It comprises of speeches between Satan and Beelzebub. Satan ultimately regains the conscious and “ with bold words breaking the horrid silence”speaks to Beelzebub. Poet describes the scene of Hell which he calls Choas. the fire for nine days.Īround them is “ dungeon horrible”and fire flames. All the demons including Satan remain “ rowling in the fiery Gulfe” i.e. Satan who was Lucifer, an angel, who along with his companions considered himself “ to have equal’d the most High” and rebelled against the God.Ī war started between God and Satan, in which the latter was defeated and thrown out of Heaven into Hell along with his companions who are now demons. Poet then moves to an event before Adam and Eve. Satan) that made them be expelled from the Heaven. In section 2, Milton moves from prayer to the disobedience of Adam and Eve that occurred because of the serpent (i.e. According to Milton, his purpose of writing is to “ assert Eternal Providence and justifie the wayes of God to men.” Section 2 Milton’s muse is Holy Spirit which, in his views, makes his song superior to the others. Now Milton invokes the Muse (source of mystical inspiration) to assist him divinely in giving voice to his purpose of writing (Milton calls it Adventurous Song). Poet explains the story of Adam and Eve who ate the Fruit of Forbidden Tree that brought sorrow and death to human beings until Jesus came to the world and purified it again brought happiness back. The poem Paradise Lost opens with an invocation and the poet explains the theme of his poem-first act of disobedience towards the God and then its consequences. The sixth section (lines 670-798) gives an overview of the construction of Pandemonium.The fifth section (lines 622-669) contains the speeches of Satan to demons.The fourth section (lines 283-621) gives a comprehensive detail of the demons accompanying the Satan.The third section (lines 84-282) contains the speeches between Satan and Beelzebub (his commander-in-chief). The second section (lines 27-83) gives a bird-eye view of consequences of the disobedience and the revolt and expulsion of Satan from Paradise.The first section (lines 1-26) contains the invocation and the purpose of writing. Book 1 of the Paradise Lost by John Milton, written in blank verse, is divided into six sections and comprises of 798 lines. These notes have been prepared after going through some reference books and a number of online sources.
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