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... physical valor or mil- itary adventure . The very fact that Satan is given some traditional heroic attributes reveals Milton's dissatisfaction with the heroic tradition of the epic . Satan's fortitude is seen as rash defiance , his ...
... physical valor or mil- itary adventure . The very fact that Satan is given some traditional heroic attributes reveals Milton's dissatisfaction with the heroic tradition of the epic . Satan's fortitude is seen as rash defiance , his ...
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... physical motion or a sense of nature's lush , richly endowed beauty ( as at 4.258- 62 ) . Such passages reveal Milton's poetry as simple , sensuous , and passionate . Ideas in Milton Milton's poetry is inseparable from his ideas , which ...
... physical motion or a sense of nature's lush , richly endowed beauty ( as at 4.258- 62 ) . Such passages reveal Milton's poetry as simple , sensuous , and passionate . Ideas in Milton Milton's poetry is inseparable from his ideas , which ...
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... physical strength and forced , self - serving valor . With the Council ended , a band of fiery seraphim encircle Hell's emperor , a parody of God's being encircled by the highest choir of angels . After loudly proclaiming the decision ...
... physical strength and forced , self - serving valor . With the Council ended , a band of fiery seraphim encircle Hell's emperor , a parody of God's being encircled by the highest choir of angels . After loudly proclaiming the decision ...
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action Adam and Eve Adam's angels aware beauty becomes begins blind Book called cause Christ Christian church claims classical comes complete Comus contrast created creation critics darkness death described divine Earth earthly English epic Eve's evil express faith fall fallen Father fear feelings final follow forces freedom God's Heaven heavenly Hell hero heroism hope human ideal ideas important indicates Italy John King knowledge Lady language later lead learning light lines London man's means Milton mind moves nature obedience Paradise Lost pastoral perfect physical poem poet poet's poetic poetry political possible present Press provides questions reader reason reflects remains reminds response result reveals Samson Satan says seems seen sense serpent shows Son's speech Spirit story strength style suggests temptation theme tion traditional tree tries University virtue vision