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John Milton Performer - Culture & Literature Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella, Margaret Layton © 2012

1. Milton’s life Born in London into a wealthy Puritan family in 1608. He learnt Latin, Greek and Italian. After a European tour, he supported Cromwell and his policy. He was made Latin Secretary to the Council of State. He lost his sight and a period of personal defeat and disillusionment started. He died in London in 1674. Performer - Culture & Literature

2. Milton’s works 1st period the poems L’allegro and Il Penseroso Comus  a masque Lycidas  a pastoral elegy 2nd period Aeropagitica  a pamphlet Prose propaganda 3rd period Paradise Lost Paradise Regained Samson Agonistes Performer - Culture & Literature

3. Paradise Lost: the sources Type of work epic poem SOURCES Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey Virgil’s Aeneid The Bible Book of Genesis Performer - Culture & Literature

4. Paradise Lost: the setting Heaven, Hell, the firmament (Chaos) and Earth Ptolemaic design (also called the geocentric design) rather than the Copernican design (also called the heliocentric design) Milton’s Solar System Performer - Culture & Literature

5. Main characters God the Father, God the Son. Satan, the powerful, proud angel who led an unsuccessful rebellion against God. Adam and Eve, the first human beings. Gabriel, Raphael, angels on the side of God. Beelzebub and other rebellious angels, leaders in Satan’s army. William Blake, Satan arousing the Rebel Angels, 1808 Performer - Culture & Literature

6. The plot God casts Satan into Hell. Satan’s rebellion against God. God turns Satan into a snake. So Adam and Eve fall from grace. Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden happily. The serpent gets Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. Adam does the same. Performer - Culture & Literature

7. Themes Main theme the story of man’s fall Secondary themes Pride: it leads to Satan’s downfall. Envy: coming from Satan’s pride. Revenge: it makes Satan tempt Adam and Eve. Infidelity: Adam betrays God by siding with Eve. Disobedience: Adam and Eve disobey God. Repentance: Adam and Eve repent. Redemption: Man is granted eternal salvation thanks to the sacrifice of the Son of God. Performer - Culture & Literature

8. The epic conventions The invocation to the muse. Beginning of the story in medias res. Telling a story with which the readers are familiar with Conflict in the celestial realm. they know the characters, the plot, the development and the end of the story. Performer - Culture & Literature

9. Style Elevated, perfectly suited to the epic genre and to the theme. Use of blank verse. Extensive use of enjambments. Use of latinisms, inversions. Antithesis of light / darkness to depict Heaven and Hell. Performer - Culture & Literature

10. Satan in Milton and Dante Symbol Appearance Dwelling Milton’s Satan God’s eternal justice At first he is a fallen angel; then he takes the form of a snake Hell, below Chaos Dante’s Satan Punishment Monster: three-headed winged creature The City of Dis, the lowest circle of Hell Performer - Culture & Literature