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Paradise Lost￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿By￿￿￿￿￿John￿MiltonScarlett & Yaolin2021/7/11Ø John MiltonØ Brief Introduction of the storyØ CharactersØ The PomesØ The Poems in RealityØ Puritanism2021/7/12John Milton•Born 9 December 1608 Bread Street, Cheapside, London, England•Died 8 November 1674 (aged 65) Bunhill, London, England•Occupation Poet, Author, Polemicist, Civil Servant for the Commonwealth of England•Notable Works Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes2021/7/13Paradise Lost Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse divided into 12 books. The original story is taken from Genesis 3: 1-24 of the Bible(《圣经》中的《创世纪3：1-24》）. The poem concerns the Christian story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the garden of Eden. Title page of the first edition (1668) 2021/7/14Story The story contains two arcs: one of Satan and the another of Adam and Eve.2021/7/15Satan’s Rebellion“all was not lost”2021/7/16 Adam and Eve are presented for the first time in Christian literature as having a functional relationship while still without sin.2021/7/17 Satan employs his rhetorical skill to take revenge by tempting Adam and Eve.William Blake (English, 1757–1827), 'Satan Watching the Caresses of Adam and Eve'2021/7/18 Satan successfully tempts Eve by preying on her vanity and tricking her with rhetoric, and Adam, seeing Eve has sinned, knowingly commits the same sin. He declares to Eve that since she was made from his flesh, they are bound to one another so that if she dies, he must also die. William Blake‘The Temptation and Fall of Eve’2021/7/19They feel sorry for what they have done and prayed to God.2021/7/110 For their disobedience, Adam and Eve were driven out of Paradise. In the last book, they were given the hope for redemption. The poem ended with Adam and Eve walking away from Paradise, hand in hand, and the gates of Eden were closed behind them.2021/7/111Main CharactersØ SatanØ The GodØ The Son MessiaØ Adam and EvaØ Warriors2021/7/112SatanüThe antagonist against the HeavenüA overpowering warriorüA military strategistüAn optimist but hesitant humanized angelüThe positive attitude towards man2021/7/113The GodüHoly power on the worldüArbitrariness over the worldüTolerant towards the uprisingüSevere punishment to any crime2021/7/114The Son MessiaüThe God’s only embodiment üObedient of the GodüThe omnipotence in militaryüA responsibility of human’s sins2021/7/115Adam and EvaüCherished of everythingüInnocent of the worldüUnconquerable will to survive2021/7/116Other WarriorsüSatan’s troops鬼王Moloch 鬼王Beelzebub贪婪鬼王Mammon比列Belial撒拉弗SeraphüThe Holy Troops（七大天使长）乌利尔Uriel 天体星辰拉斐尔Raphael人类灵魂米迦勒Mikael守护神莎莉叶Sariel灵魂复仇者加百列Gabriel天堂掌管雷米勒Remiel冥界灵魂2021/7/117The Poems•He first used blank verse in non-dramatic•Abstract from three unities Time, Place and Action.2021/7/118The Poems In RealityØIn the battle, the uprisings show us a new weapon with a long tube and hollow inside ,which is now called Canon 。

ØThe angels watch the human’s world clearly by use of a kind of Galileo’s big invention- Telescope.ØThe battlefield-the burning-lake. 2021/7/119Puritanism Puritanism & ChristianityØ(16-17)Humanism in Renaissance and the Reformation(宗教改革) produced the Puritainism.ØNo Pope in the parliament.ØBible is the only cannon.ØBe diligent and lead a simple life.2021/7/120￿￿￿￿￿The￿￿End￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿Thank￿￿You2021/7/121 结束语结束语若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢！若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢！。