” and Shapeshifting
WHAT IS THE “HEAV’NLY MUSE”? The idea of a “heav’nly muse” is referenced through out different points in Paradise Lost, but what exactly does this refer to? The annotation of the text states, “Urania, the muse associated with astronomy. Also implies the Holy Spirit”. Maybe it is my lack of knowledge on religion, but I… Read more The “Heav’nly Muse” and Shapeshifting
The Tale of Satan
As someone that does not know too much about religion, reading through Paradise Lost was a struggle for me to comprehend. However, there was one line that stood out to me. “The mind is its own place, and in it selfCan make a Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n” I found this line interesting… Read more The Tale of Satan