SO...
The ending of paradise lost it very straightforward after watching summaries and reviewing over things in the book. But while I can see how everything in this blog will be boring, what I don't understand is the part where Milton strays away from the bible in the book, and it really gets me going about the political allegory that we can find here. So, let's begin my little self-debate.
I think the first thing we need to take into consideration is that Milton was essentially a literary cynic. He was a great poet and he did love the Lord I think, but it is pretty obvious by the outrage this book caused that Milton was a very unpopular fella, and he might've liked it that way. And another thing to keep in mind is openness. If you think I'm wrong, don't hate the theorizer, or hate anybody for that matter.
So time for some theorizin'. I think one of the more interesting things to think about in this passage is the part where God sends Jesus down to tell Adam and Eve their sentences. Why does Milton differ from scripture where it never mentions Jesus anywhere other than the foreshadowing of victory over Satan that is to come from Eve's offspring? This is an interesting thing to question: Who is Jesus? I am completely unsure, but we have talked about how he viewed English society as the "Pandemonium" we see in Hell. This is because Milton hated the way that things were becoming. He was infuriated by monarchy (and this being the time of restoration of the monarchy this is pretty bad for Milton). So we know that Hell is the monarchy, and it makes sense in his views. But what doesn't make sense to me is this: Why is Heaven displayed as a monarchy in the first place? Well, as much as things are different in Paradise Lost, Milton did want to make an Epic that supported Christian (more specifically Puritan) values. So that explains the monarchy, but Jesus in this book is a different story. Who exactly did Milton view as Jesus? The world may never know. Remind me never to write a book, because I'll pretty much keep keep keep on asking questions.
Nevertheless, I am very much unsure of who is who or what, and just exactly what characters such as Jesus represent. I want to challenge all the theorists out there to come to class with something interesting, I'm sure mine will come soon.
Until then, Hydrate. Don't diedrate.
p.s. I commented on Kaye and Osten's posts.
*sips water for hydration.*
The ending of paradise lost it very straightforward after watching summaries and reviewing over things in the book. But while I can see how everything in this blog will be boring, what I don't understand is the part where Milton strays away from the bible in the book, and it really gets me going about the political allegory that we can find here. So, let's begin my little self-debate.
I think the first thing we need to take into consideration is that Milton was essentially a literary cynic. He was a great poet and he did love the Lord I think, but it is pretty obvious by the outrage this book caused that Milton was a very unpopular fella, and he might've liked it that way. And another thing to keep in mind is openness. If you think I'm wrong, don't hate the theorizer, or hate anybody for that matter.
So time for some theorizin'. I think one of the more interesting things to think about in this passage is the part where God sends Jesus down to tell Adam and Eve their sentences. Why does Milton differ from scripture where it never mentions Jesus anywhere other than the foreshadowing of victory over Satan that is to come from Eve's offspring? This is an interesting thing to question: Who is Jesus? I am completely unsure, but we have talked about how he viewed English society as the "Pandemonium" we see in Hell. This is because Milton hated the way that things were becoming. He was infuriated by monarchy (and this being the time of restoration of the monarchy this is pretty bad for Milton). So we know that Hell is the monarchy, and it makes sense in his views. But what doesn't make sense to me is this: Why is Heaven displayed as a monarchy in the first place? Well, as much as things are different in Paradise Lost, Milton did want to make an Epic that supported Christian (more specifically Puritan) values. So that explains the monarchy, but Jesus in this book is a different story. Who exactly did Milton view as Jesus? The world may never know. Remind me never to write a book, because I'll pretty much keep keep keep on asking questions.
Nevertheless, I am very much unsure of who is who or what, and just exactly what characters such as Jesus represent. I want to challenge all the theorists out there to come to class with something interesting, I'm sure mine will come soon.
Until then, Hydrate. Don't diedrate.
p.s. I commented on Kaye and Osten's posts.
*sips water for hydration.*
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