1. The main plot to "Paradise Lost" by John Milton is the downfall of man and Lucifer. It describes how Lucifer attempts to temp Adam and Eve into sinning in order to get beck at God for sending him to hell. He mostly goes after Eve since she is a bit weak willed. Lucifer fails after Michael, an angel from god, shows Adam the future generations life of greed, violence, and death.
2. The main theme of the story was human nature and the obedience to that which is right. It was meant to show how people can be tempted into their own flaws but also if one disobeys what's right, in this case god, everything will end horribly.
3. The authors tone was serious in the way that the events that were being described were serious and not much joyful moments were described. For example "Into this wild abyss the wary fiend, Stood on the brink of hell and looked a while". "The First Book proposes, first in brief, the whole subject- Man's disobedience and the loss thereupon Paradise". Lastly, "War, therefore, open or co esker, alike; My voice dissuades: for what can force or guile".
4. 5 literary techniques used in "Paradise Lost" include motifs, symbols, syntax, tone, and character motives. This helped me understand the theme of the story greatly. For example the motifs of the story like the constant reminder of darkness and light sets the atmosphere of war and chaos surrounding the story's environment. Some symbols include the wrath of Adam, the demonstrates that even mankind had moments of weakness. The syntax made things clearer to understand and the tone made everything seem understandable in a certain aspect rather than a comical epic. Lastly character motives really helped understand what intentions each character had thus making the theme clearer.
A: Is the story set in pre-man era, or is it just a really long time ago?
ReplyDeleteB: Is the book strictly against the character Lucifer, or is his perspective shown too?
C: How did the writing style contribute to the mood and tone of the story?
Paradise Lost is pretty similar to Jane Eyre, in that both have protagonists looking for acceptance and love, and that being a huge part of human nature. Basically, both of these novels have very human, very flawed characters.
Jane Eyre and Paradise Lost also have very stark contrasts throughout the plots. In Jane Eyre, there is a constant battle between Jane’s morals and her desires, sort of like the obvious contrasts of dark and light. Jane’s morals would be the light, and her desires would be the dark.
Both novels were written in an older style English, which greatly contributed to their similarity. In Paradise Lost, the English is almost Shakespearean, giving the reader an extra push into the culture of the time it was written. Jane Eyre does the same thing, only with more modern English.