tempting her in a dream
to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil
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scituation
what does this mean?
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A Dungeon horrible, on all sides roundAs one great Furnace flam'd, yet from those flamesNo light, but rather darkness visibleServ'd onely to discover sights of woe,Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace [ 65 ]And rest can never dwell, hope never comesThat comes to all; but torture without endStill urges, and a fiery Deluge, fedWith ever-burning Sulphur unconsum'd:
this description of hell is so vivid
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bottomless perdition
hell
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Lords of the World
can it be a reference to Satan?
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transgress his Will
God's Will for the Man he created
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And justifie the wayes of God to men.
Milton considers him as mediator between God and men. He believes that God has chosen him to write poetry and justify the ways of God to men.
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What in me is dark
Shows the basic nature of man. Milton here accepts that he is not capable to writing this epic poem without the help of his Muse, that is the Holy Spirit.
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Eternal Providence
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Thou from the first Wast present
shows the trinity nature of God. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. From this we can understand that God was not alone when he created the universe.
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Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhime.
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chosen Seed
Israelites
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That Shepherd
it can be a reference to Moses, who God chose to free the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.
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one greater Man
Jesus Christ, Son of God who came to save the mankind from death
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Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree
tree of knowledge of good and evil
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great Deep
Hell
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prime cause
Eating the fruit of the tree of good and knowledge causing disobedience to God.
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